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his_o heir_n the_o lady_n eleanor_n who_o become_v the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n plantagenet_n surname_v of_o woodstock_n the_o young_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o lady_n mary_n who_o be_v wife_n to_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n called_z henry_n of_o bolingbroke_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o afterward_o by_o usurpation_n king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o iv_o this_o earl_n be_v also_o say_v in_o a_o certain_a cantio_fw-la certain_a m.s._n penes_fw-la d._n ed._n d._n mil._n de_fw-fr sharsted_n in_o cantio_fw-la private_a genealogy_n which_o i_o have_v see_v to_o have_v leave_v behind_o he_o another_o daughter_n name_v beatrix_n which_o be_v there_o pretend_a to_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o a_o ancestor_n of_o that_o family_n but_o this_o be_v a_o gross_a error_n and_o mistake_v and_o a_o vanity_n worthy_a to_o be_v correct_v tho'_o here_o i_o spare_v the_o gentleman_n name_n since_o it_o contradict_v etc._n contradict_v dugd._n ibid._n &_o mill_n ibid._n &_o sandford_n gen._n hist_o p._n 227._o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o public_a and_o authentic_a account_n that_o be_v any_o where_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o about_o the_o same_o time_n viz._n on_o the_o 15_o of_o january_n dc_o january_n dugd._n 2_o vol._n p._n 150._o &_o frois_n c._n 296._o lit._n dom._n dc_o be_v a_o thursday_n and_o the_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n hilary_n the_o bishop_n and_o confessor_n there_o die_v in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n that_o most_o generous_a and_o courageous_a gentleman_n the_o lord_n walter_n manny_n banneret_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n leave_v behind_o he_o the_o lady_n anne_n his_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n then_o marry_v to_o the_o lord_n john_n hastings_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n she_o be_v at_o that_o time_n but_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age._n at_o this_o man_n death_n king_n edward_n and_o all_o the_o lord_n of_o england_n be_v mighty_o concern_v because_o of_o the_o extraordinary_a judgement_n loyalty_n and_o courage_n that_o have_v always_o be_v find_v in_o he_o he_o be_v therefore_o etc._n therefore_o â—anford_v gen._n hist_o p._n 207._o &_o 208._o stow_n survey_n p._n 478_o dugd._n etc._n etc._n bury_v with_o great_a solemnity_n in_o his_o own_o chapel_n of_o the_o carthusian_n now_o call_v the_o charterhouse_n in_o london_n king_n edward_n and_o all_o his_o child_n the_o great_a prelate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n with_o many_o of_o the_o chief_a baron_n of_o the_o realm_n honour_v his_o funeral_n rite_n with_o their_o prefence_n he_o die_v 150._o die_v dugd._n 2_o vol._n p._n 150._o sieze_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o dunstaple_n in_o kent_n of_o dovercourt_n chesterford_n magna_fw-la and_o rumford_n in_o essex_n of_o weston_n and_o knebworth_n in_o hertfordshire_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o strigoile_n and_o manor_n of_o tudenham_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o north_n pidele_n in_o worcestershire_n of_o bretteby_n in_o darbyshire_n of_o oneston_n and_o barton-hanrede_a in_o northamtonshire_n of_o scottesdon_n in_o shropshire_n of_o aspele_n alspathe_n thurlaston_n and_o fleckenho_n in_o warwickshire_n of_o cold-overton_n dalby_n segrave_n sileby_n montsorrel_n groby_n witherdale_n and_o the_o hundred_o of_o goscote_n in_o leicestershire_n of_o watton_n and_o stoneham_n in_o suffolk_n of_o framlingham_n southfield_n lodden_n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o dikelburgh_n and_o half-hundred_n of_o ersham_n in_o norfolk_n and_o of_o a_o certain_a manor_n in_o pen_n near_o beaconfield_n in_o buckinghamshire_n all_o which_o possession_n except_o the_o manor_n of_o dunstaple_n first_o mention_v come_v to_o he_o in_o right_n of_o the_o lady_n margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n plantagenet_n surname_v of_o brotherton_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n and_o uncle_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o 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geoffry_n argentine_n sr._n james_n of_o surgeres_fw-la and_o sr._n percival_n of_o cologne_n with_o many_o more_o thither_o they_o go_v and_o begin_v immediate_o to_o invest_v the_o place_n have_v bring_v from_o poitiers_n and_o rochel_n several_a engine_n which_o they_o play_v night_n and_o day_n against_o thoüar_n to_o the_o great_a trouble_n of_o the_o english_a and_o gascogne_n lord_n till_o at_o last_o with_o design_n to_o put_v off_o the_o day_n of_o calamity_n as_o long_o as_o may_v be_v and_o in_o hope_n of_o a_o good_a succour_n by_o that_o time_n they_o agree_v with_o the_o frenchman_n for_o a_o mutual_a respite_n and_o truce_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o land_n till_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n then_o next_o ensue_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n their_o lord_n to_o certify_v he_o of_o their_o condition_n but_o so_o as_o that_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v succour_v either_o by_o he_o or_o one_o of_o his_o son_n in_o person_n within_o the_o say_a time_n than_o they_o to_o yield_v both_o themselves_o and_o land_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o french_a king._n this_o treaty_n be_v agree_v to_o by_o the_o constable_n and_o other_o lord_n of_o france_n they_o return_v for_o that_o time_n to_o paris_n whither_o the_o captal_a of_o busche_n be_v bring_v as_o prisoner_n and_o put_v under_o safe_a custody_n in_o a_o tower_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o french_a king_n be_v extreme_o please_v at_o his_o take_v reward_v the_o esquire_n of_o vermandois_n who_o take_v he_o with_o 12000_o frank_n but_o because_o the_o captal_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n renounce_v the_o english_a interest_n tho'_o it_o be_v to_o save_v his_o life_n and_o to_o purchase_v his_o liberty_n the_o french_a king_n who_o fear_v his_o valour_n will_v never_o let_v he_o be_v put_v to_o ransom_n nor_o acquit_v by_o exchange_n tho'_o the_o english_a offer_v 152._o offer_v true_a use_n of_o armoury_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o captal_a p._n 152._o one_o earl_n and_o three_o knight_n in_o exchange_n for_o he_o so_o that_o he_o never_o have_v his_o liberty_n more_o but_o be_v confine_v in_o prison_n till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v about_o four_o year_n after_o a_o prince_n worthy_a of_o a_o better_a fate_n and_o of_o immortal_a memory_n for_o he_o yield_v to_o none_o in_o that_o age_n for_o valour_n courtesy_n piety_n or_o conduct_n and_o as_o for_o his_o nobility_n he_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n france_n and_o england_n and_o from_o his_o blood_n be_v descend_v the_o cotteniana_n the_o true_a use_n of_o armoury_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o captal_a of_o busche_n p._n 109_o iâ—_n titudo_fw-la ex_fw-la bibl._n cotteniana_n present_a royal_a house_n of_o france_n and_o the_o glorious_a king_n lewis_n the_o fourteen_o xix_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o messenger_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o poictevin_n lord_n in_o thoüar_n come_v into_o england_n and_o there_o show_v unto_o the_o 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