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A29975 The history and life and reigne of Richard the Third composed in five bookes by Geo. Buck. Buck, George, Sir, d. 1623. 1647 (1647) Wing B5307; ESTC R23817 143,692 159

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and_o there_o detain_v prisoner_n 17_o 18_o 19_o his_o various_a and_o doubtful_a fortune_n ib._n &_o 43._o 57_o be_v attaint_v of_o high_a treason_n 30._o a_o description_n of_o his_o person_n and_o quality_n 42_o 58._o 144._o a_o wise_a provident_a a_o religious_a prince_n 58._o 144._o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 17._o make_a good_a by_o marriage_n 53._o and_o the_o pope_n bull_n 55._o and_o act_n of_o parliament_n 145._o his_o title_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_fw-la or_o of_o conquest_n confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o distaste_v by_o the_o baron_n 54_o 55._o invade_v england_n with_o ill_a success_n 43._o his_o 2._o invasion_n by_o aid_n of_o the_o french_a 56_o 57_o 59_o overthrow_v k._n r._n 3._o at_o redmore_n heath_n and_o be_v crown_v by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n 7_o the_o 62._o his_o vow_n at_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o vannes_n 42._o be_v very_o covetous_a 88_o too_o partial_a and_o credulous_a 51._o unkind_a and_o severe_a to_o his_o wife_n 143._o and_o to_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n of_o edw._n 4._o ib._n his_o pretence_n against_o the_o ea_fw-la of_o warwick_n 105._o 141._o and_o perk._n warbeck_n alias_o rich._n plantag_n 95._o his_o breach_n of_o promise_n 93._o he_o fear_v 3._o man_n special_o ib._n his_o reach_n upon_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 142._o his_o charge_n to_o his_o son_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n ib._n henry_n the_o first_o k._n of_o england_n surname_v beauclerke_n 16._o or_o the_o good_a clerk_n his_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n 141._o cruelty_n to_o his_o elder_a brother_n ib._n herald_n whence_o the_o name_n derive_v 138._o a_o college_n of_o herald_n found_v by_o r._n 3._o ibid._n herbertus_n chamberlain_n to_o w._n rufus_n &_o ancestor_n to_o the_o epirote_n of_o pemb._n and_o mountgom_o &_o founder_v of_o that_o name_n 16._o historian_n their_o great_a partiality_n 134_o 135._o 143._o the_o error_n of_o vulgar_a historian_n 41._o howard_n their_o great_a nobility_n alliance_n and_o descent_n from_o hewardus_n or_o herewardus_fw-la the_o story_n of_o he_o 66._o signification_n of_o the_o name_n ib._n &_o of_o hawardus_n 67._o tho_n howard_n barl_n of_o surrey_n escape_v bosworth_n field_n 64._o a_o notable_a speech_n of_o his_o show_v his_o integrity_n ibid._n be_v advance_v by_o henry_n 7._o ib._n triumphator_fw-la scotorum_fw-la 67._o sir_n charles_n howard_n lord_n admiral_n in_o 88_o his_o noble_a fame_n 67._o i._o jame_v the_o 4_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n deny_v his_o tribute_n to_o england_n 10._o a_o army_n be_v send_v to_o recover_v it_o ib._n but_o a_o truce_n conclude_v ibid._n james_z the_o 5_o the_o of_o scotland_n challenge_v thomas_n earl_n of_o arundel_n in_o camp_n fight_v 62._o james_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n his_o noble_a clemency_n to_o some_o regal_a titular_o 135._o jane_n shore_n king_n edw._n 4._o his_o concubine_n 115._o 135._o jerusalem_n a_o barren_a soil_n 6._o imperial_a ensign_n of_o england_n &_o their_o signification_n 26._o ingratitude_n ex_fw-la 59_o 60._o john_n king_n of_o england_n charge_v with_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o nephew_n 141._o k._n katherin_n wife_n of_o sir_n otho_n swinford_n mother_n of_o the_o beaufort_n 44._o king_n have_v their_o bound_n 29._o their_o prerogative_n in_o judgement_n