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his_o best_a assistant_n william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n require_v of_o he_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v restore_v and_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n become_v his_o suretyâ_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o he_o be_v very_o sweet_a in_o his_o promise_n but_o they_o want_v performance_n he_o be_v crown_v the_o 22_o of_o december_n there_o be_v present_a only_o three_o bishop_n the_o archbishop_z the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o salisbury_n no_o abbat_n and_o but_o few_o noble_a or_o great_a men._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la coronatus_n est_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la stephanus_n undeciâo_v calendââ_n januarii_n 1135._o tribus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la prasentibus_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la wintoniensi_fw-la saresberiensi_fw-la nullâ_n abbatibâs_v pancissimus_fw-la optimatibus_fw-la 40._o ibid._n n._n 40._o have_v make_v the_o treasurer_n of_o his_o party_n he_o immediate_o become_v master_n of_o the_o treasure_n which_o be_v near_o 100000_o l._n in_o ready_a money_n beside_o gold_n and_o silver_n vessel_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o inestimable_a value_n have_v so_o great_a treasure_n he_o can_v not_o want_v assistant_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la hanc_fw-la copiâm_fw-la gazarum_fw-la habenti_fw-la auxiliatores_fw-la dress_n non_fw-la poterant_fw-la especial_o be_v very_o profuse_a in_o his_o gift_n all_o sort_n of_o soldier_n stock_v to_o he_o out_o of_o flanders_n and_o britain_n most_o notorious_a plunderer_n 50._o ibid._n n._n 50._o and_o cruel_a people_n who_o rob_v church_n and_o pull_v man_n of_o religious_a order_n from_o their_o horse_n and_o imprison_v they_o without_o regard_n erat_fw-la genus_fw-la hominum_fw-la rapacissimum_fw-la &_o violentissimum_fw-la qui_fw-la nil_fw-la pensi_fw-la haberent_fw-la vel_fw-la caemeteria_fw-la frangere_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la expilare_fw-la religiosi_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la ordinis_fw-la viros_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la equis_fw-la 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title_n by_o descent_n and_o proximity_n of_o bâ_n odd_a which_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o upon_o such_o show_n of_o his_o right_n the_o lârds_n conclude_v it_o can_v not_o be_v defeat_v 15._o rot._n parl._n 1_o edw._n iu._n n._n 10._o this_o be_v pâ_n it_o of_o the_o petition_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o commons_o before_o mention_v and_o pâssed_v into_o a_o act._n n._n 15._o notwithstanding_o what_o king_n henry_n council_n can_v say_v against_o it_o 2._o by_o the_o râcord_n of_o the_o first_o of_o edward_n iv_o thâ_n commyns_n be_v in_o this_o present_a parliament_n have_v sufficient_a and_o evident_a knowledge_n of_o the_o seid_v unrightw_o se_n usurpation_n and_o intrusion_n by_o the_o sâid_n henry_n late_a earl_n of_o derby_n upon_o the_o s_o ââ_o cârone_fw-it of_o englond_n know_v also_o certain_o without_o doubt_n or_o ambiguite_n thâ_n right_o and_o title_n of_o our_o seid_v soverayne_a lord_n thereunto_o true_a and_o that_o by_o god_n law_n manne_n law_n and_o law_n 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franchise_n prerogatifs_fw-fr eâchetes_n custumes_n reversion_n remeyâders_n and_o all_o other_o hereditamente_n with_o her_o appurtenaunce_n whatsoever_o they_o bâ_n in_o englond_n wales_n and_o irelond_n and_o in_o âaleys_n and_o the_o march_n thereof_o as_o the_o seid_v king_n richard_n have_v in_o the_o feââ_n of_o s._n matthew_n the_o apostle_n about_o three_o week_n before_o he_o be_v depose_v the_o twenty_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o the_o right_n and_o tâtle_a of_o the_o corone_n of_o englond_n and_o lordship_n of_o iâelond_n and_o shâld_v afâer_v his_o decesse_n have_v descend_v to_o the_o sâid_n edmund_n mortymer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n of_o the_o seid_v roger_n mortymer_n earl_n of_o march_n as_o to_o the_o next_o heir_n of_o blood_n of_o the_o same_o king_n richard_n after_o his_o death_n if_o the_o seid_v usurpation_n have_v not_o be_v commit_v or_o after_o the_o seid_v edmund_n to_o his_o next_o heir_n of_o blood_n by_o the_o law_n and_o custume_n of_o the_o seid_v reaume_n of_o englond_n 4._o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o nâtion_n in_o these_o time_n that_o the_o right_n and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v by_o inheritance_n only_o and_o proximity_n of_o blood_n cause_v henry_n iv_o âo_o claim_v it_o 714._o rot._n parâ_n 1._o hen._n iu._n n._n 53._o rot._n parl._n 1_o râc_n iii_o in_o exact_a abridgement_n fol._n 712_o 713_o 714._o all_o be_v descendit_fw-la be_v right_a line_n of_o the_o blâde_n come_v fro_o the_o good_a lord_n henry_n therde_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n richard_n iii_o be_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lord_n spi_n itual_a and_o temporal_a and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v declare_v to_o be_v undoubted_a heir_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n father_n to_o edward_n iv_o very_o inheriter_fw-la of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o dignity_n royal_a