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margaret_n be_v then_o also_o dead_a and_o at_o that_o time_n he_o grant_v unto_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o his_o heir_n king_n of_o england_n the_o castle_n and_o whole_a lordship_n of_o lydel_n as_o well_o within_o the_o precinct_n of_o england_n as_o scotland_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o blanch_n relict_n of_o thomas_n lord_n waâ—e_n which_o castle_n and_o lordship_n come_v to_o he_o in_o right_n of_o the_o lady_n margaret_n his_o mother_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n wake_v of_o lydel_n but_o this_o hopeful_a young_a prince_n have_v just_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o william_n marquis_n of_o juliers_n depart_v this_o life_n without_o issue_n the_o year_n next_o follow_v in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n leave_v all_o his_o vast_a possession_n to_o his_o sister_n and_o heir_n the_o lady_n joan_n common_o call_v the_o fair_a maid_n of_o kent_n first_o espouse_v to_o william_n montagu_n second_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n of_o that_o name_n at_o 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chancery_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n and_o there_o to_o issue_v out_o writ_n under_o his_o own_o seal_n as_o well_o touch_v plea_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o other_o relate_v to_o the_o common_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n as_o also_o to_o enjoy_v all_o other_o liberty_n and_o regality_n belong_v to_o a_o county-palatine_a in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v know_v to_o have_v within_o that_o county_n the_o ten_o ibid._n ten_o ashmole_n ibid._n and_o fifteenths_fw-mi and_o all_o other_o payment_n grant_v by_o the_o clergy_n or_o canon_n and_o pardon_n for_o life_n and_o member_n to_o the_o king_n except_v thus_o the_o black-prince_n who_o be_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o henry_n plantagenet_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v the_o two_o first_o duke_n in_o england_n since_o the_o conquest_n by_o the_o grandeur_n of_o their_o name_n as_o well_o as_o birth_n and_o dignity_n do_v seem_v the_o worthy_a of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v 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maritime_a place_n in_o wales_n mr._n stow_n 251._o stow_n stow_z chron._n p._n 251._o say_v that_o at_o this_o time_n prince_n lionel_n of_o antwerp_n the_o king_n son_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n and_o john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o young_a brother_n earl_n of_o richmond_z but_o the_o former_a have_v not_o that_o title_n till_o etc._n till_o dagd_n 2_o vol._n p._n 167_o etc._n etc._n ten_o year_n after_o at_o what_o time_n he_o take_v to_o wife_n the_o heiress_n of_o ulster_n and_o the_o latter_a have_v his_o nine_o year_n before_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o 2._o the_o cart._n 16_o ed._n 3._o n._n 2._o record_n so_o knighton_n 26â—2_n knighton_n knighton_n p._n 26â—2_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lord_n robert_n hufford_n be_v now_o make_v earl_n of_o suffolk_n whereas_o he_o have_v be_v advance_v to_o that_o dignity_n no_o less_o than_o 47._o than_o dugd._n 2_o vol._n p._n 47._o fourteen_o year_n before_o but_o the_o lord_n ralph_n 5._o ralph_n dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 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in_o m.s._n rot._n par._n p._n 72._o 72._o 11._o &_o sr._n rob._n cotton_n abridgement_n p._n 74._o 74._o 11._o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la annam_n consideration_n of_o the_o great_a dearth_n of_o which_o yet_o the_o land_n be_v not_o whole_o free_v the_o king_n release_v one_o half_a of_o his_o provision_n appoint_v to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o purveyor_n and_o remedy_n be_v likewise_o take_v against_o labourer_n who_o require_v excessive_a wage_n as_o we_o partly_o intimate_v before_o as_o also_o against_o the_o pope_n reservation_n and_o those_o who_o be_v cast_v in_o the_o king_n court_n seek_v redress_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n then_o the_o commons_o petition_v that_o no_o man_n may_v be_v put_v to_o answer_v in_o what_o concern_v his_o freehold_a or_o whatever_o touch_v life_n limb_n or_o fine_a by_o his_o opposite_a before_o the_o council_n but_o by_o due_a process_n of_o law._n to_o this_o the_o king_n as_o 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the_o eve_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n or_o as_o some_o say_v 122._o say_v dugd._n warw._n p._n 165._o ex_fw-la esc_n 35._o ed._n 3._o p._n 1._o n._n 122._o on_o the_o tuesday_n after_o the_o say_a feast_n which_o that_o year_n fall_v on_o the_o 30_o of_o march._n england_n have_v less_o want_v he_o now_o that_o the_o war_n be_v end_v if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v as_o eminent_a for_o counsel_n in_o peace_n as_o he_o be_v remarkable_a for_o military_a performance_n he_o be_v only_o son_n to_o henry_n the_o tortocollo_a who_o be_v young_a brother_n and_o next_o heir_n to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n who_o be_v elder_a son_n to_o edmund_n surname_v crouchback_n second_o son_n to_o king_n henry_n iii_o of_o england_n and_o brother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o