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to_o rankle_v that_o he_o ne_o may_v not_o help_v himself_o ne_o meve_v his_o arm_n and_o though_o he_o wist_v that_o he_o have_v dethe_v wonde_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v hoole_n for_o no_o manere_n of_o thing_n ¶_o he_o command_v anon_o sharp_o all_o his_o man_n for_o to_o assoil_v the_o castle_n so_o that_o the_o castle_n be_v take_v or_o he_o dey_v and_o so_o manly_a his_o man_n die_v that_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o castle_n be_v take_v &_o the_o king_n die_v with_o they_o what_o he_o will_v and_o command_v his_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v bring_v before_o â–ª_o he_o the_o man_n that_o he_o so_o hurt_v &_o so_o wound_v and_o when_o he_o come_v before_o the_o king_n the_o king_n axe_v he_o what_o be_v his_o name_n and_o he_o say_v my_o name_n be_v bertham_n gurdon_n wherefore_o say_v the_o king_n haste_v thou_o i_o slay_v since_o i_o do_v the_o never_n none_o harm_n sir_n say_v he_o though_o you_o die_v i_o never_o none_n harm_v you_o yourself_o with_o your_o own_o honde_n slay_v my_o fader_fw-mi &_o my_o brother_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v quite_o now_o your_o travaylle_v though_o say_v king_n rycharde_n he_z that_o dye_v upon_o the_o cross_v to_o bring_v man_n soul_n from_o pain_n of_o hell_n foryeve_v that_o my_o death_n and_o i_o also_o foryeve_v it_o the._n though_o command_v he_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v he_o mysdo_v but_o for_o all_o the_o kyngê_n defend_n some_o of_o the_o kyngê_n man_n he_o follow_v and_o pryvely_a he_o slaw_v and_o the_o vi_o day_n after_o the_o king_n die_v shryve_v he_o &_o sore_a repentance_n have_v of_o his_o mysdede_n &_o be_v housel_v and_o enoynt_v ¶_o rud_n this_o king_n regn_v but_o ix_o year_n and_o xxx_o wekes_n and_z deyed_a &_o lie_v beside_o his_o fader_fw-mi at_o fontenerad_n henyicus_n the_o fyfth_o be_v emperor_n viii_o year_n this_o henricus_n be_v soon_o to_o frederyk_fw-mi &_o he_o wed_a constaunce_n the_o kyngê_n daughter_n of_z cecyle_o &_o though_o the_o occasyon_n of_o she_o he_o subdue_v alle_fw-mi the_o kingdom_n of_o apulye_a &_o he_o drive_v all_o the_o people_n out_o the_o enhabyte_v that_o land_n ¶_o celestinus_fw-la the_o three_o be_v pope_n after_o clemens_n almost_o three_o year_n this_o man_n be_v crown_v upon_o eester_n day_n &_o the_o day_n follow_v he_o crown_v henry_n the_o emperor_n and_o he_o make_v a_o palay_n at_o saint_n peter_n &_o decessyd_v ¶_o innocencius_fw-la the_o three_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o viii_o year_n &_o u_o month_n this_o man_n be_v well_o lettre_v &_o he_o make_v a_o book_n of_o the_o wretchydneste_a of_o man_n condiconn_n &_o he_o make_v speculum_fw-la miss_n &_o he_o mad_a many_o constytucyon_n this_o man_n dampen_v the_o book_n of_o john_n joachim_n that_o which_o he_o make_v against_o master_n peyrs_n lombarde_n the_o maker_n of_o the_o sentence_n this_o time_n decessyd_v the_o emperor_n henry_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o almaigne_o discorded_a for_o some_o choose_v otto_n &_o some_o choose_v phylyppe_v 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he_o without_o any_o manner_n defence_n or_o dyffyculte_n than_o the_o king_n of_o scotlond_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v sir_n john_n bayloll_n consyder_v how_o that_o god_n die_v many_o meruaylle_n and_o gracious_a thing_n for_o king_n edward_n att_o his_o own_o will_n from_o day_n to_o day_n he_o take_v &_o gaaf_a up_o the_o ream_n of_o scotlonde_n and_o the_o crown_n of_o scotlond_n at_o rokesburgh_n in_o the_o king_n ande_fw-mi of_o englonde_n under_o his_o patent_n letter_n there_o make_v and_o anon_o after_o king_n edward_n in_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o prelate_n and_o other_o worthy_a man_n &_o lord_n that_o be_v there_o let_v he_o crown_v king_n of_o scotlond_n and_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o