and_o controversy_n 54._o can_v commit_v high_a treason_n 63._o may_v not_o marry_v their_o subject_n 119._o a_o king_n depose_v for_o so_o do_v ib._n king_n and_o kingdom_n in_o god_n dispose_v 63._o change_v by_o he_o &_o why_o 140._o two_o evil_n especial_o the_o overthrow_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n 103._o to_o kill_v a_o anoint_v king_n a_o sacrilegious_a offence_n p._n 80._o knight_n and_o lord_n create_v 25._o l._n lancaster_n and_o beaufort_n how_o they_o differ_v 30._o 44._o 47._o legitimation_n what_o the_o pope_n legitimation_n be_v and_o what_o the_o prince_n 47_o 48._o liar_n need_v of_o good_a memory_n 84._o lancaster_n escheat_v to_o edward_n 4._o 35._o 47._o don_n duart_n de_fw-fr lancastro_n 45._o law_n good_a law_n make_v by_o r._n 3_o law_n against_o bastard_n 48._o loyalty_n a_o rare_a example_n 64._o m._n margaret_n plantag_n daughter_n of_o geo._n duke_n of_o clarence_n put_v to_o dearh_n 143_o matilda_n or_o maud_n the_o empress_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o h._n 1._o 4._o anglor_n dom._n ibid._n malice_n malicious_a 130._o height_n of_o malice_n 75._o marble_n stone_n or_o fatal_a stone_n prophesy_v of_o it_o 146._o bring_v out_o of_o scotland_n into_o england_n by_o edward_n the_o 1._o and_o place_v at_o westminster_n ib._n the_o stone_n that_o jacob_n lay_v his_o head_n upon_o ib._n marriage_n not_o lawful_a between_o those_o that_o have_v live_v in_o adultery_n 45._o between_o uncle_n and_o niece_n frequent_a in_o other_o country_n 129._o monastery_n suppress_v with_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o 77._o monument_n of_o the_o british_a empir●_n 146_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n a_o great_a enemy_n of_o r._n 3._o 76._o come_v short_a of_o the_o learning_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o die_v scoff_v ib._n lord_n chancellor_n of_o eng._n 77._o and_o a_o swear_a vassal_n to_o the_o pope_n 76._o morton_n bishop_n of_o ely_n a_o subtle_a man_n 15._o a_o great_a enemy_n of_o k._n r._n 3._o ib._n &_o 75_o 76_o 77._o a_o temporizer_n 52._o his_o extreme_a pride_n and_o covetousness_n 53._o lord_n chancellor_n of_o eng._n 77._o n._n have_v take_v from_o office_n &_o other_o occasion_n 5_o 6_o 66._o nandick_n a_o conjurer_n parl._n 1_o h._n 7._o natural_a father_n natural_a son_n &_o daughter_n why_o so_o call_v natural_a daughter_n may_v take_v the_o surname_n of_o france_n 46._o nobleness_n of_o nature_n examp._n 61._o etc._n etc._n o._n officer_n of_o state_n 25._o 32._o oxford_n john_n de_fw-mi vene_z earl_n of_o ox._n fevere_a against_o nickname_v perkin_n warbeck_n 105._o he_o give_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o the_o innocent_a earl_n of_o warwick_n ib._n strange_a dissipation_n of_o a_o mighty_a estate_n ib._n oppression_n many_o example_n of_o it_o 99_o 141._o and_o pastime_n alibi_fw-la p._n parasite_n the_o nature_n of_o they_o p._n 27._o 78._o parliament_n their_o power_n &_o authority_n 124._o from_o whence_o the_o word_n be_v derive_v ib._n a_o court_n of_o great_a antiquity_n 125._o call_v by_o the_o saxon_n witengemot_n the_o meeting_n of_o wise_a man_n ibid._n the_o honour_n and_o obedience_n due_a unto_o they_o 126._o parl._n 1_o r._n 3._o many_o good_a law_n enact_v pater_fw-la mater_fw-la parent_n or_o parent_n word_n of_o large_a signification_n among_o other_o nation_n then_o among_o we_o 69._o perkin_n warbeck_n his_o story_n 84._o confirm_a by_o many_o noble_a and_o learned_a man_n 100_o 101._o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n k._n of_o castille_n drive_v by_o a_o storm_n with_o his_o cue_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o england_n 141_o 142._o his_o entertainment_n ib._n plantagane_a or_o plantagenet_n original_a occasion_n of_o that_o