A booke, containing the true portraiture of the countenances and attires of the kings of England, from William Conqueror, vnto our Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth now raigning together with a briefe report of some of the principall acts of the same kings, especially such as haue bene least mentioned in our late writers. Diligently collected by T.T.

EDWARD the second, borne at Carnar∣uon in Northwales, sonne to King Edward the first, began his raigne ouer this realme the 8. day of Iuly, in the yeare of our Lord 1307. and was crowned at Westminster by the Bishoppe of Winchester, deputy for Robert Archbishop of Canterburie then absent in exile, the xxiiij. of February next ensuing. He was much giuen to follow the aduise and counsell of light persons, which caused the Nobility to rebell against him, but at the first he ouercame them, and tooke Thomas Earle of Lancaster their chiefe Cap∣taine, and sate in iudgement himselfe on him at Pontfret, where the same Earle had sentence gi∣uen against him, to be drawne for his treason, for his murther, spoile, burning and robberies, to be hanged, and for his shamefull flying away, to be beheaded: but because he was of the kings linage, he was onely beheaded. At the last such of the Barons as before escaped, and chiefly the Morti∣mers with helpe of the Queene and the young Prince, then new come out of France, tooke the King, and imprisoned him, when he had raigned xix. yeares, sixe monethes, and seuen∣teene dayes.

[illustration] portrait of Edward II

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