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A trve relation of that memorable Parliament which wrought wonders begun at Westminster, in the tenth yeare of the reigne of K. Richard the second : whereunto is added an abstract of those memorable matters, before and since the said kings reigne, done by Parliament : together with a character of the said amiable, but unhappy King, and a briefe story of his life and lamentable death.; Historia sive narracio de modo et forma mirabilis Parliamenti apud Westmonasterium anno Domini millesimo CCCLXXXVI. English
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Fannant, Thomas.
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richardus_fw-la two_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la francia_fw-la rex_fw-la dominus_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la et_n the_o true_a portraiture_n of_o richard_n the_o 2._o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n lord_n of_o ireland_n and_o prince_n of_o chester_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n be_v depose_v and_o murder_v at_o pomfraict_n cast_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 33_o year_n bury_v first_o at_o langley_n and_o 14_o year_n after_o by_o k_n henry_n the_o â—_z 〈◊〉_d to_o westminster_n and_o their_o be_v honourable_o inter_v a_o true_a relation_n of_o that_o memorable_a parliament_n which_o wrought_v wonder_n begin_v at_o westminster_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n richard_n the_o second_o whereunto_o be_v add_v a_o abstract_n of_o those_o memorable_a matter_n before_o and_o since_o the_o say_a king_n reign_v do_v by_o parliament_n together_o with_o a_o character_n of_o the_o say_a amiable_a but_o unhappy_a king_n and_o a_o brief_a story_n of_o his_o life_n and_o lamentable_a death_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1641._o a_o histoircal_n narration_n of_o that_o memorable_a parliament_n begin_v at_o westminster_n 1386_o in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o this_o present_a occasion_n so_o opportune_o be_v fit_v i_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o treat_v of_o that_o which_o have_v be_v omit_v and_o slip_v out_o of_o memory_n long_o since_o concerning_o divers_a and_o sundry_a change_n and_o alteration_n in_o england_n in_o former_a time_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v any_o way_n burdensome_a to_o write_v of_o that_o whereby_o every_o good_a and_o careful_a reader_n may_v learn_v to_o avoid_v diversity_n of_o misery_n and_o the_o danger_n and_o fear_n of_o cruel_a death_n i_o will_v therefore_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o have_v lie_v hide_v in_o the_o darksome_a shade_n of_o forgetfulness_n concerning_o man_n who_o have_v be_v lead_v away_o by_o the_o deceitful_a path_n of_o covetousness_n and_o have_v come_v to_o a_o most_o 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