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find_v it_o otherwise_o than_o our_o author_n do_v let_v we_o know_v 13._o that_o the_o first_o country_n in_o christendom_n whence_o the_o jew_n be_v expel_v without_o hope_n of_o return_n be_v our_o country_n of_o england_n whence_o they_o be_v banish_v anno_fw-la 1290._o by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o not_o long_o after_o out_o of_o france_n anno_fw-la 1307._o by_o philippus_n pulcher._n not_o out_o of_o france_n first_o out_o of_o england_n afterward_o as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v it_o fuller_n i_o wonder_v any_o good_a christian_n will_v be_v offend_v with_o i_o for_o pity_v they_o by_o the_o name_n poor_a jew_n if_o any_o high_a royalist_n as_o i_o fear_v there_o be_v too_o many_o be_v in_o low_a estate_n will_v it_o be_v as_o well_o in_o my_o power_n to_o relieve_v as_o to_o pity_v they_o till_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v my_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o patience_n and_o support_v they_o in_o their_o deep_a distress_n the_o author_n will_v find_v that_o though_o the_o great_a general_n and_o final_a banishment_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o france_n be_v anno_fw-la 1307._o under_o philip_n the_o fair_a yet_o forme_o there_o have_v be_v edict_n for_o their_o exile_n thence_o dr._n heylin_n our_o author_n proceed_v fol._n 100_o thus_o man_n of_o yesterday_o have_v pride_n too_o much_o to_o remember_v what_o they_o be_v the_o day_n before_o a_o observation_n true_a enough_o but_o not_o well_o apply_v the_o two_o spencer_n who_o he_o speak_v this_o off_o be_v not_o man_n of_o yesterday_o or_o raise_v out_o of_o the_o dirt_n or_o dunghill_n to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n but_o of_o as_o old_a and_o know_a nobility_n as_o the_o best_a in_o england_n monmoutâ—â—h_n insomuch_o that_o when_o a_o question_n grow_v in_o parliament_n whether_o the_o baroness_n de_fw-fr spencer_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o aburgaveny_n be_v to_o have_v precedency_n it_o be_v adjudge_v unto_o de_fw-fr spencer_n thereby_o declare_v the_o ancient_a barony_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o that_o time_n then_o be_v these_o two_o hughâ—he_a â—he_z father_n be_v create_v earl_n of_o winchester_n for_o term_n of_o life_n and_o hugh_n the_o son_n by_o marry_v one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n become_v earl_n of_o gloucester_n man_n more_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o their_o loyalty_n than_o accuse_v for_o their_o pride_n but_o that_o the_o king_n be_v now_o decline_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v hold_v fit_a by_o the_o prevalent_a faction_n to_o take_v his_o two_o supporter_n from_o he_o as_o they_o after_o do_v fuller_n the_o two_o spencer_n fall_n under_o a_o double_a consideration_n and_o be_v behold_v in_o history_n for_o their_o extraction_n either_o as_o absolute_o in_o themselves_o comparative_o with_o other_o absolute_o they_o be_v of_o honourable_a parentage_n and_o i_o believe_v the_o elder_n may_v be_v bear_v a_o baron_n who_o baronry_n by_o the_o heir_n general_n be_v still_o extant_a in_o mildmay_n fane_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n and_o from_o the_o young_a house_n of_o a_o male_a heir_n the_o lord_n spencer_n of_o wormelayton_n now_o earl_n of_o sunderland_n do_v as_o i_o have_v see_v in_o his_o pedigree_n derive_v himself_o comparative_o so_o be_v they_o far_o inferior_a to_o most_o of_o those_o great_a person_n over_o who_o they_o insult_v be_v original_o earl_n and_o some_o of_o they_o of_o royal_a extraction_n again_o the_o two_o spencer_n may_v and_o aught_o by_o a_o historian_n to_o be_v consider_v as_o to_o be_v 1._o commend_v for_o their_o loyalty_n 2._o condemn_a for_o their_o insolency_n on_o the_o first_o account_n they_o deserve_v just_a praise_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o they_o find_v the_o less_o favour_n from_o some_o pen_n for_o be_v so_o faithful_a to_o so_o unfortunate_a a_o sovereign_n the_o latter_a can_v be_v excuse_v appear_v too_o plain_a in_o all_o our_o history_n dr._n heylin_n our_o author_n proceed_v fol._n 113._o the_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v ever_o a_o bishop_n if_o our_o