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house_n of_o sâ—ffâ—lk_n in_o who_o favour_n i_o take_v it_o that_o it_o be_v first_o of_o â—ll_o forge_v it_o may_v be_v quâ—th_v the_o gentleman_n nor_o will_v i_o stand_v obstinate_o in_o the_o contrary_a gentleman_n for_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o sometime_o to_o judge_v of_o what_o faction_n each_o one_o be_v who_o discoursâ—th_v of_o these_o affair_n but_o yet_o i_o marvel_v â—f_o it_o be_v as_o you_o say_v wâ—y_v lâ—ycesters_n father_n â—fâ—er_n k._n edwardâ—_n death_n make_v no_o mention_n thereof_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o suffolk_n in_o the_o other_o testament_n which_o then_o he_o proclaim_v as_o make_v by_o k._n edward_n decease_v for_o preferment_n of_o suffolk_n before_o his_o own_o sister_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v evident_a quoth_v the_o lawyer_n for_o that_o it_o make_v not_o sufficient_o for_o his_o purpose_n drift_n which_o be_v to_o disinherit_v â—he_v two_o daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n himself_o and_o advance_v the_o