Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland; byRaphael Holinshed and others; 1807 edition; Volume II of VI, Part 12 of12;
RICHARD II.
An. Reg. 1.
Fabian.
Thom. Wals.
The Londoners sent to K. Richard, commending themseluesto his fauour before ye death of K. Edward.
RICHARD, the second of that name, and sonneto prince Edward, called the blacke prince, the sonne of king Edwardthe third, a child of the age of eleuen yeares, began to reign ouerthe realme of England the two and twentith daie of Iune, in the yeareof the world 5344, of our Lord 1377, after the conquest 310, aboutthe two and thirtith yeare of the emperour Charles the fourth, and inthe fouretéenth yeare of Charles the fift king of France, and aboutthe seuenth yeare of the reigne of Robert the |712| second king ofScotland: he was named Richard of Burdeaux, bicause he was borne atBurdeaux in Gascoigne, whilest his father ruled there. The day beforeit was vnderstood, that his grandfather king Edward was departed thislife, being the one and twentith of Iune (on which daie neuerthelessehe deceassed) the citizens of London hauing certeine knowledge that hecould not escape his sicknesse, sent certeine aldermen vnto Kingston,where the prince with his mother the princesse then laie, to declarevnto the said prince their readie good wils, to accept him for theirlawfull king and gouernour, immediatlie after it should please God tocall to his mercie his grandfather, being now past hope of recouerie ofhealth. Wherefore they besought him, to haue their citie recommendedvnto his good grace, and that it would please him to visit the samewith his presence, sith they were readie in all sorts to honour andobeie him, and to spend both liues and goods in his cause, if needrequired.
Iohn Philpot.
The duke of Lancaster & the Lōdoners submit their quarelsto the kings order.
Moreouer, they besought him, that it might please his grace to make an end of thediscord betwixt the citizens, and the duke of Lancaster, which through the malice ofsome had béene raised, to the commoditie of none, but to the discommoditie of diuerse.When Iohn Philpot, one of the foresaid aldermen, that had the words in all their names,had ended his oration, he was answered by the prince and his councell, that he wouldindeuour himselfe in all things to satisfie their requests, and so were they sent home tobring a ioifull answer of their messege to the citie. The morrow after, there were sentto London from the king, the lord Latimer, sir Nicholas Bond, sir Simon Burlie, & sirRichard Adderburie, knights; to bring them sorowfull newes of the assured death ofking Edward, who (as we haue said) deceassed the day before; but comfortable newesagaine, of the great towardlinesse and good meaning of the yoong king, who promised toloue them and their citie, and to come to the same citie, as they had desired him to doo.And further, that he had spoken to the duke of Lancaster in their behalfe, and that theduke had submitted himselfe to him in all things touching the cause; wherevpon the kingspleasure was, that th