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be_v of_o a_o parliament_n hold_v by_o edwin_n k._n of_o northumberland_n the_o second_o of_o a_o parliament_n hold_v by_o segebert_n k._n of_o the_o east_n saxon_n whereunto_o they_o call_v their_o friend_n and_o their_o wise_a man_n for_o edwine_n be_v instigate_v by_o paulinus_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n 13._o beda_n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habban_n that_o he_o will_v speak_v with_o his_o friend_n and_o with_o his_o wise_a man_n in_o parliament_n which_o he_o do_v according_o and_o by_o their_o assent_n himself_o his_o whole_a nobility_n and_o a_o great_a parr_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v baptize_v in_o like_a manner_n sigebert_n hold_v a_o parliament_n whereunto_o he_o call_v his_o friend_n and_o his_o wise_a man_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n 22._o beda_n eccles_n hist_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o he_o hold_v a_o parliament_n with_o his_o wise_a man_n and_o friend_n and_o by_o their_o advice_n do_v and_o consent_n receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n from_o this_o i_o gather_v that_o their_o wise_a man_n can_v not_o be_v their_o nobility_n and_o commons_o as_o mr._n lambart_n suppose_v if_o parliament_n have_v