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Henry IV.

Henry IV. may be reckon'd K. from ye. time Richard was confin'd in ye. tower.

ye. Parlia. being met a commee was sent to Richard with an instrument for him to resign ye. Crown.

deletion Upon this he resign'd ye. Crown & /deletion addition Which he sign'd deletion unclear /deletion & at ye. same time /addition absolv'd all ye. Nation from their oaths of allegiance to him, & desir'd yt. ye. D. of Lancaster might succeed him.

Then ye. articles were drawn out in full against deletion unclear /deletion addition him /addition which Sentence was pass'd yt. He should be depos'd ^ deletion And unclear it as /deletion addition unclear underline public by /underline /addition ^ declar'd. deletion yt. ye. unclear being depos'd. /deletion

ye. D. of Lancaster then stood ^ addition up /addition & Laid Claim to ye. Crown, as being descended in Right line from Henry III.

Upon this all ye. Bish. & Lds, & all ye. States present agreed yt. He should be K. He was plac'd on ye. throne & ye. Archb. of Canterbury made a speech on ye. occasion. after which, ye. K. thank'd them for their choice of him.

yt. publick business might not stop he plac'd several Officers, & Justices & ^ addition it was /addition proclaim'd yt. deletion if /deletion He would have ye. Parlia. meet ye. Monday after ye. feast of St. Michael. & yt. he would be crown'd on ye. next Monday.

He made a Protestation for ye. shorting ye. day assign'd for ye. meeting of Parlia. yt. he did not mean ^ addition underline yt. hardly /underline /addition any prejudice shou'd come to ye. State by ye. K. deletion unclear /deletion yt. it shou'd be look'd upon as an Example for ye. future deletion unclear /deletion; but yt. it was done for ye. profit of ye. Realm; for to save ye. labour & expence of people, & yt. ye. grievances might be ye. sooner remedied.

Certain persons were sent to Richard to acquaint him yt. ye. Parlia admitted of his demission; & yt. they came to resign deletion unclear /deletion addition ye. /addition homage & fealty ^ addition which /addition they had formerly made to him.