grandfather_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o this_o illustrious_a person_n in_o his_o life_n time_n do_v nothing_o degenerate_a from_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o england_n of_o which_o he_o 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mortimer_z earl_n of_o march_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n stafford_z and_z kent_z the_o lord_n edward_n spencer_n and_o the_o other_o english_a captain_n return_v also_o for_o england_n but_o the_o lord_n spencer_n present_o upon_o his_o return_n fall_v grievous_o ill_a wherefore_o he_o begin_v to_o dispose_v himself_o for_o another_o world_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n 89._o thing_n dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 396._o ex_fw-la libro_fw-la sudbury_n dicto_fw-la fol._n 89._o make_v his_o testament_n which_o bear_v date_n at_o lanblethian_n a_o castle_n of_o he_o in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n upon_o the_o six_o of_o november_n anno_fw-la 1375._o wherein_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o abbey_n of_o tewksbury_n in_o glocestershire_n near_o his_o ancestor_n on_o the_o south_n part_n and_o give_v to_o the_o lady_n elizabeth_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v daughter_n to_o the_o lord_n bartholomew_n burwash_n his_o great_a bed_n of_o camaka-blew_n with_o griffon_n as_o 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good_a castle_n in_o wales_n and_o twenty_o three_o manor_n beside_o the_o country_n of_o lantrissan_n glamorgan_n and_o wenceland_n with_o the_o county_n of_o galesy_n and_o it_o appear_v that_o hugh_n the_o elder_a have_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o fall_n no_o less_o than_o fifty_o nine_o lordship_n in_o sundry_a county_n twenty_o eight_o thousand_o sheep_n one_o thousand_o ox_n and_o steer_n one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o kine_n with_o their_o calf_n and_o forty_o mare_n with_o their_o colt_n of_o two_o year_n one_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o draught_n horse_n two_o thousand_o hog_n three_o thousand_o bullock_n forty_o tun_n of_o wine_n six_o hundred_o bacon_n fourscore_o carcase_n of_o martinmas_n beef_n six_o hundred_o mutton_n in_o his_o larder_n ten_o tun_n of_o cider_n armour_n plate_n jewel_n and_o ready_a money_n better_o than_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n thirty_o six_o sack_n of_o wool_n and_o a_o library_n of_o book_n vi_o about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v send_v into_o scotland_n by_o commission_n from_o king_n edward_n the_o lord_n 236._o lord_n dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 236._o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n the_o lord_n guy_n de_fw-fr brian_n and_o the_o lord_n henry_n scroop_n of_o masham_n to_o treat_v with_o william_n earl_n of_o douglas_n and_o other_o appoint_v by_o robert_n stuart_n king_n of_o scotland_n touch_v the_o restitution_n of_o those_o land_n which_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o truce_n former_o make_v do_v belong_v to_o england_n and_o 658._o and_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 658._o for_o settle_v all_o thing_n amiss_o which_o have_v fell_a out_o contrary_a to_o the_o truce_n and_o agreement_n make_v between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n vii_o now_o when_o the_o truce_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v be_v thus_o make_v at_o bruges_n be_v to_o continue_v for_o one_o whole_a year_n unto_o the_o first_o of_o april_n 1376._o between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n and_o their_o ally_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n on_o the_o other_o swear_v to_o uphold_v the_o same_o and_o that_o at_o the_o feast_n of_o all-saint_n next_o come_v they_o will_v return_v again_o to_o bruges_n in_o order_n to_o treat_v further_o about_o prolong_v the_o truce_n or_o complete_n a_o peace_n each_o party_n be_v permit_v to_o hold_v and_o enjoy_v every_o thing_n which_o at_o that_o time_n they_o have_v in_o possession_n until_o the_o say_v first_o of_o april_n from_o this_o latter_a clause_n the_o english_a conclude_v that_o st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n will_v be_v secure_a but_o the_o frenchman_n who_o always_o get_v the_o advantage_n of_o they_o by_o treaty_n resolve_v that_o the_o first_o covenant_n shall_v take_v place_n of_o the_o latter_a at_o whitsuntide_n therefore_o which_o be_v the_o time_n appoint_v that_o the_o garrison_n of_o st._n saviour_n be_v to_o yield_v unless_o rescue_v by_o their_o friend_n the_o french_a king_n send_v 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take_v part_n with_o he_o all_o fine_n and_o ransom_n whatsoever_o according_o we_o find_v that_o soon_o 60._o soon_o knighton_n p._n 2558._o n._n 60._o after_o upon_o the_o fame_n of_o mortimer_n fall_v and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o pardon_n sr._n thomas_n lord_n wake_v hugh_n lord_n audely_n henry_n lord_n beaumond_n sr._n thomas_n rosselin_n sr._n william_n trussel_n sr._n thomas_n withers_n and_o the_o rest_n who_o mortimer_n power_n have_v force_v beyond_o the_o sea_n return_v from_o france_n to_o london_n where_o they_o be_v receive_v as_o become_v their_o loyalty_n be_v by_o the_o king_n free_o restore_v to_o all_o their_o land_n honour_n and_o possession_n the_o etc._n the_o m.s._n p._n 11._o 11._o 10._o sr._n rob._n cotton_n etc._n etc._n mayor_n