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1110._o belfor_n l._n 4_o c._n 1._o &_o l._n 5_o commzus_n in_o come_fw-mi tar_n l._n 1._o in_o vita_fw-la ludovic_fw-la 11._o example_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o ingland_n diverse_a raze_n of_o inglish_n king_n thename_n of_o ingland_n and_o inglish_n king_n egbert_n the_o first_o monarch_n of_o ingland_n polidor_n hist._n aug_fw-mi li._n 4._o in_o fine_a an._n soz_n king_n pepin_n of_o france_n king_n adel_n wolf_n an._n 829._o king_n alfred_n 872._o king_n edward_n elder_n an._n 900._o king_n aleston_n the_o bastard_n 〈◊〉_d an._n 924._o polid._n 1._o 5._o hist._n angl._n stow_n pag._n 130._o an._n 924._o king_n edmond_n r._n an._n 940._o the_o uncle_n prefer_v before_o the_o nephew'_v 946._o polid._n 1._o 6._o stow_v in_o his_o chronicle_n edgar_z a_o famous_a king_n king_n edward_n martirize_v k._n etheldred_n 978._o polid._n 1._o 7._o hist._n ang._n k._n edmend_v 〈◊〉_d quere_z emma_n mother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o 〈◊〉_d many_o breeche_n of_o lineal_a succestion_n son_n of_o king_n edmond_n ironside_n king_n canutus_n the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n make_v k._n against_o right_n of_o succession_n prince_n edward_n the_o out_o la_o and_o his_o child_n put_v back_o polyd_v l_o 8._o harald_n second_o k._n by_o election_n 1066._o polid._n ubi_fw-la sup_n william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n king_n of_o ingland_n an._n 1066._o by_o election_n girard_n li._n 6._o a_o 1065_o chron._n cassin_n l._n 3._o cap._n 34._o antoninus_n part_n z._n chron_n tit_n 16._o cap._n 5._o 9_o 1._o example_n after_o the_o conquest_n polyd._n in_o vita_fw-la gul._n conq._n william_n rufus_n king_n an._n 1087._o henry_n 1_o an._n 1100_o mathild_n the_o empress_n king_n stephen_n enter_v against_o successien_n 1135._o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n about_o successien_n 1153._o king_n richard_n and_o king_n john_n 1190._o prince_n ar_n tur_fw-la put_v back_o two_o sister_n of_o prince_n artur_v duke_n of_o britain_n k._n john_n and_o his_o son_n reject_v 1216._o the_o title_n of_o york_n &_o lancaster_n the_o con_v clusion_n of_o this-chapter_n cause_n of_o exclude_v prince_n when_o must_v judge_v of_o the_o lawful_a cause_n of_o exclusion_n open_v injustice_n to_o be_v resist_v what_o be_v the_o cheete_n point_v to_o be_v regard_v in_o a_o prince_n ad_fw-la mission_n whence_o the_o reason_n of_o admit_v or_o re_fw-mi iect_v a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v take_v girard_n li._n 3._o the_o l'estar_n pag._n 242._o three_o principal_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v why_o he_o resolve_v to_o treat_v of_o religion_n principal_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n supernatural_a philosopher_n and_o la_o maker_n what_o end_n they_o have_v of_o their_o do_n the_o come_v mon_fw-fr wealth_n of_o beast_n the_o natu_fw-la ral_a end_n of_o man_n common_a wealth_n sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n by_o