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Title:  The chronicles of England from Brute vnto this present yeare of Christ. 1580. Collected by Iohn Stow citizen of London.
Author: Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
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Roger Mortimer, Anne, and Elianor: which Edmonde, Ro∣ger and Alianor dyed without issue. And the sayde Anne coupeled in matrimony to Richard Earle of Cambridge, the sonne of Edmond of Langley, the fifth sonne of Henrie the third, and had issue Richard Plantagenet, commonly called Duke of Yorke: Iohn of Gaunt, the fourth son of Edward, & the yonger brother of the sayde Leonel, had issue Henrie Earle of Darby, whiche incontinent, after that King Richard resig∣ned the Crownes of the Realmes and Lordship of Irelande, vnrighteously entred vppon the same, then being aliue Ed∣monde Mortimer Earle of Marche, sonne to Roger Morti∣mer Earle of March, sonne and heyre of the saide Phillippe, daughter and heyre of the sayde Leonel, the thirde sonne of the sayde King Edward the thirde, to the whiche Edmonde the right and title of the sayde Crownes and Lordship by lawe and custome belonged. To the whiche Richard Duke of Yorke, as sonne to Anne daughter to Roger Mortimer, Earle of March, sonne and heyre of the sayd Phillip, daugh∣ter and heyre of the sayde Leonell, the third sonne of Kyng Edwarde the thirde, the righte, title, dignitie Royall, and estate of the Crownes of the Realmes of England and Frāce, and the Lordshippe of Irelande, pertayneth and belongeth a fore anye issue of the saide Iohn of Gaunt, the fourth sonne of the same King Edwarde. The sayde title notwithstanding and without preiudice of the sayde Richarde Duke of Yorke, tenderly desiring the wealth, reste, and prosperitie of this land, and to set apart all that might be trouble to the same, and consyderyng the possession of the sayde Kyng Henne the sixth, and that he hathe for hys tyme bene named, taken, and reputed for Kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, and LORDE of Irelande, is contented, agréede, and consenteth, that hée bée hadde, reputed, and ta∣ken for Kyng of Englande and Fraunce, wyth the Roy∣all estate, dignitye, and preheminence belonging there∣vnto, and Lorde of, Irelande during hys naturall lyfe. 0