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{1} Richard II.

Richard II addition was but eleven when he /addition succeeded his Grandfather Edward III. deletion when he was eleven years old. /deletion

A Parlia. met upon his coming to ye. throne, at Westmin 1377. when ye. Archb. of Canterbury addition & /addition deletion made a Speech, ye. next day /deletion P. R. Scrope addition unclear the Lords & /additiondeletion spoke to ye. /deletion Commons deletion in ye. same manner as ye. Archb. unclear ye. day before spoke to ye. lords, saying /deletion yt. ye. K. had summon'd them deletion for /deletion to ask their advice how deletion his, unclear /deletion Nation's Enemies could be resisted, deletion & how if expence of it was to be unclear /deletion with ye. greatest ease to ye. people, & to ye. Honor & profit of ye. &

ye. Commons addition unclear /addition deletion unclear /deletion yt. some Lds & Bish. might consult with them on such weighty affairs, yt. it might be finish'd with dispatch. ye. K. agreed to it. Sir P. de la Mare was chosen Speaker of ye. Commons, ye. first yt. is on record.

He proposed several amendments in ye. Government. 1. yt. nine addition parliament men /addition deletion unclear /deletion ^ be added to ye. Council on account of the K. deletion unclear /deletion Youth, who addition might /addition deletion unclear /deletion be deletion unclear /deletion ye best able to keep unclear ye impending dangers, deletion who would diligently do their duty, & who unclear ye. unclear might have & who might /deletion & be ye. managers of ye. unclear to be given for ye. War.

2. yt. deletion they would please to place /deletion proper men addition might be placed /addition about ye. K. deletion who might also /deletion addition unclear /addition take care yt. his household deletion should /deletion be kept by ye. unclear of ye. Crown, & not by ye. subsidies granted for carrying on ye. war.

3. yt. all ye. laws should be observ'd, & yt. it should not be in ye. power of any about ye. K. to after them deletion ye. & yt. /deletion addition yt. they however deletion they would unclear /deletion did not mean to enfringe upon ye. /addition qalities or dignity of ye. K.

Ye. Lds & Bish. answer'd yt. they would among themselves consult about it, & in ye. mean time commanded ye. commons to refine addition accordingly /addition. a Council was appointed during ye. K. Minority deletion unclear /deletion. deletion Commons had requested; ye. unclear yt. all unclear might in their absence perform their unclear /deletion ye. Lds. did not choose to meddle with their Second request, thinking it hard upon ye. K. (unclear he was but eleven years old) to place any about him yt. shou'd not be