of_o london_n complain_v that_o some_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o lancaster_n company_n be_v now_o pardon_v do_v threaten_v such_o of_o the_o citizen_n as_o have_v before_o resist_v they_o the_o king_n thereupon_o command_v that_o neither_o party_n shall_v presume_v to_o seek_v any_o revenge_n on_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n edmund_z the_o 3._o the_o the_o 11._o parl._n anno_fw-la 4._o ed._n 3._o p._n 1._o m._n s._n ibid._n ibid._n 12._o paten_n 5._o ed._n 3._o elder_a son_n of_o edmund_n late_a earl_n of_o kent_n and_z margaret_z his_o mother_n countess_z of_o kent_z by_o their_o several_a petition_n require_v that_o the_o record_v make_v against_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o kent_n may_v be_v for_o the_o error_n therein_o whole_o reverse_v whereupon_o the_o king_n restore_v the_o say_a edmund_n the_o son_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o land_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n his_o father_n whereof_o he_o die_v seize_v in_o fee_n with_o dower_n to_o the_o countess_n save_v to_o the_o king_n the_o keep_v and_o wardship_n of_o the_o same_o during_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o say_v edmund_n the_o son._n and_o to_o put_v cotton_n put_v put_v 13._o &_o sr._n rob._n cotton_n a_o stop_n to_o all_o malicious_a and_o perjure_a informer_n as_o well_o as_o to_o give_v a_o public_a security_n to_o man_n mind_n it_o be_v now_o enact_v that_o no_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n nor_o other_o person_n who_o have_v any_o way_n assist_v in_o procure_v the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v edmund_n late_a earl_n of_o kent_n shall_v hereafter_o be_v impeach_v thereof_o except_v only_o the_o foresay_a earl_n of_o march_n sr._n simon_n bereford_n sr._n john_n maltravers_n senior_a sr._n bogo_n of_o bayonne_n and_o sr._n john_n etc._n john_n in_o m.s._n bervervil_n per_fw-la incatiam_fw-la amanuensis_fw-la apud_fw-la sr._n rob._n cotton_n berveroile_n etc._n etc._n daverill_n here_o 7._o here_o m.s._n p._n 12._o 12._o 14._o &_o sr._n rob._n cotton_n p._n 7._o richard_n fitz-alan_n elder_a son_n of_o edmund_n late_a earl_n of_o arundel_n who_o by_o the_o queen_n mother_n have_v be_v behead_v
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to_o the_o crown_n and_o save_v to_o the_o king_n all_o such_o additional_a land_n as_o be_v too_o lavish_o give_v to_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o arundel_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o nor_o be_v the_o young_a king_n at_o this_o time_n unmindful_a of_o those_o who_o faithful_a friendship_n have_v thus_o assert_v his_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o over-awing_a tyranny_n of_o his_o enemy_n for_o in_o this_o parliament_n cotton_n parliament_n m.s._n m.s._n 15._o &_o sr_n rob._n cotton_n he_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n william_n montagu_n for_o his_o loyal_a service_n against_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o march_n and_o his_o favourer_n the_o general_n entail_v of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o for_o one_o thousand_o mark_n thereof_o both_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o manor_n of_o denbigh_n and_o the_o cantred_n of_o roos_n rewyinoc_n and_o kaermer_n with_o the_o commot_n of_o dinmal_a and_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o north_n wales_n all_o late_a belong_v to_o roger_n earl_n of_o march_n moreover_o he_o grant_v unto_o he_o the_o castle_n of_o shireburne_n in_o dorsetshire_n with_o the_o custom_n of_o ale_n and_o beer_n in_o that_o place_n on_o the_o like_a consideration_n etc._n consideration_n consideration_n 16._o etc._n etc._n he_o grant_v unto_o sr._n edward_n bohun_n who_o be_v vice-constable_n under_o his_o elder_a brother_n the_o earl_n of_o essex_n and_o prove_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o broach_v this_o matter_n as_o well_o as_o a_o resolute_a assistant_n in_o it_o four_o hundred_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o general_n entail_v together_o 184._o together_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 184._o with_o the_o lordship_n of_o vphavene_n and_o send_v in_o wiltshire_n to_o hold_v to_o himself_o and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n lawful_o beget_v further_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v unto_o sr._n robert_n hufford_n there_o hundred_o mark_n in_o special_a entail_v 47._o entail_v dugd._n 2_o vol._n p._n 47._o with_o a_o grant_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o causton_n and_o fakenhambden_n in_o fee_n beside_o a_o grant_v for_o life_n of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o orford_n in_o suffolk_n as_o also_o another_o in_o tail_n special_a of_o the_o manor_n of_o gravesend_n in_o kent_n burgh_n and_o coffesey_n in_o norfolk_n and_o two_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o gesting-thorp_a in_o essex_n last_o to_o sr._n john_n nevil_n 12._o nevil_n nevil_n 16._o p._n 12._o of_o horneby_n he_o grant_v 200_o mark_n in_o tail_n special_a and_o to_o other_o other_o reward_n proportionable_o in_o a_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n hold_v before_o the_o king_n this_o parliament_n etc._n parliament_n m._n s._n ibid._n 4.12_o 4.12_o 17._o &_o 18._o sr_n rob._n cotton_n etc._n etc._n thomas_n lord_n barkley_n in_o who_o castle_n as_o we_o