Richard duk of yorke, Also the sone and heyre of the duk of Norfolk / the Erle of Oxenford / the erle of westmerland / the sone and heyr of the erle of Northumberland / the sone and heyre
Erle of laucastre & of leycestre sir henry lacy Erle of Nichol & ¦liainvessy a baron & of othir baronettz aboute xiiij. of the best andwysest of Englond And in the same tyme the kyng Edward tokehis viage to Scotland
yere of the regneof kyng Richard Sir Edmond of langeley Erle of Cambriggethe kynges vncle wente in to portingale with a faire meyne of mēof armes and archiers in strengthyng and helpyug of the kyngof Portingale ayens the kyng of
reame ¶The first of the v. lordeswas sir Thomas of wodestoke the kynges vncle / & duke of Glouce¦stre / & the second was sir Richard erle of Arundell / & the iij. wassir Richard erle of warrewyke / the
of Arundell thas was Erchebisshopof Caunterbury that was exiled oute of Englond / and with himcome the Erle of Arundell his sone and heire the whiche was inwarde and kepyng of sir Iohan shelley knyght somme tyme withthe Erle
called the pokkis slow both men &̄ womē thurgh ther enfectyng ¶And in the xli. yere of kīg edward was bor∣ne at Burdeux Richard the secund son of prince edward of En¦glond the wich Richard kyng Richardof Amorican heued
A capitall B C. & D. i.ij.iij. &̄ iiijKyng Richard the secundInnocencius the .vii.Robert em{per}orIohannes the xxiij. popeSigmūd em{per}orD. v.vi.vij.viii. and all E capitallKyng Henri the fourthMartin the v.Eugenius popeKyng henri the fifthFelix the v: popeAlbertus emprourFredericus the hrid em{per}orNicholaus
presence of the pope / Thomas ofyork me¦oued a cause of the chalenge of the prymate of Dorobernia that is caunterbury / and of subiection that shulde longe to hym of thre Bisshopryches / of Lyncolne / of wyrcetre
pryuelege of popes confermeth this dygnyte to Au∣styns successours of caunterbury / and demed that it is skyle and ryght that alle the chirches of Englonde sholde take loore of ly∣uynge of that place for of the welle of that
of god and to the feyth of hooly chir¦che the archebisshop ofyork shold he subget to the Archebisshop of Caunterbury / Soo that yf tharchebisshop of Caunterbury wol¦de make a counseyl in ony place of englond the Archebisshop
palays of london / And anon after was a grete parlament / In whiche parlement the duke ofyork was made protectour of Englond / And therle of warwik Capytayne of Calays / And therle of Salysbury chauncelr of englond
the tyme of kyng Rychard ben resons sette for the right of the partie for eyther primate / and what one primate dyde to that othir in tyme of Thurstin{us} of Tho¦mas & of othir bisshops ofyork from the
wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke & inhis tyme it rayned blode that lasted iij. dayes as god wolde & soneafter ther come grete deth of peple for hostes without nombre of pe¦plefoughten till that they
was knowen therles of northumberlonde and of mercia / Edwyn and marcarus that had withdrawen hem self from harold for streyt∣nesse of places. owther more verely for wrath that the prayes we¦re not deled atte bataylle of norganes / they
of kyng henry them{per}esse sone / &of the debate of hym & of his fadre ca.c.xlij¶How cristen men lost the holy londe in this tyme thurgh a falscristen man that renyed his fayth & became a sarasyn ca.c.xliij.¶Of kyng
to kyng Richard And hir fadre wos Emprour of Almayne And kyng of Be∣me ¶And with hir come the Duke of Tassi hir vncle and mony other worthy lordis and knyghtis of hir cūtre of beme and of other duche
was sir Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle. & duke of glo¦cestre. & the secund wos sir Richard erle of Arundell. &̄ the .iij. wos sir Richard erle of werwik. the iiij. wos sir Henri bolinbro¦ke erle of Derby. the
¶And this same time was Richard Whittyngdon maire of Londoni. &̄ Iohn̄ wodecoke & willm Askam shereues of london ¶And they ordeyned at eu{er}y yate of londō during this same parlament strong watche of men of armes & archiers &
lord Speenser. that kyng Richard had made erle of Gloucestre and the comunes of the toūe of Bristow toke him and brought him in to the market plase of the toune. & ther they smyten of his hede and sent
erle of the march Edward by thee grace of god oldest sun ofRichard duke of yorke as rightfull hei¦re & next enheritour to his fad{er}. ye iiij. day of march ye yer of our lord .M.cccc:lix. toke possessiō of