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16._o joan._n 21_o ãâã_d 20._o 1._o cor._n 12._o vâââersall_a ãâ¦ã_z âgainst_a m_o attorney_n ãâã_d do_v ãâã_d yno_n ãâã_d sâââole_a dâââors_n ãâã_d &_o ãâã_d in_o ãâ¦ã_z ãâã_d doctor_n father_n and_o expositor_n chrysââ_n 5._o ser._n quid_fw-la regulares_fw-la famina_fw-la viris_fw-la non_fw-la ââhabitant_n a_o notable_a discourse_n of_o s._n chrys._n l._n â_o de_fw-fr sacordoâiâ_n sub_fw-la initiuââ_n joan._n 21._o ãâã_d conâââdable_a ãâã_d good_a ââstor_n a_o woman_n ãâã_d exâââled_v ãâã_d church-government_a how_o much_o s._n chrysost._n authority_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v in_o this_o point_n the_o municipal_a lawey_n of_o england_n england_n infra_fw-la â_o 6._o demonstrat_fw-la 10._o &_o in_o cap._n 7._o manifest_a reason_n a_o woman_n can_v not_o be_v priest_n aââârdiâââf_a conseââ_n ãâã_d a_o ââeat_a ãâ¦ã_z consent_v of_o protestant_a writer_n calvin_n in_o cap._n 6._o amos_n &_o epist_n 54._o ad_fw-la myconâââ_n beza_n in_o ââfesârâne_n cap._n 5._o &_o the_o prâsb_n fol._n 32._o 43._o viretus_fw-la dialog_n 3._o ãâ¦ã_z ad_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z burg_v ãâ¦ã_z and_o ãâã_d of_o ãâ¦ã_z the_o repetition_n and_o conclusion_n of_o all_o a_o point_n worthy_a of_o laughter_n k._n henry_n â_o edâââd_n 6._o âââtwin_fw-fr ãâ¦ã_z cap_fw-es 1._o a_o point_n âârthy_a of_o ãâã_d the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n exact_v of_o q._n elizabeth_n the_o final_a consideration_n upon_o all_o all_o mounseur_fw-fr laâsaâ_n ambassador_n of_o the_o k._n of_o france_n and_o other_o whereof_o see_v more_o infra_fw-la cap._n 15._o report_v fol._n 1._o of_o english_a king_n before_o the_o conquest_n report_v fol._n 9_o the_o charter_n of_o k._n kenulphus_n anno_fw-la 755._o stamford_n lib._n 3._o c._n 39_o fol._n 1012._o this_o charter_n be_v plead_v 1._o hânr_n 7._o 23._o 25._o ãâã_d the_o first_o point_n of_o m._n attorney_n collection_n refute_v bed_n lib._n 4._o hist._n angl._n cap._n 5._o thâ_n second_o poânt_v answer_v ãâã_d the_o ãâ¦ã_z then_o ãâã_d ãâã_d three_o ãâ¦ã_z of_o diverse_a sort_n of_o exemptionâ_n grant_v to_o pious_a work_n by_o pope_n ossa_fw-la k._n of_o mercian_n paris_n iâ_n hist._n angl._n anno_fw-la 794._o ãâã_d gulââl_n ãâã_d l._n the_o ãâã_d talibus_fw-la ãâã_d fast_o s._n agustin_a ãâã_d char._n ãâã_d k._n âââelbertâ605_n â605_z ââainst_a ââââders_v ãâã_d abbey_n ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d harpeâselâ_n hist._n angl._n saculo_fw-la 10._o c._n 9_o ex_fw-la mariano_n scoto_n k._n kenulfus_n give_v his_o charter_n to_o abindon_n by_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o instance_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o confessor_n charter_n examine_v alredus_n ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d s._n edoâââds_o âââg_v edâârd_n the_o âââââssors_n ââââection_n ãâã_d the_o ââpe_n ãâã_d 1033._o ãâã_d s._n âââvards_o ãâã_d 19_o cap._n 2._o rom._n 13._o rog._n hove_v part_n 1._o ant_n al._n in_o vit_fw-mi hen._n 2._o joan._n fox_n in_o act._n &_o monument_n the_o ãâã_d of_o ãâ¦ã_z king_n edward_n government_n ãâ¦ã_z chââch_o waâ_n by_o ãâ¦ã_z seâ_n baron_fw-fr ãâ¦ã_z 97._o the_o k._n of_o spain_n his_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n ãâ¦ã_z how_o little_a m._n attorney_n prove_v ten_o demonstration_n beâoââ_n the_o conquest_n conquest_n of_o the_o