show_v before_o the_o old_a king_n have_v be_v murder_v be_v arraign_v for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n for_o 356._o for_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 356._o that_o the_o say_a king_n have_v be_v commit_v by_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n lord_n barkley_n with_o a_o allowance_n of_o five_o pound_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la for_o his_o expense_n that_o notwithstanding_o soon_o after_o he_o be_v inhuman_o murder_v in_o the_o say_a castle_n to_o which_o the_o say_v thomas_n say_v that_o be_v force_v to_o resign_v his_o castle_n and_o charge_n to_o john_n lord_n maltravers_n and_o to_o thomas_n gournay_n knight_n he_o retire_v to_o his_o manor_n house_n at_o bradley_n that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n he_o lay_v sick_a at_o bradley_n and_o be_v not_o within_o the_o castle_n of_o barkley_n nor_o be_v wit_v nor_o consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n and_o so_o he_o put_v himself_o upon_o the_o trial_n of_o twelve_o knight_n his_o peer_n who_o name_n be_v there_o record_v and_o by_o who_o the_o say_v sr._n thomas_n be_v find_v not_o guilty_a he_o not_o have_v flee_v nor_o withdraw_v himself_o thereupon_o but_o only_o that_o he_o have_v resign_v his_o castle_n upon_o peremptory_a command_n to_o sr._n thomas_n gournay_n and_o sr._n william_n ogle_n who_o then_o and_o there_o do_v murder_n the_o say_a king_n edward_n the_o second_o upon_o all_o which_o tho'_o he_o be_v acquit_v in_o parliament_n yet_o there_o 357._o there_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 357._o be_v some_o circumstance_n which_o make_v it_o very_o suspicious_a that_o he_o be_v at_o least_o a_o favourer_n of_o the_o action_n as_o his_o connive_n at_o gournay_n therein_o and_o shelter_v he_o private_o for_o a_o while_n after_o several_a other_o be_v now_o restore_v to_o their_o land_n and_o release_v of_o those_o forfeiture_n impose_v on_o they_o by_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o march_n as_o sr._n 19_o sr._n m.s._n p._n 13._o 13._o 19_o ebulo_n le_fw-fr strange_n of_o knoke_v and_o his_o lady_n alice_n who_o be_v daughter_n to_o henry_n lascey_n once_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o first_o wife_n to_o thomas_n late_a earl_n of_o lancaster_n these_o have_v land_n restore_v to_o they_o to_o the_o yearly_o value_v of_o 1200_o mark_n and_o sr._n william_n 20._o william_n william_n 20._o lord_n zouch_n of_o mortimer_n with_o his_o lady_n eleanor_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o land_n in_o glamorgan_n or_o morganow_v in_o wales_n for_o avoid_v other_o inconvenience_n that_o may_v arise_v from_o private_a distaste_n the_o king_n enjoin_v the_o new_a earl_n 24._o earl_n earl_n 24._o of_o arundel_n to_o pardon_v sr._n john_n charlton_n lord_n of_o powis_n and_o son_n in_o law_n to_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o march_n who_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o apprehend_v his_o father_n edmund_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o command_v they_o both_o henceforth_o to_o keep_v the_o peace_n mutual_o it_o be_v also_o enact_v 26._o enact_v enact_v 26._o that_o william_n lord_n montagu_n and_o all_o other_o with_o he_o at_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o march_n and_o other_o in_o nottingham_n since_o what_o they_o do_v be_v authorize_v by_o the_o king_n command_n shall_v be_v whole_o acquit_v thereof_o and_o of_o all_o murder_n and_o felony_n there_o do_v from_o whence_o we_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o the_o b._n the_o ant._n weed'_v antiqu._n oxon._n l._n 1._o p._n 176._o b._n law_n of_o england_n do_v so_o abhor_v murder_n and_o bloodshed_n that_o even_o he_o who_o spill_v blood_n tho'_o in_o his_o own_o most_o just_a defence_n nay_o tho'_o in_o his_o king_n behalf_n and_o at_o his_o command_n seem_v yet_o in_o a_o manner_n to_o stand_v in_o some_o need_n of_o a_o pardon_n from_o the_o king_n before_o he_o can_v be_v full_o restore_v to_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n several_a other_o just_a gracious_a and_o profitable_a thing_n be_v do_v this_o session_n but_o these_o shall_v suffice_v as_o be_v the_o chief_a nor_o can_v i_o be_v less_o large_a unless_o i_o shall_v have_v leave_v out_o many_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o clear_v the_o story_n and_o 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the_o king_n either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o of_o themselves_o be_v full_o resolve_v but_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o age_n wish_v the_o king_n to_o advise_v first_o with_o the_o pope_n and_o also_o with_o the_o french_a king_n both_o which_o befriend_v king_n david_n of_o scotland_n and_o concern_v themselves_o in_o his_o matter_n however_o king_n edward_n be_v so_o far_o from_o either_o violate_v the_o peace_n first_o or_o even_o when_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o scot_n from_o precipitate_v himself_o into_o a_o war_n that_o tho'_o the_o french_a king_n do_v open_o abett_v the_o scot_n and_o the_o pope_n do_v abett_v france_n as_o palpable_o yet_o he_o follow_v this_o counsel_n for_o we_o find_v that_o about_o this_o time_n among_o other_o 36._o other_o philipet_n catal_a chanceli_n p._n 36._o he_o send_v this_o same_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n into_o france_n concern_v these_o affair_n