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to_o sr._n thomas_n metham_n which_o sr._n thomas_n have_v at_o that_o time_n issue_n by_o she_o and_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n there_o die_v etc._n die_v walse_v hist_o p._n 183._o vid._n godwin_n catal._n bish_n etc._n etc._n also_o this_o year_n dr._n john_n thoresby_n archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o dr._n john_n barnet_n bishop_n of_o ely_n beside_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n of_o who_o death_n we_o speak_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o last_o parliament_n alexander_n nevile_n succeed_v in_o the_o see_v of_o york_n thomas_n fitz-alan_n young_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n in_o that_o of_o ely_n and_o henry_n wakefield_n in_o that_o of_o worcester_n chapter_n the_o eleven_o xxxv_o an._n dom._n 1374._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xlviii_o francia_fw-la xxxv_o the_o content_n i._o king_n edward_n inquire_v into_o the_o live_n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o alien_n with_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o 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earl_n of_o richmond_n the_o black-prince_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o resign_v aquitaine_n to_o his_o father_n the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n sr._n william_n molineux_n and_o sr._n john_n mandeville_n the_o famous_a traveller_n from_o p._n 827._o to_o p._n 848._o chap._n x._o the_o constable_n of_o france_n beat_v the_o english_a before_o siuray_n and_o conquer_v about_o in_o poictou_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o bretagne_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n expedition_n and_o march_n through_o france_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o prodigious_a malady_n the_o death_n of_o several_a great_a men._n from_o p._n 849._o to_o p._n 864._o chap._n xi_o king_n edward_n inquire_v into_o the_o live_n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o alien_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n be_v redeem_v and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o francis_n petrarch_n the_o italian_a poet_n and_o other_o a_o account_n of_o madam_n alice_n perrer_n say_v to_o 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of_o lancaster_n for_o his_o sake_n fall_v out_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n the_o londoner_n in_o a_o sedition_n affront_v the_o duke_n the_o bishop_n hardly_o restrain_v the_o people_n the_o princess-mother_n of_o wales_n put_v the_o city_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n they_o make_v their_o excuse_n to_o the_o king._n they_o and_o the_o duke_n reconcile_v sr._n john_n menstreworth_n execute_v for_o treason_n the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n fall_v off_o to_o the_o french._n king_n edward_n create_v prince_n richard_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n the_o war_n open_a sr._n hugh_n calverley_n captain_n of_o calais_n outwick_n batter_v with_o cannon_n yield_v to_o the_o french._n sr._n hugh_n calverley_n acts._n the_o english_a commissioner_n return_v for_o england_n find_v the_o king_n on_o his_o deathbed_n he_o die_v a_o story_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n refute_v the_o french_a king_n commend_v he_o his_o burial_n epitaph_n tomb_n and_o character_n from_o p._n 895._o 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so_o begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 470._o l._n 13._o r._n peter_n lord_n mauley_n the_o five_o p._n 484._o l._n 49._o r._n on_o the_o second_o of_o november_n be_v all-soul_n day_n the_o king_n begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 485._o l._n 12._o r._n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n after_o his_o set_n forth_o according_a to_o the_o record_n which_o affirm_v how_o he_o march_v forth_o of_o calais_n on_o all-soul_n day_n p._n 502._o l._n 34._o r._n blew-silk_n p._n 531._o l._n 22._o r._n july_n p._n 707._o l._n 18._o r._n keep_v it_o p._n 721._o l._n 21._o r._n william_n p._n 748._o l._n ult_n r._n and_o bear_v p._n 750._o l._n 45._o r._n inno._n p._n 751._o l._n penult_n be_v account_v the_o offspring_n p._n 761._o l._n 45._o r._n have_v do_v a_o pious_a etc._n etc._n p._n 806._o l._n 49._o r._n best_a word_n etc._n etc._n p._n 814._o l._n 57_o r._n the_o prince_n and_o princess_n etc._n etc._n sapientia_fw-la fortunam_fw-la edwardus_n iii_n dei_fw-la 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