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henry_n earl_n henry_n hardly_o escape_v the_o duke_n of_o bri_n take_v displease_v at_o landose_n the_o honourable_a deal_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n come_v to_o earl_n henry_n john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n in_o great_a favour_n with_o henry_n bishop_n fox_n in_o great_a favour_n with_o king_n henry_n the_o preferment_n of_o bishop_n fox_n corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la college_n in_o oxford_n found_v by_o bishop_n fox_n king_n richard_n intend_v to_o match_v with_o his_o niece_n a_o subtle_a device_n many_o fair_a promise_n intend_v foul_a end_n queen_n elizabeth_n bring_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n edward_n five_o daughter_n deliver_v to_o the_o tyrant_n their_o uncle_n queen_n elizabeth_n send_v for_o the_o marquesse_n her_o son_n queen_n anne_n hinder_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n king_n richard_n feign_a sorrow_n sorrow_n of_o canterbury_n king_n richard_n refrain_v his_o queen_n bed_n a_o report_n give_v forth_o that_o queen_n anne_n be_v dead_a queen_n anne_n fear_v she_o own_o death_n her_o death_n and_o burial_n place_n