erdeyn_v in_o that_o countries_n at_o his_o will_n he_o torn_v again_o into_o englonde_n with_o a_o great_a worshyppe_n ¶_o and_o while_o this_o voyage_n be_v in_o do_v in_o scotlonde_n sire_n edward_n prince_n of_o wale_n as_o a_o man_n enspyre_v in_o god_n be_v in_o guyhen_o in_o the_o cytee_n of_o bordeaux_n treat_v and_o spekyge_a of_o the_o challenge_n and_o of_o the_o king_n right_a of_o englonde_n that_o he_o have_v to_o the_o ream_n of_o france_n &_o that_o he_o will_v be_v avenge_v with_o strong_a honde_fw-fr and_z to_o the_o prelateg_v peer_n and_o may_v man_n of_o that_o country_n consent_v welle_v to_o he_o than_o sir_n edward_n the_o prince_n with_o a_o great_a hooste_n gadr_v to_o he_o the_o vi_o day_n of_o juyll_a go_v from_o bordeaux_n go_v and_o traveyl_v by_o many_o dyverse_a countree_n and_z he_o take_v many_o prisoner_n moo_n than_o ·vi_fw-la thousand_o man_n of_o arm_n by_o the_o country_n as_o he_o go_v and_o take_v the_o town_n of_o remorantyne_n in_o saloygne_n and_o besyege_v the_o castle_n vi_o dayes·_n and_o att_o the_o vi_o day_n end_n they_o yolde_v the_o castle_n unto_o he_o and_o there_o be_v take_v the_o lord_n of_o crown_n and_o sir_n bursygaude_n and_o many_o other_o knight_n and_o man_n of_o arm_n moo_o than_o lxxx_o and_o fro_o then_v by_o toren_n and_o peten_n fast_o by_o chyneney_n his_o noble_a man_n that_o be_v with_o he_o have_v a_o stonge_z batayll_n with_o frensshman_n and_o a_o hundred_o of_o their_o man_n of_o arm_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o earl_n of_o dance_n and_o the_o steward_n of_o france_n be_v take_v with_o a_o hondred_a man_n of_o arm_n in_o the_o which_o year_n the_o xix_o day_n of_o septembre_n fast_a by_o pyeter_n the_o same_o prince_n with_o a_o thousand_o and_o ix_o hondred_a man_n of_o arm_n and_o archer_n ordain_v a_o batayll_n to_o king_n johan_n of_o france_n come_n tho_o the_o prince_n ward_n with_o vii_o thousand_o choose_a man_n of_o arm_n and_o moche_v other_o people_n a_o great_a nombre_fw-fr of_o the_o which_o be_v slay_v the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o athenes_n and_o many_o other_o noble_a man_n &_o of_o the_o prince_n man_n of_o arm_n a_o thousand_o and_o of_o other_o the_o true_a account_n and_o reken_v viii_o c._n and_o there_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v take_v and_o sir_n phylyp_v his_o young_a soon_o and_o many_o duke_n and_o noble_a man_n and_o worthy_a knight_n and_o man_n of_o arm_n about_o two_o m._n and_o so_o the_o vyctory_n fall_v there_o the_o prince_n and_z to_o the_o peple_n of_o englonde_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o many_o that_o be_v take_v prisoner_n be_v set_v at_o their_o raunson_n and_o upon_o their_o truth_n and_o knyghthode_n be_v charge_v and_o have_v leave_v to_o go_v but_o the_o prince_n take_v with_o he_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o philyp_n his_o soon_o with_o alle_fw-mi the_o reverence_n that_o he_o may_v &_o go_v again_o to_o bordeaux_n with_o a_o glorious_a vyctory_n the_o somme_fw-fr of_o the_o man_n that_o there_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o of_o theym_n that_o be_v slay_v the_o day_n of_o batayll_n four_o m.iiii_o c.xl_o and_o in_o the_o xxxii_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o u_o day_n of_o maye_n prince_n edward_n with_o king_n john_n of_o france_n and_o philyp_n his_o soon_o &_o many_o other_o worthy_a prisoner_n arryve_v gracyous_o in_o the_o haven_n of_o plummouth_n and_o the_o xxiiii_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n about_o three_o after_o none_o they_o come_v to_o london_n by_o london_n brydge_v and_o so_o go_v forth_o to_o the_o king_n palay_v atte_a westmynstre_n and_o there_o come_v so_o great_a a_o multytude_n &_o press_v of_o peple_n abowte_fw-mi theym_fw-mi to_o behold_v and_o see_v that_o wonder_n and_o ryall_n sight_n that_o unnethe_n fro_o maddaye_v till_o night_n may_v they_o not_o come_v to_o