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earl_n of_o richmond_n the_o black-prince_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o resign_v aquitaine_n to_o his_o father_n the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n sr._n william_n molineux_n and_o sr._n john_n mandeville_n the_o famous_a traveller_n from_o p._n 827._o to_o p._n 848._o chap._n x._o the_o constable_n of_o france_n beat_v the_o english_a before_o siuray_n and_o conquer_v about_o in_o poictou_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o bretagne_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n expedition_n and_o march_n through_o france_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o prodigious_a malady_n the_o death_n of_o several_a great_a men._n from_o p._n 849._o to_o p._n 864._o chap._n xi_o king_n edward_n inquire_v into_o the_o live_n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o alien_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n be_v redeem_v and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o francis_n petrarch_n the_o italian_a poet_n and_o other_o a_o account_n of_o madam_n alice_n perrer_n say_v to_o have_v be_v king_n edward_n concubine_n from_o p._n 865._o to_o p._n 873._o chap._n xii_o st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n yield_v to_o the_o french_a by_o composition_n edmund_z earl_n of_o cambridge_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n conquer_v about_o in_o that_o dukedom_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o a_o unseasonable_a truce_n from_o prosecute_a their_o advantage_n the_o lord_n edward_n spencer_n die_v a_o treaty_n between_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n esquire_n katrington_n be_v challenge_v of_o treason_n for_o yield_a st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n lose_v the_o day_n some_o english_a vessel_n take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n the_o death_n of_o two_o earl_n two_o act_n of_o charity_n from_o p._n 873._o to_o p._n 877._o chap._n xiii_o the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n expedition_n into_o austria_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n which_o beget_v a_o truce_n and_o that_o another_z king_n edward_n offer_v large_o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o captal_a of_o busche_n 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of_o lancaster_n for_o his_o sake_n fall_v out_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n the_o londoner_n in_o a_o sedition_n affront_v the_o duke_n the_o bishop_n hardly_o restrain_v the_o people_n the_o princess-mother_n of_o wales_n put_v the_o city_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n they_o make_v their_o excuse_n to_o the_o king._n they_o and_o the_o duke_n reconcile_v sr._n john_n menstreworth_n execute_v for_o treason_n the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n fall_v off_o to_o the_o french._n king_n edward_n create_v prince_n richard_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n the_o war_n open_a sr._n hugh_n calverley_n captain_n of_o calais_n outwick_n batter_v with_o cannon_n yield_v to_o the_o french._n sr._n hugh_n calverley_n acts._n the_o english_a commissioner_n return_v for_o england_n find_v the_o king_n on_o his_o deathbed_n he_o die_v a_o story_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n refute_v the_o french_a king_n commend_v he_o his_o burial_n epitaph_n tomb_n and_o character_n from_o p._n 895._o to_o the_o end._n errata_fw-la sunt_fw-la sic_fw-la emendanda_fw-la pag._n 22._o lin_v 5._o read_v fast-asleep_a p._n 54._o l._n 44._o r._n nobles_n p._n 58._o l._n 2._o r._n turne-tabard_a p._n 76._o l._n 2._o r._n tell_v for_o call_v p._n 89._o for_o innocent_a r._n john._n p._n 177._o deal_n parag._n viii_o &_o ix_o in_o the_o centent_n p._n 270._o l._n 17._o r._n neck_a p._n 276._o l._n 35._o r._n chancellor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o york_n p._n 286._o l._n 37._o r._n strange_a p._n 295._o l._n penult_n r._n father_n be_v name_v p._n 302._o l._n 2._o deal_n and._n p._n 303._o l._n 32._o deal_n and._n p._n 354._o l._n 31._o r._n 16_o year_n etc._n etc._n p._n 356._o l._n 27._o r._n 20_o in_o depth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 373._o l._n 22._o for_o paragraph_n r._n chapter_n p._n 402._o l._n 22._o r._n viscount_n of_o rohan_n &_o sic_fw-la semper_fw-la p._n 439._o l._n 