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heretofore_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v contain_v in_o favour_n or_o disfavour_v of_o divers_a pretender_n chaâ—_n 1._o â—ol_n 1._o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n from_o the_o conquest_n 〈◊〉_d other_o 〈…〉_z the_o iii_o with_o the_o begn_n of_o three_o principal_a lineage_n of_o the_o english_a blood_n royal_a disperse_v into_o the_o house_n of_o brittany_n lancaster_n and_o york_n chap._n 2._o f._n 10._o of_o the_o succession_n of_o english_a king_n from_o king_n edward_n the_o iii_o unto_o our_o day_n with_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o dissension_n between_o the_o family_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n more_o large_o declare_v chap._n 3._o f_o 3â—0_n of_o the_o great_a and_o general_a controversy_n and_o contention_n between_o the_o say_v two_o house_n royal_a of_o lancaster_n and_o york_n and_o which_o of_o tâ—â—m_n may_v sâ—â—m_v to_o have_v have_v the_o better_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 4_o f._n 44._o of_o 〈◊〉_d principal_a and_o particular_a house_n of_o lineage_n that_o do_v or_o â—ay_v pretend_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n at_o this_o day_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o scotland_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o clarence_n of_o britanny_n and_o of_o portâ—â—â—l_n and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o scotland_n which_o contain_v the_o pretension_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o of_o the_o lady_n arabella_n chaâ—_n 5._o f._n â—â—_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o suffolk_n contain_v the_o claim_n as_o well_o of_o the_o counteâ—â—_n of_o dariâ—â—nd_n â—nd_z of_o her_o child_n as_o also_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o 〈…〉_z 6_o f._n 101._o of_o the_o house_n of_o 〈…〉_z and_o brittany_n which_o contain_v the_o claim_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o hâ—â—â—â—â—gton_n and_o of_o the_o lady_n infanta_n of_o spain_n and_o other_o of_o these_o two_o family_n chap._n 7._o f._n 110._o of_o the_o house_n of_o portugal_n which_o contain_v the_o â—laimâ—_n as_o well_o of_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o england_n as_o also_o of_o the_o duâ—â—_n of_o parma_n and_o brâ—gaâ—sâ—_n by_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n chap._n 8._o f._n 1â—4_n whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d a_o foreign_a or_o home-born_a prince_n and_o whether_o under_o great_a a_o â—â—â—ghty_a monarch_n or_o under_o a_o little_a 〈…〉_z chap._n 9_o f._n 150_o of_o â—ertâ—â—n_n other_o secondary_a or_o collateral_a line_n and_o how_o extreme_a doubtful_a all_o the_o pretence_n â—e_v and_o which_o of_o all_o these_o pâ—enders_n be_v must_v like_v by_o probability_n to_o prevail_v in_o the_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n chap._n 10._o f._n 113._o the_o preface_n contain_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n with_o the_o subject_n purpose_n and_o part_n thereof_o there_o chance_v not_o long_o ago_o i_o mean_v in_o the_o month_n of_o april_n and_o may_n of_o this_o last_o year_n 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