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Chester Chronicle aka Polychronicon of Ralph Higden is in Late Medieval Books.
Edward, Sonne of kynge Edwarde, after the conqueste the thrydde, of xv. yere in age, was crownede into kynge in the feste of the Purificacion of oure blissed Lady [2nd February 1327] at Westemynstre, his fader beynge in lyve and under kepynge. In the begynnynge of whom the erthe began to ʒiffe moche fruite, the aier temperance, the see tranquilite, the churche liberte.
Edward somme tyme kynge was broughte from Kenelworthe to the castelle of Berkeley, where he was sleyne with a hoote broche putte thro the secrete place posterialle. Wherefore mony peple say that he diede a martir and did mony miracles; neverthelesse kepynge in prison, vilenes and obprobrious dethe cause not a martir, but if the holynesse of lyfe afore be correspondent: for hit is welle and if þat vile dethe do aweʒ synne in hym and diminische his peyns. But women luffynge to goe in pilgremage encrease moche the rumor of suche veneracion, untille that a feble edifienge falle downe.