westmyster_n and_o the_o king_n raunson_n of_o france_n be_v tax_v and_o set_v to_o three_o myllyon_n of_o scute_v of_o who_o two_o shall_v be_v worth_a a_o noble_a and_o you_o shall_v understande_v that_o a_o myllyon_n be_v a_o thousand_o thousand_o and_z after_o some_o mennys_n raunson_n be_v set_v att_o three_o thousand_o thousaind_a floreyn_n and_o all_o be_v one_o effecte·_a and_o this_o same_o year_n be_v make_v justê_n solemn_a in_o smytfende_v be_v present_a the_o king_n of_o englonde_n the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scotlonde_n and_o many_o other_o worthy_a and_o noble_a lord_n ¶_o the_o xxxiii_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la the_o same_o king_n edward_n at_o wynsore_fw-la as_o well_o for_o love_v of_o knight_n hod_z as_o for_o his_o ownne_n worshyppe_n and_o att_o reverence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o other_o lord_n that_o be_v there_o att_o that_o time_n he_o hold_v a_o wonder_n ryal_n and_o costly_a fee_v of_o saint_n george_n pass_v any_o that_o ever_o be_v hold_v afore_o wherefore_o the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o scorn_v say_v that_o he_o see_v never_o ne_v herd_n such_o a_o solemn_a feste_n ne_o ryalte_v hold_v ne_o do_v with_o taylle_n wythoute_n payenge_a of_o gold_n or_o silver_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o xxxiii_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la the_o xiiii_o kalendas_fw-la of_o julii_fw-la sire_n johan_n earl_n of_o rychmonde_n king_n edwardes_n soon_o wed_a dame_n blanch_v duke_n henry_n daughter_n of_o lancastre_n cousin_n to_o the_o same_o johan_n by_o dyspencyon_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v ordain_v juste_n atte_a london_n three_o day_n of_o rogaâ—yons_n that_o be_v for_o too_o say_v the_o mayer_n of_o london_n with_o his_o xxiiii_o alderman_n against_o alle_fw-mi that_o will_v come_v in_z who_o be_v name_n and_o stead_n the_o king_n pryvely_a with_o his_o four_o son_n edward_n lionel_n johan_n and_o edmonde_n and_o other_o xix_o great_a lord_n helden_v the_o field_n with_o worshyppe_n ¶_o and_o this_o same_o year_n as_o it_o be_v tell_v and_o say_v of_o theym_n that_o see_v it_o there_o come_v blood_n out_o of_o the_o comb_n of_o thomas_n sometime_o earl_n of_o lancastre_n as_o fresh_a as_o that_o day_n that_o he_o be_v do_v to_o dethe_v ¶_o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n king_n edwade_n choose_v this_o sepulture_n and_o his_o lyg_a att_o westmestre_fw-fr fast_a by_o the_o shrine_n of_o saint_n edward_n and_o anon_o after_o the_o xxvi_o day_n of_o octobere_n he_o go_v over_o see_v to_o calays_n make_v protestaconn_v that_o he_o will_v never_o â—â—me_n again_o into_o englonde_n till_o he_o have_v in_o end_n the_o war_n bytwene_fw-mi france_n and_o he_o ¶_o and_o so_o in_o the_o xxvi_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la in_o the_o winter_n come_v king_n edward_n be_v &_o travayl_v in_o the_o ryne_n cost_v and_o about_o saint_n hyllarye_v tie_v he_o depart_v his_o host_n and_o go_v to_o burgon_n ward_v with_o who_o than_o meet_v peasyble_o the_o duke_n of_o bourgon_n behyght_v he_o lxx_o thousand_o floreyn_n that_o he_o shall_v spare_v his_o man_n and_o hâ—s_n peple_n &_o the_o king_n grauntyd_v att_o his_o request_n and_o dwell_v unto_o the_o xvii_o day_n of_o march_n that_o which_o time_n come_v to_o king_n edward_n eere_n that_o strong_a thief_n be_v on_o the_o see_v under_o the_o earl_n of_o saint_n poule_n the_o xu_o day_n of_o march_n jig_a a_o wait_n upon_o the_o town_n of_o ra_a rye_n and_o other_o place_n &_o vyllage_n on_o the_o see_v cost_v have_fw-mi enter_v as_o enemy_n in_z to_o the_o town_n of_o wynchelle_fw-fr and_o slay_v all_o that_o ever_o withstand_v they_o and_o with_o say_v their_o come_n wherefore_o y_o king_n be_v great_o meve_v and_o wratth_v and_o he_o torn_v again_o so_o ward_n paris_n and_o command_v his_o host_n to_o destroy_v and_o sle_n all_o with_o strench_v of_o sword_n that_o he_o have_v before_o honde_a spare_v and_o the_o iii_o day_n of_o apryl_n the_o king_n come_v to_o paris_n &_o there_o depart_v his_o host_n in_o dyvers_a batayl_n with_o four_o c._n knight_n new_a dubbyd_v on_o that_o one_o side_n of_o he_o and_o sir_n henry_n duke_n of_o
