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lose_v his_o life_n and_o leave_v his_o son_n the_o mark-grave_n to_o pursue_v his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n which_o he_o claim_v by_o inheritance_n but_o more_o especial_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v upon_o the_o agreement_n between_o henry_n the_o six_o and_o his_o father_n this_o be_v edward_n the_o four_o who_o nevertheless_o reserve_v himself_o to_o the_o election_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v by_o they_o receive_v and_o commend_v to_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o field_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o gain_v the_o possession_n have_v also_o encouragement_n to_o maintain_v the_o same_o yet_o never_o hold_v himself_o a_o king_n of_o full_a age_n so_o long_o as_o henry_n the_o six_o live_v which_o be_v the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o reign_n nor_o do_v he_o though_o he_o hold_v many_o parliament_n scarce_o reach_v high_a than_o at_o reform_v of_o trade_n which_o be_v a_o theme_n well_o please_v to_o the_o people_n next_o unto_o their_o peace_n which_o also_o the_o king_n careful_o 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therefore_o edward_n the_o four_o now_o in_o arm_n though_o he_o find_v it_o a_o hard_a notion_n to_o maintain_v the_o people_n liberty_n where_o no_o man_n be_v free_a from_o the_o soldier_n yet_o he_o incline_v thereto_o we_o read_v of_o multitude_n of_o taxation_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o of_o benevolence_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o those_o sort_n for_o soldier_n must_v have_v money_n or_o if_o not_o they_o will_v have_v it_o but_o the_o king_n will_v not_o force_v thing_n so_o far_o as_o his_o power_n can_v reach_v he_o will_v have_v money_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v by_o order_n of_o the_o parliament_n he_o may_v have_v pretend_v much_o upon_o the_o commission_n of_o array_n 8._o yet_o do_v it_o not_o but_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o because_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o farm_n for_o his_o private_a purse_n he_o pray_v aid_n of_o the_o parliament_n by_o the_o way_n of_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n 3._o which_o be_v in_o demand_n nine_o year_n before_o 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