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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 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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 gratia_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la francia_fw-la et_fw-la dominus_fw-la hibernia_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr edward_n iii_o king_n of_o england_n &_o france_n and_o lord_n of_o ireland_n he_o slay_v two_o king_n in_o one_o day_n &_o rout_v a_o three_o have_v two_o king_n his_o prisoner_n at_o one_o time_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o lewâ—_n of_o baitaria_n he_o have_v the_o offer_n of_o the_o empire_n thó_n he_o decline_v it_o he_o take_v calais_n from_o the_o french_a &_o institute_v the_o famous_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n &_o have_v reign_v in_o great_a glory_n for_o space_n of_o 50_o year_n 4._o month_n &_o 28._o day_n he_o die_v at_o his_o manor_n of_o shene_n in_o surrey_n in_o lxv_o year_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉o._n dui_o mccclxxvii_o &_o lie_v bury_v at_o westminster_n ich_n dieu_fw-fr qui_fw-fr sanâ—â—â—â—â—_n nobis_fw-la hanc_fw-la patriam_fw-la peperere_fw-la svo_fw-la potentissimus_fw-la edwardus_fw-la princeps_fw-la wallae_n et_fw-la aqui_fw-la taniae_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la et_fw-la cantil_n honoratiss_n viro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d richardo_n chandler_n armig._n nuper_fw-la de_fw-fr cell_n emanuel_n aâ—m_n amico_fw-la plurimum_fw-la colendo_fw-la hanc_fw-la invic_n â—iss_fw-la hervis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la principis_fw-la walliae_fw-la cogno_fw-it mento_fw-it nigro_n imagine_v observantiae_fw-la &_o â—â—mti_fw-la judinis_fw-la ergo_fw-la d.d.d._n josua_n barnes_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qui_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr houmont_n the_o most_o renown_a prince_n edward_n surname_v the_o black-prince_n elder_n son_n to_z king_n edward_z the_o three_o prince_n of_o wales_n &_o of_o aqvitain_n duke_n of_o cornwall_z earl_n of_o chester_n &_o of_o kent_z he_o be_v in_o his_o life_n time_n the_o flower_n of_o the_o chivalry_n of_o the_o whole_a world._n he_o win_v the_o battle_n of_o cressy_n wherein_o he_o overthrow_v king_n philip_n of_o valour_n &_o slay_v the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n also_o the_o 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eureux_fw-fr the_o queen_n brother_n john_n duke_z of_o bretagne_n and_o earl_n of_o richmond_n emery_n of_o valence_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_z hugh_z le_fw-fr despencer_n alias_o spencer_n a_o great_a man_n in_o those_o day_n the_o news_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v ibid._n be_v walsingh_n ibid._n a_o occasion_n of_o great_a rejoice_v over_o all_o england_n and_o the_o only_a thing_n 556._o thing_n speed_v p._n 556._o able_a to_o cheer_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o royal_a father_n from_o that_o excessive_a sorrow_n which_o the_o late_a death_n of_o his_o favourite_n piers_n gaveston_n have_v fling_v upon_o it_o and_o from_o that_o day_n the_o king_n forget_v by_o degree_n his_o former_a loss_n rejoice_v in_o his_o present_a happiness_n for_o 2._o for_o pat._n 6._o ed_n 2._o so_o please_v to_o his_o father_n be_v the_o birth_n of_o this_o hopeful_a prince_n that_o on_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o december_n follow_v he_o give_v to_o john_n launge_n valet_fw-la to_o the_o queen_n and_o 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