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house_n of_o york_n be_v never_o so_o clear_a against_o that_o of_o lancaster_n yet_o it_o have_v be_v so_o long_o darken_v with_o a_o continual_a succession_n of_o king_n of_o the_o red_a rose_n that_o either_o by_o their_o merit_n have_v gain_v a_o throne_n in_o the_o people_n heart_n or_o by_o their_o facility_n have_v yield_v their_o throne_n up_o to_o the_o people_n will_n as_o it_o prove_v not_o easy_a to_o convince_v they_o that_o like_v well_o their_o present_a lot_n and_o be_v doubtful_a of_o change_n or_o to_o make_v they_o tender_a of_o the_o right_n of_o edward_n the_o four_o above_o their_o own_o quiet_a above_o threescore_o year_n now_o have_v england_n make_v trial_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o lancastrian_n prince_n and_o thereof_o about_o thirty_o year_n experience_n have_v they_o of_o henry_n the_o six_o they_o see_v he_o be_v a_o gentle_a price_n on_o the_o other_o side_n edward_z the_o four_o new_o spring_v up_o out_o of_o a_o root_n water_v with_o blood_n 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they_o to_o put_v up_o beyond_o his_o place_n and_o to_o bid_v adieu_o to_o the_o advice_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o he_o get_v the_o uppermost_a seat_n in_o the_o king_n head_n make_v a_o footstool_n of_o the_o king_n heart_n and_o then_o it_o be_v two_o to_o one_o that_o the_o people_n in_o such_o case_n must_v bear_v the_o great_a burden_n for_o whoever_o first_o say_v it_o he_o say_v most_o true_a that_o prerogative_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o king_n be_v a_o sceptre_n of_o gold_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o subject_a it_o be_v a_o rod_n of_o iron_n the_o reign_n of_o this_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o serve_v we_o with_o much_o experience_n of_o this_o kind_n for_o if_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o government_n shall_v be_v divide_v the_o same_o will_v be_v double_a the_o one_o under_o the_o regiment_n of_o cardinal_n wolsey_n the_o other_o of_o the_o king_n by_o cromwell_n cranmer_n gardiner_z and_o other_o interchangeable_o i_o call_v that_o 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