_Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland_, by Raphael Holinshed and others, 1807 edition, Volume II of VI, Part 12 of 12. RICHARD II. |711| RICHARD THE SECOND, The Second Sonne to Edward Prince of Wales. [Sidenote: An. Reg. 1. 1377. _Fabian._ _Thom. Wals._ The Londoners sent to K. Richard, commending themselues to his fauour before y^e death of K. Edward.] RICHARD, the second of that name, and sonne to prince Edward, called the blacke prince, the sonne of king Edward the third, a child of the age of eleuen yeares, began to reign ouer the realme of England the two and twentith daie of Iune, in the yeare of the world 5344, of our Lord 1377, after the conquest 310, about the two and thirtith yeare of the emperour Charles the fourth, and in the fouretéenth yeare of Charles the fift king of France, and about the seuenth yeare of the reigne of Robert the |712| second king of Scotland: he was named Richard of Burdeaux, bicause he was borne at Burdeaux in Gascoigne, whilest his father ruled there. The day before it was vnderstood, that his grandfather king Edward was departed this life, being the one and twentith of Iune (on which daie neuerthelesse he deceassed) the citizens of London hauing certeine knowledge that he could not escape his sicknesse, sent certeine aldermen vnto Kingston, where the prince with his mother the princesse then laie, to declare vnto the said prince their readie good wils, to accept him for their lawfull king and gouernour, immediatlie after it should please God to call to his mercie his grandfather, being now past hope of recouerie of health. Wherefore they besought him, to haue their citie recommended vnto his good grace, and that it would please him to visit the same with his presence, sith they were readie in all sorts to honour and obeie him, and to spend both liues and goods in his cause, if need required. [Sidenote: Iohn Philpot. The duke of Lancaster & the Lōdoners submit their quarels to the kings order.]