of_o who_o this_o be_v observable_a that_o be_v then_o lord_n chancellor_n he_o do_v not_o as_o afterward_o cardinal_n woolsey_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o viii_o presumptuous_o carry_v the_o great_a seal_n with_o he_o beyond_o the_o sea_n but_o leave_v it_o in_o his_o absence_n with_o those_o who_o both_o can_v and_o will_v be_v responsible_a for_o it_o during_o his_o abode_n in_o france_n and_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o do_v the_o ibid._n the_o m._n s._n &_o sr._n rob._n cotton_n ibid._n commons_o have_v all_o leave_n to_o depart_v but_o the_o lord_n be_v command_v to_o attend_v the_o next_o day_n at_o which_o time_n the_o king_n dissolve_v the_o parliament_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o parliament_n sit_v commandment_n be_v give_v to_o the_o mayor_n of_o york_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n in_o full_a parliament_n to_o see_v the_o king_n peace_n keep_v in_o the_o same_o city_n and_o the_o suburb_n thereof_o and_o to_o arrest_v they_o that_o do_v the_o contrary_n also_o that_o proclamation_n against_o 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fresh_a quarrel_n against_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n son_n who_o the_o pope_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v make_v emperor_n beside_o 363._o beside_o pe._n elii_fw-la &_o lumpadu_fw-la mellific_n hist_o parâ—_n 3._o p._n 363._o he_o doubt_v what_o inextricable_a difficulty_n he_o may_v undergo_v if_o italy_n shall_v prove_v refractory_a to_o he_o he_o also_o fear_v not_o a_o little_a the_o avarice_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v but_o hist_o but_o co._n per_n hist_o especial_o because_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o at_o that_o time_n whether_o by_o right_n or_o by_o wrong_n the_o emperor_n be_v indeed_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n which_o king_n edward_n be_v resolve_v never_o to_o be_v for_o all_o these_o reason_n the_o king_n of_o england_n entertain_v the_o german_n with_o due_a honour_n but_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v so_o great_a a_o burden_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n till_o he_o have_v get_v the_o crown_n of_o france_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o in_o peaceable_a possession_n and_o according_o the_o next_o spring_n maii._n spring_n ashmole_n garter_n p._n 656._o ex_fw-la claus_n 22._o ed._n 3._o m._n 22._o dorsc_n 10_o maii._n he_o send_v unto_o the_o prince_n elector_n sr._n hugh_n nevile_n and_o ivo_n de_fw-fr glynton_n canon_n of_o st._n paul_n london_n with_o a_o full_a declaration_n of_o his_o intention_n which_o contain_v a_o formal_a refusal_n of_o that_o imperial_a dignity_n but_o not_o without_o many_o great_a thanks_o for_o the_o honour_n they_o have_v design_v he_o and_o withal_o 218._o withal_o sleidâ—n_fw-fr de_fw-fr mâ—ntrchirs_n l._n 3._o p._n 218._o he_o promise_v to_o do_v unto_o the_o sacred_a empire_n all_o the_o good_a office_n that_o he_o may_v upon_o this_o refusal_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elector_n proceed_v but_o not_o so_o unanimous_o to_o another_o election_n for_o some_o 362._o some_o lâ—â—tprand_fw-fr c._n 44._o &_o lampadius_n meaâ—fc_n hist_o pars_fw-la 3._o p._n 362._o choose_v frederick_n marquis_n of_o misnia_n and_o other_o gunter_n earl_n of_o negromont_n but_o the_o one_o be_v bribe_v off_o and_o the_o other_o dispatch_v by_o poison_n charles_n of_o luxemburgh_n king_n of_o bohemia_n the_o pope_n creature_n prevail_v and_o be_v emperor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charles_n iu._n on_o the_o a_o the_o i_o â—â—ici_fw-la chron._n tech._n ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la a_o 8_o of_o february_n this_o year_n john_n cantacuzenus_n tutor_n to_o john_n palaeologus_n emperor_n of_o greece_n seize_v on_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o on_o the_o 13_o of_o may_n follow_v be_v crown_v emperor_n in_o the_o palace_n together_o with_o his_o lady_n at_o which_o time_n he_o create_v his_o son_n matthew_n despote_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o on_o the_o 21_o of_o the_o same_o month_n give_v his_o daughter_n helena_n cantacuzena_n in_o marriage_n to_o his_o pupil_n and_o fellow-emperour_n who_o be_v then_o about_o 15_o year_n of_o age._n on_o the_o 355._o the_o pitsrus_n de_fw-fr illusir_n angl._n s_o ripter_n p._n 45â—_n &_o lampad_a n_z meilific_n hist_o p._n 355._o 10_o of_o april_n there_o die_v william_n oceam_n a_o english_a monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n and_o a_o most_o famous_a both_o philosopher_n and_o divine_a who_o among_o many_o other_o learned_a work_n maintain_v by_o writing_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v above_o the_o pope_n on_o occasion_n of_o the_o pope_n pretence_n at_o that_o time_n against_o lewis_n of_o bavaria_n wherefore_o be_v also_o excommunicate_v he_o have_v his_o recourse_n to_o the_o say_v lewis_n and_o say_v o_o emperor_n do_v you_o defend_v i_o with_o your_o sword_n and_o i_o will_v defend_v you_o with_o the_o word_n another_o learned_a countryman_n of_o we_o 456._o we_o pitsius_fw-la ibid._n p._n 456._o decease_v also_o about_o this_o time_n namely_o walter_n hemingford_n a_o regular_a canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austen_n in_o the_o monastery_n of_o gisborne_n in_o yorkshire_n who_o in_o a_o tolerable_a good_a style_n