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into_o ireland_n there_o to_o pacify_v his_o lordeshyppe_n of_o wulster_n which_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o by_o his_o foresay_a mother_n but_o while_o he_o be_v there_o occupy_v about_o the_o same_o the_z wild_a irysshe_n come_v upon_o he_o in_o noumbre_fw-mi and_o slay_v he_o and_o moche_n of_o his_o company_n this_o sir_n roger_n have_v issue_n edmonde_n and_o roger_n anne_n alys_n and_o elynoure_n that_o be_v make_v a_o nun_n the_o ii_o foresay_a son_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o anne_n elder_a daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o rycharde_n earl_n of_o cambrydge_v which_o rycharde_n be_v son_n unto_o sir_n edmonde_fw-fr of_o langley_n before_o name_v the_o which_o rycharde_n have_v issue_n by_o the_o say_a anne_n isabella_n lady_n bouchier_n rycharde_n that_o after_o be_v duke_n of_o york_n &_o father_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o which_o say_v richard_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o henry_n the_o u_o as_o after_o shall_v appear_v in_o this_o year_n also_o sir_n henry_n bolingbroke_n earl_n of_o derby_n marry_v the_o countess_n daughter_n of_o herforde_n by_o who_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o that_o country_n and_o by_o she_o he_o have_v issue_n henry_n that_o after_o he_o be_v king_n blaunche_n duchess_n of_o bar_n and_o philippe_n that_o be_v wed_v to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n also_o thomas_n duke_n of_o clarence_n john_n duke_n of_o bedforde_n &_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxvi_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxvii_o goldesmythe_n wyllyam_n stondon_n  _fw-fr nycholas_n exton_n  _fw-fr anno._n x._o  _fw-fr wyllyam_n more_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o ten_o year_n the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n be_v send_v into_o the_o duchye_a of_o guyan_n for_o to_o strengthe_n such_o soudyour_n as_o the_o king_n at_o that_o time_n have_v in_o those_o party_n or_z after_o some_o writer_n to_o scour_v the_o see_v of_o rover_n &_o enemy_n the_o which_o earl_n in_o keep_a his_o course_n or_o passage_n encounter_v a_o mighty_a float_n of_o flemynge_n lade_v with_o rochel_n wine_n &_o set_v upon_o they_o and_o distress_v they_o &_o their_o shyppe_n and_o so_o bring_v they_o unto_o dyvers_a port_n of_o england_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o say_a wine_n be_v so_o plenteous_a in_o england_n that_o a_o ton_n thereof_o be_v sell_v for_o a_o mark_n and_o twenty_o s._n the_o choice_n and_o among_o other_o in_o that_o float_n be_v take_v the_o admyralle_n of_o flaunders_n which_o remain_v here_o long_o after_o as_o prisoner_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxvii_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxviii_o goldesmythe_n wyllyam_n uenour_n  _fw-fr nycholas_n exton_n  _fw-fr anno._n xi_o  _fw-fr hugh_n fostalfe_a  _fw-fr this_o xi_o year_n of_o king_n rycharde_n sir_n thomas_n of_o woodstock_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o warwyke_a of_o derby_n and_o of_o notyngham_n consyder_v how_o the_o king_n and_o his_o land_n be_v miss_v lad_n by_o a_o few_o person_n 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