law_n make_v by_o ancient_a king_n before_o the_o conquest_n malme_n l._n â_o de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la c._n 2._o in_o iââ_n difference_n of_o law_n and_o lawmaker_n before_o the_o conquest_n fox_n act_n and_o mon._n pag._n 149._o see_v the_o conqueror_n ecclesiastical_a law_n cap._n sequentâ_n what_o the_o ãâã_d heâ_n ãâ¦ã_z fox_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 5._o roger_n hodon_n par_fw-fr 1._o annal._n in_o vita_fw-la henr._n 2_o magna_fw-la carta_fw-la cap._n 1._o confirmation_n of_o church_n libertye_n in_o england_n articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la a_o 9_o edward_n â_o â_o ãâã_d the_o ãâã_d ecclesââââca_n ãâ¦ã_z counâââââine_v ãâã_d from_o ãâã_d but_o ãâã_d pâeâââ_n see_v bede_n lib._n 1._o histor_n angl._n c._n 2d_o of_o recourse_n make_v to_o rome_n present_o after_o our_o english_a church_n be_v found_v ibidem_fw-la the_o answer_v of_o pope_n gregory_n concern_v french_a bishop_n beda_n lib._n 1._o hist._n cap._n 27._o &_o gregoâ_n in_o regist._n lib._n 12._o c._n 15._o ãâã_d gregoââââ_n commission_n to_o auguââine_n bede_n lib._n 2._o hist._n anglicana_n cap._n 5._o the_o conversion_n of_o other_o kingdom_n after_o that_o of_o kent_n anno_fw-la 600._o anno_fw-la 604._o anno_fw-la 709._o anno_fw-la 606._o anno_fw-la 635._o anno_fw-la 662._o âup_n cap._n 2._o â_o 4._o ecclesiastical_a ââwes_v all_o ââne_n though_o in_o âââserent_a âingdoâes_n m._n attorney_n his_o evasion_n answer_v answer_v that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a weighty_a matter_n be_v refer_v by_o our_o king_n &_o people_n to_o rome_n â_o auguââine_n appoint_v his_o successor_n by_o orââr_n &_o authority_n to_o rome_n anno_fw-la doââni_fw-la 604._o ãâã_d lib._n 1._o ãâ¦ã_z p_o 4._o anno_fw-la 610._o ãâã_d the_o 2._o hist._n â_o ethelâârt_n and_o sebert_n âow_o they_o depend_v ââ_o rome_n k._n eadbald_n a_o apostata_fw-la reclaim_v beda_n lib._n 2._o hist._n cap._n 8._o authority_n give_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o make_v bishop_n in_o england_n malmesb._n in_o fasâis_n anno_o christi_fw-la 621._o k._n edwin_n demand_v bishop_n from_o rome_n beda_n lib._n 2._o â_o cap._n 17._o pope_n honorius_n his_o privilege_n grant_v to_o k._n edwin_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 665._o bede_n lib._n 3._o hist._n cap._n 29._o bede_n ibid._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 665._o the_o pope_n send_v relic_n to_o the_o king_n and_o qeeene_v &_o promise_v a_o archbishop_n bede_n lib._n 4._o histor_n anglicanâ_n c._n 1._o abbott_n adrian_n theodorus_n send_v for_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n anno_fw-la 669._o âeda_fw-la lib._n 4._o ââst_n cap._n 2._o a_o happy_a âate_z of_o âhe_n english_a church_n malmesb._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la regibâs_fw-la anglorum_fw-la c._n 8._o k._n edgar_n send_v for_o authority_n to_o rome_n to_o reform_v the_o clergy_n m._n attorney_n challenge_v k._n ethelbald_n see_v stow_v anno_fw-la 71â_n malmesb._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr jest_n regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la &_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr gostir_v pontificââ_n the_o attempt_n of_o ââng_n offa_n again_v the_o âârisdiction_n of_o canterbury_n see_v diverse_a â_z of_o alâuins_n epistle_n to_o âthelard_v â_o