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stephen_n ibid._n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n p._n 23_o the_o agreement_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n and_o hen._n vi_fw-la ibid._n a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n declarative_a of_o right_n or_o submissive_a p._n 25_o of_o a_o king_n in_o possession_n according_a to_o our_o constitution_n and_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la &_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o a_o usurper_n p._n 28_o 29_o 30_o of_o the_o rise_n and_o reason_n of_o that_o difference_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la &_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la p._n 32_o the_o case_n of_o the_o lady_n jane_n p._n 31_o the_o case_n of_o k._n john_n and_o lewis_n the_o homily_n consider_v p._n 32_o the_o case_n of_o tiberius_n p._n 34_o and_o of_o the_o jew_n under_o he_o p._n 36_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 21._o read_v of_o england_n p._n 10._o l._n 24._o r._n to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o etc._n etc._n p._n 18._o l._n 8._o r._n tie_v p._n 27._o l._n 28._o but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v our_o p._n 36._o l._n ult_n 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