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have_v rest_v thus_o this_o worthy_a duke_n and_o his_o uncle_n &_o send_v he_o to_o calays_n he_o come_v again_o to_o london_n in_o all_o the_o haste_n with_o a_o wonder_n great_a people_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v come_fw-mi he_o send_v for_o the_o earl_n of_o aurundell_n and_z for_o the_o good_a earl_n of_o warwyk_fw-mi and_o anon_o as_o they_o come_v he_o arrest_v theym_v himself_o and_o sir_n johan_n cobham_n and_o sir_n john_n chine_n knight_n he_o arrest_v theym_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n till_o he_o make_v his_o parliament_n &_o anon_o they_o be_v put_v into_o hold_v but_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n go_v att_o large_a unto_o the_o parliament_n time_n for_z he_o find_v soffycyent_a suerte_a to_o abide_v the_o law_n &_o to_o answer_v to_o all_o manere_fw-la point_n that_o the_o king_n &_o his_o counseyll_n will_v put_v upon_o he_o ¶_o and_o the_o xxiâ—_n year_n of_o king_n rychardes_n regne_fw-la he_o ordain_v he_o a_o parliament_n att_o westmynster_n the_o which_o be_v 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and_o put_v he_o in_o to_o the_o ylonde_n of_o man._n and_o thenne_n on_o the_o mondaye_n next_o after_o the_z lord_n johanne_n cobham_n of_o kent_n &_o sir_n johan_n cheyn_n knight_n be_v also_o bring_v in_o to_o the_o same_o parlement_fw-mi in_o the_o same_o hall_fw-mi and_o there_o they_o be_v for_o juge_v for_o to_o be_v hang_v and_o draw_v but_z through_o the_o prayer_n and_o great_a instance_n of_o all_o the_o lord_n that_o jugement_n be_v foryeven_v to_o they_o and_o release_v in_o to_o perpetual_a prison_n ¶_o and_o in_o this_o same_o year_n be_v rycharde_n wyttyngdon_v mayer_n of_o london_n and_o johan_n wodecoke_n &_o wyllyam_n askam_n shreve_n of_o london_n ¶_o and_o they_o ordain_v at_o every_o yate_fw-mi of_o london_n during_o this_o same_o parliament_n strong_a wache_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o archer_n and_o thrughout_n every_o ward_n also_o and_o the_o king_n make_v u_o duke_n &_o one_o markey_n and_o four_o earl_n and_o the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v the_o earl_n 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hang_v and_o his_o heed_n smyten_v of_o for_o his_o false_a treason_n atte_a shrowesbury_n and_o his_o heed_n bring_v to_o london_n and_o sete_n on_o london_n bridge_n ¶_o and_o the_o other_o people_n that_o there_o be_v slay_v oon_o both_o party_n the_o king_n let_v bury_v ¶_o and_o there_o be_v slay_v on_o the_o king_n side_n in_o that_o batayll_n the_o earl_n of_o stafforde_n and_o sir_n walter_n blunte_n in_o the_o king_n cote_n armur_n under_o the_o king_n banner_n and_o many_o moo_o worthy_a man_n upon_o who_o be_v soul_n god_n have_v mercy_n amen_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o fourthe_a year_n of_o king_n henry_n regne_fw-la come_v the_o emperover_n of_o constantynople_n with_o many_o gretee_n solae_n and_o knight_n and_o moche_v other_o people_n of_o his_o country_n in_o to_o englonde_n to_o king_n henry_n with_o he_o to_o speak_v and_o to_o dysporte_v and_o to_o see_v the_o good_a governaunce_n &_o condytion_n of_o our_o peple_n &_o to_o know_v the_o commydytee_n of_o englonde_n and_o our_o kyngen_fw-mi with_o all_o his_o lord_n goodly_a and_o worshypful_o receyve_v and_o welcome_v he_o and_o alle_fw-mi his_o menye_n that_o come_v with_o he_o and_o die_v he_o all_o the_o worshyppe_n that_o they_o coude_fw-fr and_o may_v and_o anon_o the_o king_n command_v all_o manner_n offycer_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v serve_v as_o worthy_o and_o ryal_o as_o it_o long_v to_o