46._o r._n simon_n de_fw-fr burchester_n p._n 466._o l._n 14._o r._n no_o charm_n about_o they_o take_v horse_n and_o so_o begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 470._o l._n 13._o r._n peter_n lord_n mauley_n the_o five_o p._n 484._o l._n 49._o r._n on_o the_o second_o of_o november_n be_v all-soul_n day_n the_o king_n begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 485._o l._n 12._o r._n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n after_o his_o set_n forth_o according_a to_o the_o record_n which_o affirm_v how_o he_o march_v forth_o of_o calais_n on_o all-soul_n day_n p._n 502._o l._n 34._o r._n blew-silk_n p._n 531._o l._n 22._o r._n july_n p._n 707._o l._n 18._o r._n keep_v it_o p._n 721._o l._n 21._o r._n william_n p._n 748._o l._n ult_n r._n and_o bear_v p._n 750._o l._n 45._o r._n inno._n p._n 751._o l._n penult_n be_v account_v the_o offspring_n p._n 761._o l._n 45._o r._n have_v do_v a_o pious_a etc._n etc._n p._n 806._o l._n 49._o r._n best_a word_n etc._n etc._n p._n 814._o l._n 57_o r._n the_o prince_n and_o princess_n etc._n etc._n sapientia_fw-la fortunam_fw-la edwardus_n iii_n dei_fw-la 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common-people_n there_o be_v never_o any_o certainty_n but_o if_o fawn_v and_o hosanna_n go_v before_o there_o follow_v in_o the_o rear_n nothing_o but_o crucifige_n ruin_n shame_n and_o dishonour_v chapter_n the_o three_o xix_o an._n dom._n 1358._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xxxii_o francia_fw-la xix_o the_o content_n i._o king_n edward_n solemnise_n the_o festival_n of_o st._n george_n at_o windsor_n in_o a_o most_o extraordinary_a manner_n ii_o a_o treaty_n set_v on_o foot_n between_o king_n edward_n and_o king_n john_n in_o order_n to_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o latter_a but_o it_o be_v dash_v iii_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o jaquery_n in_o france_n with_o a_o account_n of_o their_o horrid_a cruelty_n and_o final_a extirpation_n iv_o discord_n between_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o dauphin_n and_o between_o the_o dauphin_n and_o the_o provost_n of_o paris_n v._o the_o king_n and_o duke_n reconcile_v but_o the_o provost_n continue_v plot_v vi_o the_o english_a 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for_o any_o probable_a resistance_n after_o a_o few_o vain_a attempt_n to_o escape_v and_o to_o lie_v conceal_v he_o be_v take_v and_o secure_v in_o kenelworth_n castle_n where_o he_o remain_v that_o winter_n without_o know_v what_o will_v happen_v to_o he_o but_o in_o the_o parliament_n meet_v at_o westminster_n in_o january_n he_o be_v depose_v as_o we_o show_v before_o and_o his_o son_n as_o his_o next_o heir_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o admit_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o disloyal_a and_o ungrateful_a 881._o ungrateful_a walsingh_n hist_o p._n 107._o n._n 10._o churchill_n divi_z britan._n 38._o holinshead_n engl._n chren_n p._n 881._o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n thereupon_o preach_v to_o the_o assembly_n from_o these_o word_n vox_fw-la populi_n vox_fw-la dei_fw-la which_o text_n have_v since_o in_o our_o day_n be_v resume_v to_o the_o same_o ungodly_a purpose_n but_o yet_o even_a this_o assembly_n which_o consist_v most_o of_o such_o as_o have_v offend_v beyond_o hope_n of_o mercy_n ibid._n mercy_n holinshead_n ibid._n the_o few_o honest_a not_o dare_v to_o contradict_v they_o public_o and_o solemn_o protest_v that_o the_o depose_v king_n shall_v no_o way_n be_v violate_v or_o injure_v in_o his_o person_n but_o attend_v as_o a_o prince_n all_o his_o day_n with_o a_o honourable_a and_o sufficient_a allowance_n and_o thus_o indeed_o he_o live_v for_o a_o while_n with_o good_a comfort_n save_v that_o he_o want_v the_o company_n of_o his_o queen_n who_o he_o entire_o love_v but_o etc._n but_o sr_n tho._n de_o la_o more_o vid._n article_n 9_o contra_fw-la mortimer_n rot._n 4._o ed._n 3._o etc._n etc._n all_o his_o sweet_a invitation_n by_o letter_n be_v frustrate_v by_o the_o vigilance_n of_o mortimer_n who_o persuade_v the_o queen_n that_o his_o intent_n be_v only_o to_o murder_n she_o if_o once_o he_o can_v get_v she_o into_o his_o power_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o old_a king_n 215._o king_n grafton_n p._n 217._o &_o m._n s._n 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