with_o great_a care_n and_o equal_a fidelity_n write_v a_o history_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o a_o chronicle_n of_o our_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o as_o far_o as_o nature_n give_v he_o leave_v i_o shall_v only_o here_o add_v one_o short_a case_n of_o law_n which_o for_o its_o use_n may_v seem_v not_o unworthy_a of_o memory_n that_o a_o prohibition_n 46._o prohibition_n 21_o ed._n 3._o râ—t_fw-la 46._o be_v this_o year_n send_v to_o dr._n william_n bateman_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n he_o presume_v to_o excommunicate_v the_o party_n that_o bring_v the_o writ_n whereupon_o a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n be_v bring_v upon_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o the_o whole_a matter_n set_v forth_o so_o that_o a_o bill_n be_v find_v against_o he_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o his_o temporality_n shall_v be_v seize_v till_o he_o have_v full_o absolve_v the_o party_n and_o satisfy_v the_o king_n for_o the_o contempt_n chapter_n the_o seven_o ix_o an._n dom._n 1348._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xxii_o francia_fw-la ix_o the_o content_n i._o the_o glory_n and_o prosperity_n of_o king_n edward_n and_o his_o people_n hurtful_a to_o the_o nation_n ii_o king_n edward_n hold_v a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n iii_o and_o just_n and_o tourneament_n in_o divers_a place_n iu._n how_o avignon_n in_o provence_n come_v first_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n v._o king_n philip_n of_o valois_n and_o king_n edward_n of_o england_n can_v cure_v the_o king_n evil_a a_o order_n concern_v the_o king_n purveyor_n vi_o the_o truce_n between_o england_n and_o france_n prorogue_v for_o another_o year_n vii_o king_n edward_n solemnize_v the_o translation_n of_o st._n thomas_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n with_o some_o account_n of_o his_o life_n etc._n etc._n viii_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n do_v homage_n to_o king_n edward_n but_o afterward_o enter_v flanders_n
forest_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n sudden_o slay_v by_o his_o own_o cousin_n and_o godson_n william_n douglas_n the_o son_n of_o archimbald_n douglas_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sr._n alexander_n ramsey_n while_o thus_o scotland_n and_o especial_o the_o family_n of_o the_o douglass_n be_v miserable_o divide_v in_o itself_o england_n and_o the_o court_n of_o king_n edward_n flourish_v with_o honour_n peace_n and_o unity_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o england_n laudable_o contend_v to_o outvie_v one_o another_o in_o martial_a worth_n and_o bravery_n at_o canterbury_n and_o eltham_n in_o kent_n at_o london_n westminster_n winchester_n lincoln_n windsor_n and_o other_o place_n be_v hold_v several_a great_a and_o magnificent_a just_n and_o tourneament_n henry_n 245._o henry_n stow_n p._n 245._o earl_n of_o lancaster_n hold_v a_o little_a after_o easter_n a_o solemn_a hastilude_n at_o lincoln_n where_o be_v present_a with_o isabel_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n his_o countess_n many_o great_a 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countess_n of_o provence_n in_o france_n sell_v all_o the_o county_n of_o venaisin_n together_o with_o the_o city_n of_o avignon_n to_o pope_n clement_n vi_o for_o the_o sum_n of_o 80000_o florin_n of_o gold_n of_o florence_n which_o say_v place_n tho'_o margine_v tho'_o mezerdy_o ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la ann_n in_o margine_v some_o say_v the_o money_n be_v never_o pay_v belong_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o this_o day_n how_o charles_n two_o king_n of_o naples_n have_v first_o a_o right_a to_o venaisin_n from_o king_n philip_n the_o fair_a who_o give_v it_o unto_o he_o ano_fw-la 1290_o upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o charles_n de_fw-fr valois_n his_o brother_n with_o margaret_z the_o daughter_n of_o that_o king_n this_o be_v all_o well_o know_v but_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o this_o sale_n i_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o queen_n joan_n necessity_n of_o which_o the_o pope_n make_v his_o advantage_n not_o be_v so_o vulgar_o understand_v we_o shall_v brief_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o very_a etc._n very_a peireskias_fw-la apud_fw-la petrum_fw-la gassendum_fw-la in_o vitá_fw-la illiuâ—_fw-la p._n 143._o etc._n etc._n judicious_a and_o learned_a gentleman_n declare_v it_o in_o this_o place_n in_o the_o year_n 1209_o raymund_n the_o three_o earl_n of_o tholouse_n be_v a_o fautor_n of_o the_o albâ—genses_n who_o be_v account_v heretic_n and_o as_o be_v think_v chief_o concern_v in_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o pope_n legate_n be_v now_o a_o second_o time_n excommunicate_v by_o pope_n innocent_n iii_o from_o which_o time_n he_o begin_v to_o be_v despoil_v of_o his_o territory_n till_o little_a or_o nothing_o be_v leave_v entire_a so_o that_o 19_o year_n after_o it_o be_v thus_o agree_v at_o paris_n that_o to_o alphonso_n the_o son_n of_o raymund_n shall_v fall_v only_o the_o city_n itself_o of_o tholouse_n with_o a_o few_o appurtenanee_n that_o the_o other_o place_n beyond_o the_o rhosne_fw-fr shall_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n but_o whatever_o be_v by_o 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marquis_n