such_o a_o worthy_a lord_n and_o emperor_n on_o his_o own_o cost_n as_o long_o as_o the_o emperor_n be_v in_o englonde_n and_o all_o his_o man_n that_o come_v with_o he_o ¶_o and_o in_o this_o same_o year_n camen_fw-la dame_n jane_n the_o duchess_n of_o brytayne_n into_o englonde_n and_o lond_v atte_a fallemouthe_n in_o cornewayle_v and_o from_o then_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o cytee_n of_o wynchestre_fw-fr and_o there_o she_o be_v wed_v unto_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o in_o the_o abbaye_v of_o saint_n swythynes_n of_o wynchestre_n with_o all_o the_o solempnyte_n that_o may_v be_v do_v &_o make_v and_o 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worthy_a laby_n and_o the_o bysshop_n of_o worcestre_fw-fr wed_a &_o sacred_a theym_a togyder_n as_o holy_a chyrche_n it_o will_v and_o there_o be_v make_v a_o ryall_n fee_v &_o a_o great_a ju_a in_o the_o reverence_n of_o worship_n of_o they_o &_o all_o people_n the_o thyder_n come_v when_o this_o marriage_n and_o feest_n be_v do_v the_o earl_n &_o the_o bysshop_n and_o all_o their_o menye_n take_v their_o leave_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o lady_n &_o come_v home_o again_o into_o englond_n in_o saufte_n thank_v god_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o u_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n regne_fw-la the_o lord_n thomas_n his_o soon_o go_v over_o see_v &_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n &_o many_o other_o lord_n and_o knight_n with_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o archer_n a_o great_a number_n to_o chastyse_n the_o rebel_n that_o afore_o have_v do_v moche_n harm_n to_o our_o englysshman_n &_o merchant_n &_o to_o many_o town_n &_o port_n in_o englonde_n on_o the_o see_v cost_n and_o the_o lord_n thomas_n the_o king_n soon_o come_v into_o flaundres_n before_o a_o town_n that_o be_v call_v scluse_n among_o all_o the_o shyppe_n of_o dyvers_a nacyon_n that_o be_v there_o &_o after_o there_o they_o roden_v with_o their_o shyppe_n among_o they_o and_o go_v on_o land_n &_o sport_v they_o there_o two_o day_n &_o come_v again_o to_o their_o shyppe_n &_o take_v the_o broad_a see_v &_o there_o they_o meet_v with_o three_o carackes_n of_o jene_fw-fr that_o be_v lade_v with_o dyverse_a marchaundyse_n &_o well_o mamn_v &_o they_o fight_v togyde_a long_o time_n but_o the_o englysshman_n have_v the_o vyctory_n &_o bring_v the_o carackes_n into_o the_o cambre_n before_o wynchelse_n &_o there_o they_o cunâ—ed_v these_o good_n &_o one_o of_o these_o carackes_n be_v sudden_o brente_a there_o and_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o people_n torn_v theym_n home_o again_o and_o go_v no_o further_o at_o that_o tyme._n ¶_o and_o the_o same_o time_n serle_n yoman_n of_o king_n rychardes_n rob_v come_v in_o to_o englonde_n out_o of_o scotlonde_n &_o tell_v to_o dyverse_a people_n that_o king_n rycharde_n be_v on_o live_v in_o scotlonde_n &_o so_o moche_v people_n byleve_v in_o his_o word_n wherefore_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o ream_n be_v in_o great_a error_n &_o grutching_n ayenste_n the_o king_n through_o informacyon_n of_o lie_n and_o fall_v lesynge_v that_o this·_n serle_n have_v make_v for_o much_o people_n trust_v &_o byleve_v in_o his_o save_v but_o at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v take_v in_o the_o northe_a country_n &_o there_o by_o law_n juge_v to_o be_v draw_v through_o every_o cyte_n &_o good_a brugh_a town_n in_o englond_n &_o so_o he_o be_v serve_v &_o at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o london_n unto_o the_o gild_v hall_fw-mi before_o the_o justyce_n and_o there_o he_o be_v juge_v for_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o there_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o a_o hurdell_n and_o than_o to_o be_v draw_v through_o the_o cyte_n of_o london_n to_o tyburn_n &_o 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