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The earle of Penbroks short and swéet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox.
The confirmation of the charters, vnder the kings acknowledgement and subscription of witnesses.
The true genealogie of the famous and most honourable earles of Chester.
The charter of the articles of Dauids submission to the king.
The charter of Alexander king of Scotland made to Henrie the third.
The same in English.
A request made to the pope that he would vouchsafe to confirme the foresaid charter.
In English thus.
The tenor of the Popes grant.
Henrie, The third of that name, the eldest sonne of K. John, a child of the ageof nine yeres, began his reigne ouer the realme of England the ninetéenth day ofOctober, in the yeare of our Lord 1216, in the seuenth yeare of the emperour Frederikethe second, and in the 36 yeare of the reigne of Philip the second king of France.
Immediatlie after the death of his father king John, William Marshall earle of Penbroke,generall of his fathers armie, brought this yoong prince with his brother and sistersvnto Glocester, and there called a councell of all such lords as had taken part with kingJohn. Anon after it was once openlie knowne, that the sonnes and daughters of the latedeceassed prince were brought into a place of safetie, a great number of the lords andchéefe barons of the realme hasted thither (I meane not onelie such as had holden withking John, but also diuerse other, which vpon certeine knowledge had of his death, werenewlie reuolted from Lewes) in purpose to aid yoong king Henrie, to whome of rightthe crowne did apperteine.
Thither also came Vallo or Guallo the popes legat (an earnest defender of the kingscause) with Peter bishop of Winchester, & Jocelin bishop of Bath: also Ranulph earleof Chester, William Ferrers earle of Derbie, John Marshall, and Philip de Albenie, withdiuerse other lords and péeres of the relme, and a great number of abbats and priors, whoby and by fell to councell togither what waie should be best to take, for the good orderof things now in so doubtfull and perilous a time as this. The péeres of the realme beingthus assembled, William earle of Penbroke, bringing the yoong king into their presence,and setting him before them, spake these words following.