[1] The king is persuaded to resigne the crowne to the duke.And first, they aduised him willinglie to suffer himselfe to be deposed, and to resigne his right of his owne accord, so that the duke of Lancaster might without murther or battell obteine the scepter and [...]iademe, after which (they well perceiued) he gaped: by meane whereof they thought he might be in per|fect assurance of his life long to continue. Whether this their persuasion procéeded by the suborning of the duke of Lancaster and his fauourers, or of a sin|cere affection which they bare to the king, as suppo|sing it most sure in such an extremitie, it is vncer|teine; but yet the effect followed not howsoeuer their meaning was: notwithstanding, the king being now in the hands of his enimies, and vtterlie despai|ring of all comfort, was easilie persuaded to re|nounce his crowne and princelie preheminence, so that in hope of life onelie, he agreed to all things that were of him dem [...]nded. And so (as it should seeme by the copie of an instrument hereafter following) he renounced and voluntarilie was deposed from his roiall crowne and kinglie dignitie, Fabian. the mondaie be|ing the nine and twentith daie of September, and feast of S. Michaell the archangell, in the yeare of our Lord 1399, and in the thrée and twentith yeare of his reigne. The copie of which instrument here in|sueth.