of_o juliers_n but_o die_v now_o without_o issue_n as_o we_o have_v say_v so_o that_o his_o sister_n joan_n common_o call_v the_o fair_a maid_n of_o kent_n be_v at_o that_o time_n 3._o time_n dugd._n 2_o vol._n p_o 94._o &_o sandford_n p._n 215._o ex_fw-la inquisitione_n câ—pta_fw-la 13_o febr._fw-la 27_o ed._n 3._o 24_o year_n old_a and_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o lord_n thomas_n holland_n be_v find_v his_o next_o heir_n and_o in_o she_o right_o the_o say_v sr._n thomas_n become_v earl_n of_o kent_n it_o be_v remember_v 279._o remember_v stew_n survey_n of_o london_n p._n 279._o that_o two_o fishmonger_n be_v this_o year_n behead_v at_o the_o standard_n in_o cheapside_n london_n tho'_o their_o offence_n be_v not_o record_v wherefore_o i_o only_o mention_v it_o to_o show_v how_o more_o mild_a and_o humane_a tho'_o withal_o seldom_o the_o execution_n be_v under_o this_o prince_n government_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o butcherly_a dismembring_n use_v during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n philip_n of_o valois_n his_o adversary_n chapter_n the_o twelfth_n fourteen_o an._n dom._n 1353._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xxvii_o francia_fw-la fourteen_o the_o content_n i._o a_o hard_a winter_n storm_n drought_n and_o dearth_n ii_o a_o riot_n in_o chester_n the_o black-prince_n munisicence_n iii_o king_n edward_n find_v a_o college_n at_o westminster_n iv_o a_o treaty_n with_o scotland_n v._o a_o treaty_n and_o truce_n with_o france_n vi_o a_o parliament_n with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n summon_v thereto_o etc._n etc._n vii_o another_o parliament_n wherein_o roger_n mortimer_n and_o richard_n fitz-alan_n be_v full_o restore_v viii_o a_o treaty_n at_o avignon_n which_o beget_v a_o short_a truce_n ix_o the_o foundation_n of_o trinity_n hall_n in_o cambridge_n x._o a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o town_n and_o university_n of_o oxford_n xi_o two_o friar_n burn_v at_o avignon_n a_o three_o recant_v at_o paris_n i._o this_o year_n 224._o year_n knighton_n p._n 2607._o n._n 10._o &_o walsingh_n hist_o p._n 161._o &_o m.s._n vet_z angl._n in_o bibl._n c.c.c._n cantab._n c._n 224._o begin_v with_o a_o terrible_a long_a hard_a and_o cold_a winter_n which_o endure_v with_o extreme_a rigour_n from_o the_o 6_o of_o december_n till_o the_o 12_o of_o march_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o a_o furious_a hurricane_a or_o tempest_n of_o wind_n the_o like_a whereof_o have_v not_o be_v see_v in_o england_n for_o it_o tear_v up_o the_o cover_n and_o lead_n of_o church_n overthrow_v mill_n and_o wall_n and_o tree_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o do_v exceed_v much_o mischief_n in_o sundry_a place_n beside_o which_o there_o happen_v a_o unusual_a drought_n ibid._n drought_n m.s._n id_fw-la ibid._n so_o that_o from_o march_n to_o july_n little_a or_o no_o moisture_n fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o all_o manner_n of_o seed_n be_v corrupt_v there_o ensue_v a_o great_a dearth_n of_o corn_n and_o other_o grain_n and_o fruit_n insomuch_o that_o england_n which_o be_v always_o before_o sufficient_a for_o itself_o be_v now_o fain_o to_o seek_v assistance_n from_o other_o country_n which_o thing_n be_v know_v to_o william_n of_o bavaria_n earl_n of_o hainalt_n holland_n and_o zealand_n and_o son_n in_o law_n to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n out_o of_o his_o hearty_a love_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n he_o send_v several_a ship_n lade_v with_o fine_a wheat_n to_o london_n to_o the_o great_a refreshment_n of_o the_o people_n and_o soon_o 254._o soon_o stow_n p._n 254._o after_o be_v bring_v great_a quantity_n of_o corn_n from_o ireland_n which_o be_v distribute_v to_o several_a port-town_n and_o mercate-place_n of_o the_o land_n be_v a_o timely_a assuagement_n of_o the_o dearth_n and_o a_o kind_a relief_n to_o the_o poor_a people_n especial_o and_o then_o also_o by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o ibid._n other_o walse_v ibid._n there_o be_v a_o general_a scarcity_n of_o mineral_n as_o iron_n lead_v brass_n
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the_o prince_n expedition_n v._o king_n edward_n go_v into_o france_n obtain_v a_o truce_n and_o return_n into_o england_n vi_o barwick_n take_v by_o the_o scot_n vii_o a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n viii_o a_o parliament_n at_o paris_n ix_o the_o birth_n of_o prince_n thomas_n of_o woodstock_n the_o city_n of_o nantes_n in_o bretagne_n take_v and_o recover_v a_o strange_a malady_n of_o aversion_n from_o company_n the_o death_n of_o peter_n lord_n mauley_n the_o five_o of_o that_o name_n i._o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o combat_n that_o be_v to_o have_v be_v perform_v between_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o brunswick_n we_o mention_v among_o other_o thing_n how_o extraordinary_a kind_n his_o young_a kinsman_n charles_n king_n of_o navarre_n be_v then_o unto_o he_o now_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o prince_n come_v to_o paris_n at_o that_o time_n be_v to_o marry_v the_o lady_n jane_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o king_n john_n de_fw-fr valois_n but_o sure_o whatever_o 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from_o proffer_v any_o equivalent_a by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n