and_o as_o in_o right_a king_n oâ_n england_n by_o way_n of_o inheritance_n 231._o tâ_n ssel_n cântân_n fol._n 231._o all_o this_o be_v insinuate_v by_o himself_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o buckingham_n speech_n when_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o kingship_n likewise_o henry_n vii_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n prefer_v his_o title_n by_o conquest_n and_o succession_n before_o that_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o pope_n innocent_a viii_o 3._o in_o cotton_n library_n cleopatra_n e._n 3._o in_o his_o bull_n of_o confirmation_n of_o his_o title_n say_v belong_v to_o he_o non_fw-la modo_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_fw-la ac_fw-la notorio_fw-la &_o indubitato_fw-la proximo_fw-la successionis_fw-la titulo_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnium_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la procerum_fw-la magnatum_fw-la nobilium_fw-la totiusque_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la plebis_fw-la electione_n &_o noch_fw-ge &_o decreto_fw-la statuto_fw-la &_o ordinatione_fw-la ipsius_fw-la angliae_fw-la regni_fw-la trium_fw-la statuum_fw-la in_o ipsorum_fw-la conventu_fw-la parlamento_n nuncupato_fw-la 3_o bacon_n history_n of_o henry_n vii_o f._n 1._o &_o 3_o not_o only_o by_o right_n of_o war_n be_v salute_v king_n by_o the_o army_n in_o bosworth-field_n and_o have_v there_o king_n richard_n ornamental_a crown_n put_v on_o by_o sir_n william_n stanley_n and_o the_o notorious_a and_o indubitable_a next_o title_n of_o succession_n but_o also_o by_o the_o election_n of_o all_o the_o prelate_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o who_o e_z commonalty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o by_o a_o know_a and_o decree_v statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o same_o kingdom_n of_o england_n in_o their_o meeting_n call_v a_o parliament_n but_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o most_o safe_a in_o the_o pope_n confirmation_n be_v clear_a for_o that_o in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o procure_v the_o bull_n to_o be_v renew_v and_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n confirm_v by_o pope_n alexander_n vi_o supra_fw-la cotton_n lib._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n and_o curse_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o create_v trouble_n against_o the_o title_n of_o henry_n vii_o henry_n viii_o in_o all_o his_o extravagant_a act_n concern_v his_o queen_n and_o the_o succession_n found_v they_o in_o pretend_a legal_a proximity_n of_o blood_n according_a to_o the_o due_a course_n of_o inheritance_n the_o pretend_a want_n of_o which_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o suggestion_n still_o for_o pass_v those_o acts._n see_v 25_o hen._n viii_o cap._n 22._o 28._o hen._n viii_o cap._n 7._o and_o 35._o hen._n viii_o cap._n 1._o 5._o 4._o statut._n 1_o mar._n sess_n 2._o cap._n 4._o where_o it_o have_v please_v almighty_a god_n the_o 6_o day_n of_o july_n last_o pass_v to_o call_v out_o of_o this_o transitory_a life_n unto_o his_o mercy_n our_o late_a sovereign_a lord_n king_n edward_n vi_o by_o and_o immediate_o after_o who_o decease_n the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o all_o dignity_n dominion_n honour_n pre-eminencies_a prerogative_n stiles_n authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o same_o unite_a annex_v or_o belong_v do_v not_o only_o descend_v remain_v and_o come_v unto_o our_o most_o dread_a sovereign_a lady_n the_o queen_n majesty_n but_o also_o the_o same_o be_v then_o immediate_o and_o lawful_o inve_v deem_v and_o adjudge_v in_o her_o highness_n most_o royal_a person_n by_o the_o due_a course_n of_o inheritance_n and_o by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n 6._o 1._o stat._n 1._o jac._n cap._n 1._o the_o act_n of_o recognition_n in_o the_o first_o of_o king_n james_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o henry_n vii_o his_o title_n but_o of_o his_o daughter_n margaret_n as_o descend_v from_o elizabeth_n her_o mother_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o edward_n iu._n and_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v lineal_o rightful_o and_o lawful_o descend_v or_o the_o body_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a lady_n margaret_n elder_a daughter_n of_o the_o 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of_o the_o same_o king_n there_o be_v a_o conspiracy_n form_v against_o he_o by_o person_n of_o divers_a persuasion_n winchester_n term._n miâ_n 1._o jac._n keep_v at_o winchester_n watson_n and_o clerk_n two_o priest_n plead_v it_o can_v not_o be_v treason_n because_o he_o be_v not_o crown_v all_o the_o judge_n resolve_v that_o king_n james_n be_v right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o descent_n be_v immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n actual_o possess_v of_o the_o crown_n and_o lawful_a kâng_n of_o eâgland_n before_o any_o proclamation_n or_o coronation_n of_o he_o which_o be_v but_o ceremony_n for_o their_o treason_n they_o be_v condemn_v and_o execute_v at_o winchester_n the_o 29_o of_o november_n these_o be_v impregnable_a proof_n from_o thâ_n constitution_n law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o nation_n what_o the_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v and_o to_o who_o the_o succession_n be_v due_a finis_fw-la