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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
of_o a_o thing_n jnconcuss_v that_o can_v be_v shake_v undaunted_a bartlemy_n 63._o mean_v of_o the_o great_a and_o general_a massacre_n of_o above_o 100000._o protestant_n in_o france_n chief_o in_o paris_n and_o the_o country_n adjoin_v on_o saint_n bartholmews_n eve_n anno_fw-la 72._o whereupon_o saint_n t._n bartholmews_n tear_n bartholomaeus_n flet_fw-la quia_fw-la gallicus_n occubat_fw-la atlas_n como_n shall_fw-mi in_o aqua_fw-la 105._o be_v mean_v of_o sudden_a waste_n monomachy_n 62._o when_o two_o sight_n single_a without_o second_o cadet_n 67._o a_o young_a brother_n guerdonable_a worthy_a of_o reward_n 75._o aneu_fw-fr 45._o a_o acknowledge_v or_o take_v for_o his_o own_o geus_n saus_fw-la adneu_fw-fr vagabond_n that_o none_o will_v own_v so_o bastard_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o their_o adneu_fw-fr 1_o not_o acknowledge_v by_o their_o father_n rebus_fw-la de_fw-fr picardy_n devise_n and_o representation_n of_o odd_a thing_n by_o word_n &_o motto_n which_o present_a one_o thing_n and_o by_o devide_v the_o word_n in_o pronunciation_n signify_v another_o falcon_n serrure_n a_o abscene_a french_a device_n and_o present_v the_o use_n of_o italian_a lock_n author_n quote_v in_o this_o history_n augustine_n aristotle_n baleus_n boetius_fw-la buchan_n cambden_n cicero_n cambrensis_fw-la claudian_n croyland_n pryor_n comineus_n cook_n demosthines_n dion_n aesopus_n euripides_n ennius_n erasmus_n epictetus_n fabian_n fuchius_n froisard_n grafton_n glover_n guinsford_n goodwin_n du_n hailon_n hall_n hollinshead_n hyrd_v dele-hay_a harding_n hist._n de_fw-la brit._n homer_n julius_n capital_a juvenall_n justus_n vulterius_fw-la lib._n manus●r_n apud_fw-la d._n rob._n cotton_n lampridius_n lucan_n maximus_n moor_n monstrolet_n newbrigensis_n nyerus_n ovid_n osiander_n pliny_n paradin_n polidor_n virg_n plutarch_n seneca_n sarisburensis_fw-la stow_n strabo_n socrates_n stanford_n suetonius_n de_fw-fr serces_n tacitus_n terence_n tillet_n virgil_n valla_n walsingham_n with_o many_o parliament_n roll_n and_o record_n finis_fw-la the_o house_n and_o title_n of_o york_n the_o lineage_n of_o edward_n 3_o the_o empire_n of_o k._n henry_n 2._o girald_n in_o topog_n hibernie_n sari●bur_fw-la in_o pol._n newbrig_n lib._n ●_o fulk_n earl_n of_o anjou_n acoustre_fw-fr in_o criminal_a &_o condemn_v paradin_n from_o this_o example_n henry_n 2._o submit_v his_o body_n to_o be_v scourge_v by_o the_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o death_n of_o tho._n becket_n after_o this_o manner_n and_o long_a after_o k._n h._n 2_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o this_o earl_n fulko_n be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o go_v to_o the_o holy-land_n and_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o infidel_n hovend_n rival_n etc._n etc._n leon._n fuchius_n plin._n lib._n 24._o cap._n 9_o strabo_n lib._n 16._o du_n haillon_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o honour_n deus_fw-la i._o rex_fw-la lib._n manus_fw-la in_o quarto_fw-la apud_fw-la d._n rob._n cotton_n come_v i._n praeses●_n camden_n in_o cumberland_n sir_n william_n haward_n purblind_a quasi_fw-la part_n blind_v the_o bastard_z faulconbridge_z a_o army_n send_v into_o scotland_n under_o the_o d._n of_o gloucester_n anno_fw-la 24._o ed._n 4._o chron._n croy._n the_o doubtful_a death_n of_o k._n e._n 4_o vid._n lib_n 4._o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n make_v lord_n protector_n phil._n de_fw-fr comines_n in_o lud._n 11._o sir_n tho._n moor_n chronic_n abbot_n croy._n the_o insolency_n of_o the_o queen_n kindred_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n in_o edward_n 5._o rich._n 3._o lord_n hastings_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n ci●_n lib_n 3._o the_o offic_n &_o suet._n in_o vi●a_fw-la jul●i_fw-la caesaris_fw-la eurip._n in_o phoeniss_n axiom_n polit._n senec._n in_o trag_v art_fw-la imperii_fw-la the_o flight_n of_o richmont_n with_o his_o uncle_n pembroke_n the_o earl_n of_o rich._n bear_v in_o pembroke_n castle_n this_o slight_a of_o they_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la 11._o e._n 4._o john_n stow._n earl_n