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after_o the_o warlike_a king_n succeed_v his_o son_n edward_n the_o second_o who_o be_v continual_o at_o variance_n with_o his_o people_n although_o never_o any_o before_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a love_n of_o the_o people_n than_o he_o as_o say_v daniel_n fol._n 204._o nor_o ever_o any_o that_o soon_o leâ—t_v it_o his_o very_a first_o action_n discover_v a_o headstrong_a wilfulness_n that_o be_v unconcealable_a regard_v no_o other_o company_n but_o the_o base_a parasite_n of_o of_o the_o time_n the_o head_n of_o which_o be_v gaveston_n which_o make_v his_o noble_n at_o westminster_n when_o he_o and_o his_o queen_n be_v to_o be_v crown_v to_o assemble_v together_o and_o require_v he_o that_o gaveston_n his_o darling_n may_v be_v remove_v from_o out_o of_o the_o court_n and_o kingdom_n otherwise_o they_o purpose_v to_o hinder_v his_o coronation_n at_o that_o time_n whereupon_o the_o king_n to_o avoid_v so_o great_a a_o disgrace_n promise_n on_o he_o say_v to_o yield_v to_o 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