[1] [2] _RIchard, the second of that name, and sonne to prince Edward, called the blacke prince, the sonne of king Ed|ward the third, a child of the age of eleuen yeares, began to reigne ouer the realme of England the two and twen|tith daie of Iune, Anno Reg. [...]. 1377 in the yeare of the world 5344, of our Lord 1377, after the conquest 310, about the two and thirtith yeare of the emperour Charles the fourth, and in the fouretéenth yeare of Charles the fift king of France, and about the seuenth yeare of the reigne of Robert the second king of Scotland: Fabian. he was named Richard of Burdeaux, bicause he was borne at Burdeaux in Gascoigne, whilest his father ruled there. The day before it was vnderstood, that his grandfather king Edward was departed this life, Thom. Wals. being the one and twentith of Iune (on which daie neuerthelesse he deceassed) the citizens of Lon|don hauing certeine knowledge that he could not escape his sicknesse,The Londo|ners sent to K. Richard, commending themselues to his fauour be|fore ye death of K. Edward. sent certeine aldermen vnto Kingston, where the prince with his mother the prin|cesse then laie, to declare vnto the said prince their readie good wils, to accept him for their lawfull king and gouernour immediatlie after it should please God to call to his mercie his grandfather, being now past hope of recouerie of health. Wherefore they [page 416] [...],Iohn Phil|pot. and so were they sent home to bring a ioifull answer of their message to the citie. The mor|row after, there were sent to London from the king, the lord Latimer, sir Nicholas Bond, sir Simon Burlie, & sir Richard Adder [...]urie, knights; to bring them sorowfull newes of the assured death of king Edward, who (as we haue said) deceassed the day be|fore; but comfortable newes againe, of the great to|wardlinesse and good meaning of the yoong king, who promised to loue them and their citie, and to come to the same citie, as they had desired him to doo. And fur|ther that he had spoken to the duke of Lancaster in their behalfe,The duke of Lancaster & the Lõdoners submit their quarels to the kings order. and that the duke had submitted him|selfe to him in all things touching the cause; wherevp|on the kings pleasure was, that they should likewise submit themselues, and he would doo his indeuor, that an agreement might be had to the honor of the citi|zens, and profit of the citie.