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The conflict was more modern than medieval, says Carlson: the king needed money and the merchant-oligarchs of London balked at giving him theirs. By a series of extraordinary measures, Richard forced the citizens to submit, pay lavishly, and acknowledge their submission in a public ceremony in August 1392. Carmelite friar, apparently a confessor to John of Gaunt, celebrated the triumph by writing the Latin poem Concordia facta inter reem et cives Londonie . Related documents, and some features of the prosody and versification are appended to the facing pages of Latin and English. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
