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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88129	The life and death of King Richard the second, who was deposed of his crown, by reason of his not regarding the councell of the sage and wise of his kingdom, but followed the advice of of [sic] wicked and lewd councell, and sought as farre as in him lay, to deprive many good English subjects of their lives and estates, who stood wholly for the good of the commonalty; but at a Parliament holden, his counsellors were all called, whereof some fled, others received condigne punishment according to the law. Published by a Well-wisher to the common-wealth, being worthy the observation of all men in these times of distractions.	Well-wisher to the Common-wealth.	1642 (1642)	Wing L2002; Thomason E155_15; ESTC R13683	5,772	8

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND Who Was deposed of His Crown by reason of His not regarding the Councell of the Sage and Wise of His Kingdom but followed the advice of of wicked and lewd Councell and sought as farre as in him lay to deprive many good English Subjects of their lives and estates who stood wholly for the good of the Commonalty but at a Parliament holden His Counsellors were all called whereof some fled others received condigne punishment according to the Law Published by a Well-wisher to the Common-wealth being worthy the observation of all men in these times of Distractions LONDON Printed for G. Tomlinson and T. Watson 1642. The Life and Death of King Richard the second RIchard the second born at Burdeaux the sonne of Prince Edward being but eleven yeers old began His Reign the 21. day of June in the yeer of our Lord God 1377. In beauty bounty and liberality He farre passed all His Progenitors but was over much given to rest and quietnesse loving little deeds of Arms and for that He was young was most ruled by young Councell and regarded nothing the Councells of the Sage and Wise men of the Realm which thing turned this Land to great trouble and himself to extream misery as is by these Verses declared When this King first began to Reign the Laws neglected were Vox clamantis Joh. Gawer Wherefore good Fortune him forsook and the earth did quake for fear The people also whom He polled against Him did rebell The time doth yet bewail the woes that Chronicles do tell The foolish Councell of the Lewd and young He did receive And grave advice of aged heads He did reject and leave And then for greedy thirst of Coyn some Subjects He accused To gain their Goods into His Hands thus He the Realm abused THe Duke of Gloucester with other entred the Tower of London year 1388 and having a little talk with the King they recited the conspiracy whereby they had been endited and they shewed forth also the Letters which he had sent unto the Duke of Ireland that he should assemble an Army to their destruction c. In the end the King promised on the next morning to come to Westminster and there to entreat at large for reformation of all matters In the morning the King came to Westminster where after a little talk the Nobles said That for His Honour and Commodity of His Kingdom it was behovefull That the traiterous whisperers flatterers and unprofitable people were removed out of place and others to be placed in their rooms The King though sore against his minde when he saw how the Lords were bent and that he wanted power to withstand them condescended to do what they would have him and to conclude the King at the request of the Lords commanded the suspected persons of his Court and Family to be awarded to prison to answer at the next Parliament which persons were Sir Simon Burghley Sir William Elmham Sir Nicholas Dagworth Sir Iohn Golfar which was not yet returned out of France All these with ma y more were apprehended as evill affected persons and enemies to the State The third day of February the Parliament began at Westminster which Parliament continued till the 13 of Iune next following except from the Vigill of Palm-Sunday untill the Octaves of Easter This Parliament was named The Parliament that wrought wonders The Lords came to this Parliament with a sufficient Army for their own Sureties The first day of this Parliament were atrested as they sate in their Places all the Iustices except Sir William Skipwith and Sir Roger Fultharp Sir Robert Belknape Sir Iohn Carey Sir Iohn Holt Sir VVilliam Borrow and Iohn Alecton the Kings Serjeant at Law all these were sent to the Tower and there kept in severall places The cause was for that where in the last Parliament divers Lords were made Governours of the Realm both by the assent of the Parliament and also by the advice and counsell of all the Iustices and yet notwithstanding the said Iustices ill Councell holden at Nottingham did the contrary whereupon it was now determined that they should now make answer to their doings Moreover in the beginning of this Parliament were openly called Robert Vere Duke of Ireland Alexander Nevill Michael de la Pool Duke of Suffolk Sir Robert Trisilian Lord chief Iustice of ENGLAND and Nicholas Brembar whom the King oft times made Lord Maior of London against the minde of the Citizens to answer before Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Glocester Richard Earl of Arundell Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick Henry Earl of Darby and Thomas Earl of Notingham upon certain Articles of high Treason which these Lords did charge them with And forasmuch as none of them appeared it was ordained by the whole assent of Parliament That they should be banished for ever and their Lands and Goods to be forfeited into the Kings hands their Lands entailed excepted which should descend to their heirs The Processe against those five Lords comprised 38 Articles King Richard after the Parliament discharged the old Officers of His Court and also his Conncellors appointing others at his pleasure He took the Seal from Thomas Arundel Archbishop of York and delivered it to William Micham Bishop of Winchester and made him Chancellor The Bishop of Exceter his Treasurer having taken that Office from the Bishop of Hereford and Edmund Staford Keeper of the Privy Seal and made many new Officers putting down the old he removed farre off from the Councell the Duke of Glocester the Earl of Warwick and other worthy men and put in their places in despight of his Commons such as pleased him The King being at Dublin in Ireland with an Army of men against the Irish wondering in all that time he heard no news out of England the passage was so dangerous the winde being contrary and Tempests so great at the length came a Ship with heavy News how the Duke of Hereford and now by the decease of his father Duke of Lancaster was arrived in England at Ravenspurg besides VVadlington in York-shire Vpon this News the King being perswaded to make haste over summoned together all the Welsh and English to participate of his Fortunes to meet the Duke of Hereford to Battell The Duke of Aumraile Constable and chief Governour of the King Army against the Duke hearing the King was fled and he left to the mercy of his enemies said unto the Souldiers Let us shift for our selves my Masters for the King is fled whereupon the men ran away Sir Thomas Percy Steward of the Houshold talking with the Constable departed and took their way thorow VVales but the VVelch-men seeing such disorder refused their assistance The King being at Conway now in great discomfort sent the Duke of Exceter and Surrey to Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster to know what his meaning was himself remaining at Conway in great perplexity with him the Earl of