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he_o have_v ordain_v and_o assign_v himself_o &_o to_o his_o baron_n &_o also_o will_v not_o govern_v &_o rule_v his_o people_n ne_z his_o realm_n as_o a_o king_n shall_v do_v somme_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o englond_n come_v and_o yield_v up_o her_o homage_v unto_o he_o for_o hem_v for_o all_o the_o other_o of_o the_o ream_n in_o the_o day_n of_o conversion_n of_o saint_n paul_n &_o in_o the_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la xx_o &_o they_o put_v he_o out_o of_o his_o royalte_n for_o evermore_o &_o ever_o he_o live_v he_o lyf_v afterward_o in_o moche_n sorrow_n and_o anguysshe_v of_o king_n edward_n the_o thyrd_o after_o the_o conquest_n ca_o o_o cc_o xij_o and_o after_o this_o king_n edward_n of_o carnarivan_n regn_v sire_n edward_n of_o wyndesore_n his_o son_n the_o which_o be_v crow_v king_n and_o anoint_a at_o westmynstre_n thurgh_n consent_v and_o wylle_v of_o alle_fw-mi the_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o royamme_n the_o sunday_n in_o candelmasse_n eve_o in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n 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felonye_n without_o â—…ny_n pryvelege_v of_o hooly_a chirche_n and_o the_o xij_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la be_v johan_n his_o soon_o bear_a and_o the_o xiij_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la deyde_a maud_n the_o empress_n that_o be_v his_o mo_z der_fw-mi and_o in_o that_o same_o year_n be_v johan_n his_o daughter_n bear_v the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la the_o duke_n henry_n of_o saxon_a spouse_v maud_n his_o daughter_n and_o he_o bygate_n on_o her_o three_o son_n henry_n othnâ—…_n &_o wylliam_n and_o in_o the_o xv_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la deyde_v the_o good_a earl_n to_o bert_n of_o gloucestre_n that_o found_v the_o abbaye_v of_o nonne_n of_o eâ—…n_n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n maryke_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n conquer_v babiloyne_v the_o xuj_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la be_v lete_fw-la crown_n his_o soon_o henry_n at_o westmynstre_n &_o he_o crow_v rogyer_n archebisshop_n of_o york_n in_o harm_v of_o thomas_n archebisshop_n of_o caunterbury_v wherefore_o 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of_o france_n come_v with_o uj_o c_o knygh_fw-mi tes_fw-fr towards_o gysor_n and_o the_o king_n rychard_v meet_v he_o and_o though_o wool_fw-mi de_fw-mi have_v yeve_v he_o bataylle_v but_o the_o king_n of_o france_n flee_v and_o a_o honderd_v knight_n of_o he_o be_v take_v and_o ij_o c_o stead_n be_v trap_v bed_n with_o yren_n and_o anon_o after_o go_v king_n richard_n for_o to_o besyege_v the_o castle_n of_o gayssard_n and_o as_o he_o ride_v upon_o a_o day_n by_o the_o castle_n to_o take_v avysement_n of_o the_o castle_n a_o arbalaster_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o quarrel_n that_o be_v enuenime_v &_o the_o king_n drofe_n out_o the_o shaft_n of_o the_o quarrel_n but_o the_o quarelly_n heed_n abide_v still_o in_o his_o heed_n and_o it_o by_o begin_v for_o to_o rankle_v that_o he_o may_v not_o help_v himself_o ne_o meve_v his_o arm_n and_o though_o he_o wist_v that_o he_o have_v deths_n wound_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v hole_n for_o no_o manner_n thing_n he_o command_v anon_o sharp_o all_o his_o man_n for_o to_o assail_v the_o castle_n so_o that_o the_o castle_n be_v take_v or_o that_o he_o die_v &_o so_o manlyche_a his_o man_n dyden_n that_o alle_fw-mi the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o castle_n be_v all_o take_v &_o the_o king_n die_v with_o they_o what_o he_o will_v &_o command_v his_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v bring_v before_o he_o the_o man_n that_z he_o so_o wound_v &_o hurt_v and_o when_o be_v co_z i_o before_o the_o king_n the_o king_n axe_v what_o be_v his_o name_n &_o be_v say_v my_o name_n be_v bartram_n guerdon_v wherefore_o say_v the_o king_n have_v thou_o i_o slay_v since_o that_o i_o do_v the_o neuer_o none_o harm_v sir_n say_v he_o though_o you_o do_v i_o never_o none_n harm_v you_o yourself_o with_o your_o hon_n slay_v my_o fader_fw-mi &_o my_o broad_a &_o therefore_o i_o have_v quytte_n now_o your_o travayll_n though_o say_a king_n rychard_n he_o that_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n to_o bring_v man_n soul_n from_o peyne_n of_o hell_n foryeve_v 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xlvij_o and_o atte_a last_o the_o pope_n sentâ—…_n by_o his_o auctoryte_n &_o enjoin_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o englond_n that_o if_o the_o king_n will_v not_o under_o fong_a the_o pryour_fw-mi of_o caunterbury_n &_o his_o monk_n that_o they_o shall_v dene_fw-mi general_n enterdyte_v thurgh_n out_o all_o englond_n &_o grant_v full_a power_n to_o four_o bishop_n to_o pronounce_v the_o interdyte_a 〈◊〉_d we_o re_fw-mi need_v che_fw-it first_o be_v bishop_n william_n of_o london_n &_o that_o other_o bis_fw-la shop_n â—…stace_n of_o ely_z &_o the_o three_o be_v bishop_n walter_n of_o wynchestre_n &_o the_o four_o be_v bishop_n gyle_n of_o herford_n &_o these_o four_o bisshope_n pray_v the_o king_n knel_v on_o her_o knee_n &_o sore_o weep_v that_o he_o wool_fw-mi de_fw-mi do_v the_o pope_n commandment_n &_o show_v he_o the_o bull_n of_o the_o enterdyte_n but_o for_o no_o prayer_n that_o they_o may_v pray_v he_o will_v not_o consent_v thereto_o and_o when_o the_o bishop_n see_v this_o they_o 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thomas_fw-la of_o lancastre_n earl_n that_o be_v his_o soon_o in_o law_n that_o he_o shall_v mayntene_v his_o quarrel_n ageyn_v the_o same_o pyer_n of_o ganestone_n upon_o his_o beneson_n and_o so_o it_o be_v ordain_v thurgh_n help_v of_o th'earl_n of_o lancastre_n and_z of_o the_o earl_n of_o warewyck_a that_o foresaid_a sir_n pyers_n be_v byhede_v at_o gaversyche_a besides_o warwyk_fw-mi the_o nineteeen_o day_n of_o juyn_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o m_o ccc_o &_o xij_o wherefore_o the_o king_n be_v sow_v annoy_v &_o pray_v god_n that_o be_v may_v see_v that_o day_n to_o be_v avengyd_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o foresaid_a pyer_n and_o so_o it_o byfall_v afterward_o as_o you_o shall_v here_o alas_o the_o time_n for_o the_o foresaid_a earl_n of_o lancastre_n &_o many_o other_o great_a baron_n be_v put_v to_o pytous_a drth_n &_o martyr_v for_o encheson_n of_o the_o foresaid_a queâ—…_n the_o king_n be_v tho_o at_o london_n &_o hold_v a_o parliament_n and_o ordain_v 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