malmesb_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gostis_fw-la âââtificuâ_n the_o epistle_n of_o k._n kenulphus_n to_o pope_n leo._n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o king_n kenulphus_n key_n of_o knowledge_n the_o determination_n of_o pope_n leo_n 3._o for_o archbish_n athelarde_n king_n and_o prince_n subject_n to_o the_o archb_n of_o canterbury_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n mission_n make_v by_o authority_n of_o the_o ââpe_n ââârent_a in_o âârân_n in_o engl_n dispensation_n of_o âost_o importance_n procure_v ãâã_d rome_n malmesb._n lib._n â_o de_fw-fr ultis_fw-la pontifiâum_fw-la in_o sââthuââ_n malmesb._n ibidem_fw-la stow_v in_o annoâ39_n â39_z malmesb._n lib._n 2._o dâgestis_fw-la regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la cap._n 2._o alredus_n ritual_a in_o vita_fw-la d._n edwardâ_n polidorus_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la ââ_o johanââ_n two_o example_n afâer_n the_o conquest_n ââanderus_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâ¦ã_z privilege_n ãâã_d of_o church_n monasterye_n hospital_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o âope_n abbott_n biscopus_n send_v to_o rome_n for_o privilege_n bedâ_n lib._n 4._o hist._n angl._n cap._n 10._o bede_n tâm_fw-la 3._o in_o vita_fw-la s._n bertolphâ_n the_o privilege_n of_o s._n bertolphus_n his_o monastery_n ceadwalla_n inas_fw-la malmesb._n 1._o de_fw-fr gâstis_fw-la ââgum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la câp_n 2._o malmesb._n ãâã_d adelââus_o his_o book_n of_o virginity_n malmesb._n ââ_o 2._o histoââ_n novella_fw-la florentius_n in_o chronico_fw-la anno_fw-la 70â_n privilege_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o euesham_n the_o privilege_n of_o s._n alban_n found_v by_o king_n offa._n math._n vestmonasteriensis_n in_o historia_fw-la anno_fw-la 794._o âat_a paris_n vita_fw-la henââââterââs_fw-la ââno_fw-la 1256._o malmesb._n ãâã_d 2._o the_o ãâã_d regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la ââp_n 1._o privilege_n grant_v to_o glastenbury_n at_o the_o petition_n of_o k._n edgar_n malme_n iâ_n vita_fw-la edgarâ_n ingulphus_n in_o historia_fw-la de_fw-fr crâyland_n king_n edgar_z charter_n confirm_v the_o pope_n charter_n the_o privilege_n of_o westminster_n procure_v by_o k._n edward_n alredus_n rievell_v in_o vita_fw-la s._n edwards_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1054._o ibidem_fw-la mutual_a letter_n between_o pope_n nicolas_n and_o king_n edward_n privilege_n of_o westminster_n with_o a_o terrible_a curse_n to_o the_o breaker_n breaker_n appeal_v and_o complaint_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n about_o controversy_n that_o fall_v out_o appeal_v more_o frequent_a since_o the_o conquest_n appeal_v before_o the_o conquest_n bede_n lib._n 4._o historia_fw-la cap._n 11._o &_o 13._o s._n wilfrides_n appeal_v to_o rome_n anno_fw-la 679._o beda_n lib._n 5._o histor_n ang._n cap._n 10._o beda_n ibid._n the_o second_o appeal_v of_o s._n wilfride_n to_o rome_n bede_n ibid._n malmesbur_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la pontif._n anglorum_fw-la in_o wilfridâ_n malmesb._n ãâã_d the_o epistle_n of_o s._n theodoru_v ãâã_d favour_n well-say_v s._n ãâã_d whoâe_n he_o have_v impugned_a s._n wilfrid_n restore_v
