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Richard II.

came to the throne when he was but eleven years old. The Duke of Lancaster & the Earl of Cambridge his two Uncles took the government of affairs into their till the parliament should unclear & name the Regents. They are greatly found fault with for their negligence in not preparing for addition altho /addition the truce with France had been exposd for about six months. They are also blam'd for not puting the coast in a state of defence. But nobody considerd that there must be money to do all this. And there was none because the deletion unclear /deletion Parliament had not yet met to voted the King a supply.

The Parliament met & made the King's 3 Uncles assisted by some Bishops & Lay-Lords Regents. They Par. also granted a supply which was put into the hands of 2 Citizens for fear the Regents should not spend it in the manner that was required by Par. Violence committed by the D. of Lancaster with regard to 2 knights. Gets the supply into his own hands. Prepares a fleet to defend the D. of Bretagne.