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of_o lancaster_n expedition_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n die_v the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n a_o widower_n the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n and_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o excester_n the_o french_a king_n raise_v a_o tax_n from_o p._n 759._o to_o p._n 782._o chap._n vii_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n john_n chandos_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o gascogne_n the_o death_n of_o david_n bruce_n king_n of_o scotland_n the_o genealogy_n of_o his_o successor_n robert_n stuart_n a_o old_a error_n concern_v king_n robert_n child_n confute_v sr._n robert_n knolles_n his_o expedition_n into_o france_n the_o black-prince_n sacks_z lymoges_n and_o sr._n bertram_n of_o clequin_n make_v constable_n of_o france_n pope_n urban_n die_v maximus_fw-la planudes_n flourish_v from_o p._n 783._o to_o p._n 812._o chap._n viii_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n eustace_n dambreticourt_n the_o danger_n and_o escape_n of_o the_o lord_n raimond_n of_o marvejol_n the_o black-prince_n his_o elder_a son_n die_v he_o return_v into_o england_n sick_a the_o war_n in_o gascogne_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n king_n edward_n beat_v the_o fleming_n at_o sea._n james_n king_n of_o majorica_n die_v the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o cambridge_n marry_v the_o two_o daughter_n of_o don_n pedro_n late_a king_n of_o spain_n the_o pope_n endeavour_n for_o peace_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o earl_n his_o brother_n return_v with_o their_o lady_n into_o england_n from_o p._n 812._o to_o p._n 826._o chap._n ix_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n and_o the_o lord_n walter_n manny_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o gascogne_n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n poitiers_n and_o rochel_n yield_v to_o the_o french._n thoüar_v besiege_v king_n edward_n set_v sail_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n but_o the_o wind_n will_v not_o serve_v so_o thoüar_v be_v lose_v the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n make_v
earl_n of_o richmond_n the_o black-prince_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o resign_v aquitaine_n to_o his_o father_n the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n sr._n william_n molineux_n and_o sr._n john_n mandeville_n the_o famous_a traveller_n from_o p._n 827._o to_o p._n 848._o chap._n x._o the_o constable_n of_o france_n beat_v the_o english_a before_o siuray_n and_o conquer_v about_o in_o poictou_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o bretagne_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n expedition_n and_o march_n through_o france_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o prodigious_a malady_n the_o death_n of_o several_a great_a men._n from_o p._n 849._o to_o p._n 864._o chap._n xi_o king_n edward_n inquire_v into_o the_o live_n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o alien_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n be_v redeem_v and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o francis_n petrarch_n the_o italian_a poet_n and_o other_o a_o account_n of_o madam_n alice_n perrer_n say_v to_o have_v be_v king_n edward_n concubine_n from_o p._n 865._o to_o p._n 873._o chap._n xii_o st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n yield_v to_o the_o french_a by_o composition_n edmund_z earl_n of_o cambridge_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n conquer_v about_o in_o that_o dukedom_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o a_o unseasonable_a truce_n from_o prosecute_a their_o advantage_n the_o lord_n edward_n spencer_n die_v a_o treaty_n between_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n esquire_n katrington_n be_v challenge_v of_o treason_n for_o yield_a st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n lose_v the_o day_n some_o english_a vessel_n take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n the_o death_n of_o two_o earl_n two_o act_n of_o charity_n from_o p._n 873._o to_o p._n 877._o chap._n xiii_o the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n expedition_n into_o austria_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n which_o beget_v a_o truce_n and_o that_o another_z king_n edward_n offer_v large_o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o captal_a of_o busche_n but_o can_v obtain_v it_o the_o jubilee_n of_o king_n edward_n reign_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n the_o black-prince_n die_v his_o will_n character_n burial_n and_o epitaph_n the_o captal_a of_o busche_n take_v it_o to_o heart_n and_o die_v the_o black-prince_n praise_n and_o child_n the_o say_a parliament_n continue_v a_o censure_n thereof_o who_o the_o first_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o