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Instead, let the Duke of Lancaster, who is the uncle of my
lord king, undertake this battle, and let our king grant to him
the scepter and the royal crown so that the Moorish king will not
be deceived and so that he may combat a true king."
Scarcely had the hermit spoken these last words when three dukes
sprang to their feet in great anger: the Duke of Gloucester, the
Duke of Bedford, and the Duke of Exeter. And they began to cry
loudly that they would not consent for the Duke of Lancaster to
enter into battle and be made king, because each of them was more
closely related to the king, and it was more just for them to do
battle than the Duke of Lancaster.
The king would not permit any further discussion, and he said:
"It is not my pleasure that any of you should take my place in
battle. Since I have accepted, I wish to carry it out alone."
A baron stood up and said the following:
"Sire, may Your Excellency forgive me for what I am about to say.
We will never consent to what Your Highness has said.


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