in_o that_o point_n whereupon_o the_o navarrois_n retire_v discontent_v into_o his_o earldom_n of_o eureux_fw-fr in_o normandy_n and_o 673._o and_o gaguin_n frois_n c._n 154._o meâ—eray_n &_o paul._n aemyl_n p._n 184._o &_o du_n chesne_n p._n 673._o there_o understanding_n that_o the_o constable_n be_v then_o in_o his_o castle_n in_o the_o town_n de_fw-fr l'aigle_n he_o enterprise_v a_o design_n as_o bold_a as_o execrable_a for_o on_o the_o six_o of_o january_n take_v unto_o he_o certain_a arm_a knight_n he_o cause_v they_o to_o scale_v the_o castle_n early_o about_o break_v of_o day_n and_o there_o by_o they_o the_o constable_n be_v murder_v in_o his_o bed._n this_o do_v he_o avow_v the_o fact_n by_o justify_v himself_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o king_n john_n and_o his_o council_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n tho'_o be_v the_o king_n son-in-law_n he_o endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o his_o favour_n yet_o either_o to_o secure_v himself_o against_o the_o worst_a or_o by_o make_v himself_o formidable_a to_o extort_v a_o pardon_n he_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o make_v muster_n in_o fortify_v his_o castle_n and_o invite_v several_a neighbour_n prince_n to_o a_o league_n against_o france_n and_o althô_o a_o treaty_n of_o reconcilement_n have_v be_v begin_v and_o to_o all_o seem_a appearance_n establish_v by_o that_o time_n between_o the_o french_a king_n and_o he_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o yet_o when_o he_o hear_v how_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v as_o we_o show_v in_o the_o precede_a year_n at_o the_o court_n of_o avignon_n a._n avignon_n frois_fw-fr c._n 154._o fol._n 76._o a._n he_o also_o make_v shift_n to_o get_v thither_o where_o secret_o he_o 90_o he_o m.s._n ret_o par._n p._n 85._o n._n 6._o sr._n rob._n cotton_n p._n 90_o confer_v with_o his_o cousin_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n at_o which_o time_n he_o complain_v to_o the_o say_a duke_n of_o several_a damage_n do_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o french_a king_n and_o give_v he_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v most_o willing_o enter_v into_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o for_o assurance_n of_o the_o same_o will_v endeavour_v when_o the_o truce_n be_v once_o end_v to_o join_v he_o at_o jersey_n with_o all_o the_o power_n he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o raise_v and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n he_o 255._o he_o stâ—â—_n p._n 255._o send_v among_o other_o his_o uncle_n giles_n of_o champagne_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n with_o letter_n hearty_o beseech_v he_o to_o come_v into_o normandy_n with_o all_o speed_n to_o his_o aid_n and_o defence_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o serve_v king_n edward_n against_o all_o men._n the_o duke_n according_o with_o the_o king_n leave_v â—â—9_n leave_v 〈◊〉_d p._n â—â—9_n gather_v a_o great_a navy_n together_o which_o be_v rig_v and_o make_v ready_a at_o rutherhive_n alias_o radriffe_n be_v furnish_v 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the_o french_a king_n but_o hear_v now_o certain_a news_n of_o that_o king_n reconciliation_n with_o france_n he_o return_v home_o again_o to_o the_o king_n his_o master_n ii_o now_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o this_o navarrois_n prince_n we_o shall_v here_o remember_v what_o we_o promise_v a_o little_a before_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o first_o reconcilement_n which_o be_v this_o when_o king_n john_n see_v by_o his_o levy_v of_o man_n and_o otherwise_o that_o despair_n of_o pardon_n may_v drive_v he_o to_o desperate_a course_n prejudicial_a to_o he_o and_o his_o realm_n especial_o in_o this_o doubtful_a juncture_n he_o think_v to_o dissemble_v the_o matter_n and_o by_o flattery_n to_o bring_v he_o within_o his_o power_n but_o 1354._o but_o frois_fw-fr c._n 154._o f._n 75._o etc._n etc._n mezeray_fw-fr p._n 40._o add_v a_o 1354._o this_o jealous_a prince_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v allure_v to_o come_v to_o paris_n till_o he_o have_v make_v most_o secure_a and_o 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and_o robber_n and_o delinquent_n against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o as_o such_o out_o of_o his_o protection_n nor_o can_v he_o justify_v they_o and_o further_o there_o be_v find_v rather_o a_o instance_n of_o king_n john_n insincerity_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o the_o same_o 24._o same_o knighton_n p._n 2619._o n._n 24._o author_n assure_v we_o that_o when_o the_o english_a ambassador_n be_v return_v from_o avignon_n have_v complete_v their_o business_n it_o be_v find_v out_o that_o king_n john_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n have_v send_v letter_n into_o france_n import_v that_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v agree_v to_o for_o convenience_n sake_n in_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o affair_n it_o be_v never_o in_o his_o mind_n to_o part_v with_o one_o foot_n of_o the_o land_n of_o france_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o bearer_n thereof_o be_v take_v at_o sea_n and_o upon_o search_v these_o letter_n find_v about_o he_o seal_v with_o king_n john_n privy_a 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