author_n by_o this_o word_n ever_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o common_o or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n he_o be_v right_a enough_o but_o than_o it_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o follow_a word_n viz._n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v against_o equity_n to_o employ_v any_o other_o therein_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o he_o take_v the_o word_n ever_o in_o its_o proper_a and_o more_o natural_a sense_n as_o if_o none_o but_o bishop_n have_v ever_o be_v advance_v unto_o that_o office_n he_o do_v not_o only_o misinform_v the_o reader_n but_o confute_v himself_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o fol._n 31._o of_o this_o present_a book_n that_o thomas_n becket_n be_v then_o but_o archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n be_v make_v lord_n chancellor_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v archbishop_n he_o resign_v that_o office_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o not_o only_a man_n in_o holy_a order_n but_o many_o of_o the_o laity_n also_o have_v attain_v that_o dignity_n as_o will_v appear_v to_o any_o who_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o consult_v the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o chancellor_n and_o keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n in_o the_o glossary_a of_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n in_o which_o appear_v not_o only_o some_o of_o inferior_a dignity_n as_o dean_n archdeacon_n household_n chaplain_n but_o many_o also_o not_o dignify_v with_o any_o ecclesiastical_a title_n or_o notification_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o mere_a layman_n counsellor_n and_o servant_n to_o the_o king_n in_o who_o time_n they_o live_v or_o otherwise_o study_v in_o the_o law_n and_o of_o good_a affection_n and_o consequent_o capable_a of_o the_o place_n of_o such_o trust_n and_o power_n fuller_n may_v the_o reader_n take_v notice_n that_o this_o complaint_n be_v make_v by_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o 11_o of_o edward_n the_o 3_o anno_fw-la 1336._o now_o ever_o i_o here_o restrain_v to_o the_o old_a man_n alive_a then_o present_a in_o parliament_n who_o can_v not_o distinct_o remember_v the_o contrary_a from_o the_o first_o of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o who_o begin_v his_o reign_n 1272._o so_o that_o for_o full_a 64._o year_n a_o uninterrupted_a series_n of_o bishop_n except_o possible_o one_o put_v in_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la for_o a_o month_n or_o two_o possess_v the_o place_n of_o chancellor_n this_o complaint_n of_o the_o commons_o occasion_v that_o the_o king_n some_o three_o year_n after_o viz._n in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confer_v the_o chancellor_n place_n on_o a_o layman_n but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o thing_n return_v to_o the_o old_a channel_n of_o clergyman_n and_o so_o general_o for_o many_o year_n continue_v with_o some_o few_o and_o short_a interposition_n of_o layman_n dr._n heylin_n our_o author_n proceed_v fol._n 116._o this_o year_n viz._n 1350
the_o accession_n of_o such_o infinite_a multitude_n as_o resort_v to_o it_o at_o that_o time_n and_o on_o that_o occasion_n our_o author_n therefore_o must_v be_v think_v to_o relate_v unto_o somewhat_o else_o than_o be_v here_o express_v and_o possible_o may_v be_v that_o his_o be_v at_o oxford_n at_o that_o time_n bring_v he_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o delinquency_n and_o consequent_o of_o sequestration_n fuller_n i_o commend_v the_o carefulness_n of_o the_o animadvertor_n tender_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o oxford_n and_o oxfordshire_n his_o native_a country_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v from_o his_o own_o mouth_n but_o herein_o his_o jealousy_n have_v noâ—_n just_a cause_n nothing_o derogatory_n thereunto_o be_v by_o i_o intend_v herein_o oxfordshire_n have_v in_o it_o as_o much_o of_o rachel_n and_o leah_n fairness_n and_o fruitfulness_n as_o in_o any_o county_n in_o england_n and_o so_o god_n willing_a in_o my_o description_n of_o the_o english_a worthy_n i_o shall_v make_v to_o 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