A chronicle of the Kings of England, from the time of the Romans goverment [sic] unto the raigne of our soveraigne lord, King Charles containing all passages of state or church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle / faithfully collected out of authours ancient and moderne, & digested into a new method ; by Sr. R. Baker, Knight.

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Title: A chronicle of the Kings of England, from the time of the Romans goverment [sic] unto the raigne of our soveraigne lord, King Charles containing all passages of state or church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle / faithfully collected out of authours ancient and moderne, & digested into a new method ; by Sr. R. Baker, Knight.
Author: Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.
Publication: London :: Printed for Daniel Frere ...,; 1643.
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- History.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers.
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Of his Wif•• and Children.

IN his Infancy he was contracted to a daughter of Raymond Earle of Barcelone, after that affianced to Adela, or Alice, daughter of Lewis King of France, yet married to neither of them; but he married Berengaria daughter of Garsias King of Navarre, whom his Mother Queene Eleanor brought unto him into Sicilie, from whence passing into Cyprus, their marriage was there solemnised: afterward, go∣ing forward to the Holy Land, he carried her and his sister Iane Queene of Sicilie along with him, where they remained till his returne home; and then sent them to passe to Sicilie, and from thence into England: but that ever she came into Eng∣land, no mention is made, neither what became of her after she parted from King Richard at the Holy Land. But children certainely he had none, either by his wife, or by any Concubine, unlesse we reckon as a Priest in Normandy did; who told King Richard, he had three daughters: and the King marvelling who they should be, seeing he knew of none he had; yes (saith the Priest) you have three daughters, Pride, Covetousnesse, and Lechery; which the King taking merrily, called to the company about him, and said; I am told by a Priest here, that I have three daughters, and I desire you to be witnesses how I would have them be∣stowed: my daughter Pride, upon the Templars and Hospitallers: my daughter Covetousnesse, upon the Monks of the Cistercian Order: and my daughter Lechery, upon the Clergy.