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and_o a_o white_a frere_fw-fr that_o be_v confessor_n to_o king_n ri_fw-mi chard_fw-mi &_o bring_v they_o unto_o the_o tower_n and_o there_o they_o smyten_v of_o her_o hede_n &_o come_v a●…ne_v to_o london_n &_o slow_a moo_o peple_n of_o man_n of_o law_n and_o other_o worthy_a man_n in_o dyverse_a party_n of_o the_o cyte_n and_o than_o they_o go_v unto_o the_o duke_n place_n of_o lancastre_n beyond_o seynt_a marye_n strand_n that_o be_v callyd_v the_o savoy_n and_o there_o they_o devour_v and_o the_o stroy_v all_o the_o good_n that_o they_o myȝt_v find_v the_fw-mi &_o bear_v they_o away_o and_o burn_v up_o the_o place_n and_o than_o after_o they_o go_v to_o saint_n joha_n nes_z without_o smythfeld_a &_o destroy_v the_o
say_v from_o the_o tower_n on_o horsbac_n thurgh_n the_o cyte_n of_o london_n in_o to_o smyth_n fel●…_n there_o that_o the_o juste_n shall_v be_v hold_n and_o this_o feste_fw-la &_o juste_n be_v hold_v general_a and_o to_o all_o though_o that_o will_v come_v of_z what_o land_n and_o nation_n that_o ever_o they_o be_v and_o this_o be_v hold_v duryn_n ge_z twenty-four_o day_n of_o the_o king_n cost_v and_o these_o twenty-four_o lord_n to_o a_o sure_a all_o manner_n peple_n that_o will_v come_v thyder_n and_o thider_v come_v the_o earl_n of_o seynt_a paul_n of_o france_n &_o many_o other_o worthy_a knyȝte_n with_o he_o of_o dy●…se_a party_n full_o well_o array_v &_o out_o of_o holand_n &_o he_o naud_v come_v the_o lord_n ostre●…aunt_v that_o be_v the_o duke_n soon_o of_o holand_n and_o many_o other_o worthy_a knight_n with_o he_o of_o holand_n &_o full_a well_o ara_fw-la yed_a and_o when_o this_o fest_n and_o juste_n be_v end_v the_o king_n thank_v these_o straungyer_n &_o yafe_v they_o 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this_o romayn_v &_o he_o break_v from_o hem_n &_o flee_v 〈◊〉_d y_o e_o lord_n pla_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o the_o constable_n will_v have_v he_o out_o but_o the_o bishops_n man_n shett_v fast_o the_o yate_n &_o keep_v the_o place_n that_o no_o man_n may_v entre_fw-fr &_o than_o moche_n more_o peple_n gadr_v thyde_a &_o say_v that_o they_o will_v have_v he_o out_o or_o else_o they_o will_v brenne_n up_o the_o place_n &_o all_o that_o be_v with_o in_o and_o than_o come_v the_o mayer_n &_o shereve_n with_o other_o moche_n peple_n and_o cese_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o comyn_n &_o make_v every_o man_n to_o go_v home_o to_o her_o house_n &_o keep_v the_o pee_z and_z this_o romayn_v lord_n the_o bishop_n of_o salysbury_n master_v johan_n waltham_fw-la that_o that_o time_n be_v three_fw-mi sore_a of_o englond_n go_v to_o sir_n thomas_n arundel_n archebisshop_n of_o your_o ●…e_n &_o also_o chancellor_n of_o englond_n and_o there_o the_o bishop_n make_v his_o compseynt_a unto_o the_o chancellor_n upon_o 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