to_o his_o bishopric_n of_o york_n the_o second_o tyme._n malmesb._n ibidem_fw-la fol._n 152._o the_o decision_n and_o commandment_n of_o pope_n john_n the_o humility_n &_o obedience_n of_o our_o king_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n s._n elflede_n supra_fw-la ââmân_n 3._o many_o example_n of_o appeal_v malmesb._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la pontif._n anno_fw-la 745._o malmesbu_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la gesâis_fw-la regum_fw-la anglor_fw-la lib._n 2._o pope_n formosus_fw-la do_v excommunicate_a k._n edward_n the_o first_o and_o how_o the_o matter_n be_v amend_v amend_v this_o he_o speak_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o conversation_n with_o dane_n that_o be_v infidel_n malmesb._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la decree_n and_o ordinance_n of_o pope_n formosus_fw-la for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o vigilancy_n of_o ancient_a pope_n over_o england_n beda_n lib._n 4._o ââst_n angl._n cap._n 8._o 20._o &_o 23._o a_o consideration_n of_o moment_n moment_n what_o king_n archbishop_n &_o bishop_n live_v together_o and_o what_o law_n they_o be_v like_a to_o make_v the_o concurrence_n of_o king_n and_o bishop_n in_o kent_n and_o london_n for_o the_o first_o age_n of_o english_a christianity_n 1_o a_o necessary_a inference_n inference_n the_o concourse_n with_o other_o king_n prince_n and_o catholic_a people_n abroad_o the_o universal_a authority_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n during_o the_o time_n of_o our_o christian_a king_n before_o the_o conquest_n mark_v the_o consequence_n consequence_n the_o maâing_a tributary_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n the_o kingdom_n ââ_o england_n the_o beginning_n of_o peter-pence_n polidor_n virgil_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr hist._n angl._n stow_v in_o inas_fw-la ãâã_d 705._o k._n inas_fw-la his_o law_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o pope_n king_n offa_n his_o confirmation_n of_o the_o tribute_n of_o peterpence_n anno_fw-la dom._n 77â_n the_o greatness_n of_o k._n offa._n the_o confirmation_n of_o peter_n penny_n by_o king_n adelnulfe_n anno_fw-la dom._n 947._o polidor_n ãâã_d 5._o historia_fw-la a_o special_a note_n ingulfuriâ_n histor_n monasteriâ_n de_fw-fr crâyland_n fol._n 50â_n the_o great_a care_n king_n caâulus_n the_o dane_n have_v that_o peter_n penny_n or_o other_o ecclesiastical_a duty_n shall_v be_v pay_v a_o 1032._o ancient_a law_n against_o m._n attorney_n alredus_n in_o vita_fw-la s._n eduardâ_n s._n edward_n confirmation_n of_o peter_n penny_n and_o other_o duty_n a_o 1062._o rââârius_n hoviden_n par_fw-fr 2._o annal_n in_o vita_fw-la henries_n 2._o peter_n penny_n confirm_v by_o the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la 1070._o peter_n penny_n continue_v after_o the_o conquest_n until_o k._n henry_n the_o eight_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1532._o 1532._o the_o go_v of_o diverse_a king_n and_o prince_n to_o rome_n for_o devotion_n to_o that_o sea_n sea_n supra_fw-la demon._n 3._o act_n and_o monument_n pag._n 121_o beda_n lib._n 4_o histo_fw-la augiscana_fw-it cap._n 29._o the_o admirable_a âoing_n of_o ãâã_d king_n to_o rome_n s._n egwyn_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n supra_fw-la dâmon_n 4._o platina_n ââ_o constantino_n pp_n floren._n in_o chron._n anno_fw-la 723._o malmesh_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la beda_n lib._n 