death_n of_o a_o english_a cardinal_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n john_n peche_n pope_n gregory_n return_v the_o papal_a chair_n to_o rome_n from_o p._n 878._o to_o p._n 895._o chap._n fourteen_o king_n edward_n create_v his_o grandson_n richard_n of_o bourdeaux_n prince_n of_o wales_n the_o londoner_n entertain_v the_o young_a prince_n john_n of_o gaunt_n associate_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o government_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n with_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o king_n be_v write_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o john_n wickliff_n and_o his_o doctrine_n the_o duke_n 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 to_o the_o end._n errata_fw-la sunt_fw-la sic_fw-la emendanda_fw-la pag._n 22._o lin_v 5._o read_v fast-asleep_a p._n 54._o l._n 44._o r._n nobles_n p._n 58._o l._n 2._o r._n turne-tabard_a p._n 76._o l._n 2._o r._n tell_v for_o call_v p._n 89._o for_o innocent_a r._n john._n p._n 177._o deal_n parag._n viii_o &_o ix_o in_o the_o centent_n p._n 270._o l._n 17._o r._n neck_a p._n 276._o l._n 35._o r._n chancellor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o york_n p._n 286._o l._n 37._o r._n strange_a p._n 295._o l._n penult_n r._n father_n be_v name_v p._n 302._o l._n 2._o deal_n and._n p._n 303._o l._n 32._o deal_n and._n p._n 354._o l._n 31._o r._n 16_o year_n etc._n etc._n p._n 356._o l._n 27._o r._n 20_o in_o depth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 373._o l._n 22._o for_o paragraph_n r._n chapter_n p._n 402._o l._n 22._o r._n viscount_n of_o rohan_n &_o sic_fw-la semper_fw-la p._n 439._o l._n 46._o r._n simon_n de_fw-fr burchester_n p._n 466._o l._n 14._o r._n no_o charm_n about_o they_o take_v horse_n and_o 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 famous_a batlle_n of_o poitiers_n wherein_o with_o the_o a_o army_n of_o 8000._o man_n he_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o france_n take_v the_o king_n john_n de_fw-fr valois_n prisoner_n who_o be_v 4_o year_n after_o ransom_v at_o 3_o million_o of_o crown_n of_o gold_n last_o he_o triumph_v in_o the_o glorious_a battle_n of_o najara_n in_o spain_n where_o he_o overthrow_v the_o bastard_z henry_n &_o settle_a don_n pedro_n in_o his_o throne_n he_o die_v in_o the_o 46_o year_n of_o his_o age_n a_o o_o dom_n mccclxxvi_o &_o lie_v bury_v at_o canterbuâ—â—_n the_o history_n of_o king_n edward_n iiid._n book_n the_o first_o chapter_n the_o first_o the_o content_n i._o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o with_o his_o education_n and_o character_n ii_o he_o be_v make_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n beside_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n ponthieu_n and_o monstroile_n he_o go_v into_o france_n with_o the_o
but_o observe_v by_o the_o colour_n of_o his_o face_n that_o his_o death_n be_v not_o without_o many_o violent_a struggle_n and_o several_a that_o hear_v his_o die_a groan_n do_v easy_o guess_v how_o thing_n be_v act_v but_o it_o be_v not_o then_o time_n to_o mutter_v any_o thing_n and_o indeed_o it_o shall_v seem_v but_o vain_a to_o attempt_v to_o revenge_v he_o when_o dead_a who_o they_o dare_v do_v no_o more_o than_o pity_n while_o alive_a he_o have_v do_v many_o worthy_a thing_n in_o his_o time_n and_o may_v have_v do_v more_o have_v he_o not_o be_v so_o miserable_o interrupt_v he_o found_v 103._o found_v antiqu._n oxon._n l._n 2._o p._n 103._o oriel_n college_n in_o oxford_n whereof_o adam_n broom_n his_o almoner_n be_v the_o first_o provost_n together_o with_o 218._o with_o daniel_n p._n 218._o st_n mary-hall_n in_o the_o say_a university_n whereof_o mr._n 101._o mr._n antiqu._n oxon._n p._n 370._o sandford_n geneal_n hist_o p._n 153._o &_o antiqu._n oxon._n l._n 1._o p._n 100_o 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knighton_n ibid._n &_o du_n chesne_n p._n 682._o &_o guil._n paradin_n annal._n de_fw-la bourgogne_n l._n 2._o p._n 345._o seven_o week_n all_o which_o time_n he_o never_o offer_v to_o attack_v the_o place_n for_o he_o know_v well_o it_o will_v have_v be_v either_o whole_o in_o vain_a or_o very_o expensive_a of_o his_o subject_n blood._n but_o by_o this_o time_n be_v weary_v out_o with_o this_o tedious_a way_n especial_o because_o forage_n be_v so_o difficult_a to_o be_v get_v that_o his_o man_n begin_v to_o lose_v their_o horse_n and_o to_o want_v victual_n themselves_o he_o resolve_v now_o to_o rise_v from_o before_o the_o place_n and_o march_v forth_o in_o good_a order_n the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o châlon_n in_o champagne_n which_o pass_v by_o he_o proceed_v towards_o troy_n and_o encamp_v about_o merry_n sur_fw-fr seyne_n all_o his_o host_n cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o country_n for_o above_o 8_o league_n together_o while_o the_o king_n lie_v here_o the_o constable_n go_v 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