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The Troublesome Raigne of Iohn King of England

with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions Base sonne (vulgarly named, The Bastard Fawconbridge) : also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey
 
Troublesome Raigne of Iohn King of England, with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions Base sonne (vulgarly named, The Bastard Fawconbridge): also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey.
 
To the Gentlemen Readers.

 
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To the Gentlemen Readers.

You that with friendly grace of smoothed brow
Haue entertaind the Scythian Tamburlaine,
And giuen applause vnto an Infidel:
Vouchsafe to welcome (with like curtesie)
A warlike Christian and your Countreyman.
For Christs true faith indur'd he many a storme,
And set himselfe against the Man of Rome,
Vntill base treason (by a damned wight)
Did all his former triumphs put to flight,
Accept of it (sweete Gentles) in good sort,
And thinke it was preparde for your disport.
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