of_o rich._n prisoner_n in_o britain_n the_o last_o d._n of_o britain_n who_o be_v earl_n of_o richmond_n &_o possess_v of_o the_o earldom_n be_v john_n the_o montfort_n who_o flourish_v an._n dom._n 1440_o &_o have_v son_n but_o not_o earl_n of_o richmond_n as_o rob._n glou._n write_v &_o now_o this_o francis_n 1._o renew_v the_o claim_n which_o be_v about_o 30_o year_n after_o john_n de_fw-fr montfort_n duke_n of_o britain_n jac._n nyerus_n in_o annal._n fland._n lib._n 17._o king_n edward_n treat_v for_o the_o delivery_n of_o richmond_n ennius_n apud_fw-la cicer._n ta_fw-fr offic._n k._n ●_o 4_o send_v for_o richmond_n hist_o de_fw-fr brit._n d._n stillington_n send_v for_o richmond_n k._n r._n renew_v su●t_z to_o the_o d._n of_o b._n for_o the_o earl_n of_o richmond_n e._n 4._o fulmen_fw-la ●elli_fw-la ut_fw-la seleac_n rex_fw-la inde_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o fulmen_fw-la dictus_fw-la claud_fw-mi paradin_n b._n mort._n sir_n the_o moor_n hollingshed_n graston_n stow_n hall_n virgil_n etc._n etc._n parliament_n the_o duke_n of_o buck._n to_o the_o l._n protector_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o 3_o estate_n the_o common_a publish_a story_n have_v eliz._n lucy_n but_o that_o be_v false_a the_o answer_n of_o the_o lord_n protector_n to_o the_o 3_o estate_n the_o bold_a and_o round_a conclusion_n of_o the_o d._n of_o buck._n the_o protector_n reply_v to_o the_o duke_n last_o suit_n lib._n abb._n croyl_n cambden_n monstrolet_n co●ine●_n anglici_fw-la scriptoret_fw-la style_v of_o the_o d._n of_o norff._n in_o rotuli●_n in_o domo_fw-la conver_n signify_v mercy_n signify_v justice_n to_o the_o temporalty_n justice_n to_o the_o clergy_n peace_n monarchy_n moor_n graston_n polidore_n hall_n croyland_n hollingshed_n stow_z etc._n etc._n chron._n m._n s._n in_o quar._n apud_fw-la d._n ro._n co●ton_n and_o rob._n fabian_n rich._n the_o bastard_n of_o the_o d._n o●_n gloc._n captain_n of_o calais_n john_n maierus_n jean_n tillet_n d●_n tillet_n say_v that_o that_o tribute_n or_o pension_n be_v 75000_o crown_n or_o escu_n &_o chacun_fw-fr escu_n vallant_fw-la trois_fw-fr soul_n the_o q._n mother_n &_o king_n rich._n reconcile_v the_o parliament_n of_o r._n 3._o the_o friend_n &_o confederate_n of_o the_o e_z of_o rich._n the_o son_n of_o k._n e._n live_v in_o jan_n &_o febr_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n vice_n constable_n of_o england_n patent_n de_fw-la anno_fw-la 1_o richardo_n 3._o part_n 1._o me●_n 2._o other_o officer_n of_o king_n richard_n 3_o treaty_n for_o league_n and_o commerce_n with_o flanders_n etc._n etc._n in_o thesauro_fw-la scaeccarij_fw-la 1_o r._n 3._o in_o rowles_n a●_n 1_o r._n 3._o an._n dom._n 1484._o e●gile_a in_o record_n the_o lady_n anne_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n a_o nun._n treaty_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n ib._n in_o scaccaer_n treaty_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n treaty_n of_o marriage_n of_o king_n rich._n with_o the_o lady_n eliz._n revolt_v of_o the_o d._n of_o buck._n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n first_o rise_v in_o rebellion_n the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buck._n against_o the_o king_n the_o title_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o hereford_n &_o of_o the_o constableship_n of_o england_n sir_n tho._n moor._n this_o margaret_n countess_n of_o richmond_n be_v daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n beaufort_n duke_n of_o somerset_n &_o margaret_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n mother_n of_o the_o d._n of_o buck._n be_v daughter_n of_o edmond_n d._n of_o somerset_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o e._n of_o rich._n and_o the_o d._n of_o buck._n a_o kin._n rob._n glov_n in_o catal_a etc._n etc._n the_o conspirator_n with_o the_o d._n of_o buck._n for_o the_o e._n of_o rich._n the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n polidore_n lib._n 25_o king_n richard_n sharp_o reprehend_v banister_n for_o betray_v his_o master_n which_o argue_v a_o noble_a mind_n the_o d._n execucute_v by_o martial_n law_n eurip._n in_o he●a_n valer._n max._n l._n 7_o virgil_n john_n froisard_n 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