5._o hist._n angl._n cap._n 7._o k._n inas_fw-la his_fw-la go_v to_o rome_n the_o history_n of_o ceadwalla_n his_o go_v to_o rome_n &_o die_v there_o beda_n ibid._n the_o fervor_n of_o english_a man_n towards_o rome_n in_o these_o day_n a_o evident_a deduction_n out_o of_o the_o premise_n premise_n the_o assertion_n and_o asseveration_n of_o diverse_a king_n for_o pre-eminence_n of_o spiritual_a power_n apud_fw-la harpesfâldââ_n in_o histor_n angl._n sacul_n 9_o cap._n 5._o ex_fw-la asserte_n menem_fw-la florentino_n &_o marianus_n in_o anno_fw-la 9â5_n apud_fw-la alridum_n retuallo_n sârâ_n de_fw-la regibus_fw-la angliâ_n a_o excellent_a speech_n of_o k._n edgar_n to_o his_o bishop_n concern_v reformation_n of_o the_o clergy_n two_o sword_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o constantine_n acknowledge_v by_o k._n edgar_n rogeriââ_n hoveden_n part_n 2._o annal_n in_o vita_fw-la henry_n secundi_fw-la william_n conqueror_n judgement_n of_o this_o matter_n q._n eleanor_n anno_fw-la 1194._o blesensis_n epist_n 146._o tertull_n lib._n de_fw-la pudicitiâ_fw-la cap._n 17._o cyprian_n de_fw-fr vnâala_n ecclesia_fw-la the_o conqueror_n begin_v his_o reign_n 1066._o and_o reign_v 21._o year_n unto_o the_o year_n 1087._o k._n william_n boisterous_a but_o true_o catholik_n florent_fw-la 10â6_n sâow_n a_o 20â7_n in_o vita_fw-la guliel_n conquestoris_n boisterous_a action_n of_o k._n william_n ex_fw-la registro_fw-la apud_fw-la bar._n in_o annal._n anno_fw-la 1084._o ex_fw-la epist_n lanfran_n apud_fw-la baroâ_n an._n 1070._o the_o pitiful_a state_n of_o england_n for_o manner_n under_o the_o conqueror_n the_o desire_n of_o lanârank_a to_o ââe_z âid_v of_o âhis_fw-la charge_n lanfranke_n fear_v of_o the_o conquerorsââough_a ââough_z âature_n ãâã_d a_o 1087._o âhe_v conqueror_n ââniâent_a ââeach_n at_o ââs_o death_n satisfaction_n stow_n ibid._n greg._n septimus_fw-la lib._n 7._o epist_n 1._o a_o sharp_a reprehension_n of_o pope_n gregory_n the_o 7._o to_o the_o conqueror_n ibidem_fw-la epist_n 2d_o the_o argument_n of_o k._n william_n against_o harold_n matth._n westmoâast_n anno_o 1065._o malmesb._n lib._n 3._o in_o vita_fw-la guhelme_fw-mi conquest_n stow_v in_o the_o life_n of_o harold_n k._n william_n offer_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o pope_n judgement_n for_o his_o crown_n lanâbâât_fw-la in_o chron._n anno_fw-la 1076._o depose_v of_o stigand_n and_o other_o bishop_n by_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n malmesb._n in_o vita_fw-la guliel_n 1._o in_o epist_n lanfranci_n apud_fw-la baronium_n in_o a_o 1070._o lanfranke_n propose_v his_o doubt_n to_o the_o pope_n the_o pall_v of_o england_n accustom_v to_o be_v take_v at_o rome_n sea_n baron_n in_o annal_n tâm_fw-la 11._o a_o 1070._o malmesb._n l._n 3._o hist._n in_o viâ_n guiâl_n baron_fw-fr ââ_o 1071._o stow_n ãâã_d 1071._o a_o council_n gather_v by_o the_o pope_n commandment_n stow_v a_o 1083._o charter_n from_o rome_n confirm_v by_o the_o king_n stow_v in_o anno_fw-la 1087._o âxfra_fw-la mentis_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la guâeââi_fw-la the_o conqueror_n accusation_n of_o his_o brother_n for_o nââting_v the_o church_n stow_n ibidâm_n râg_v hoveden_n annal_a paââ_n 2._o in_o viâ_n henâ_n 3._o fol._n 342._o what_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n be_v two_o sword_n the_o one_o subordinate_a to_o the_o other_o the_o privilege_n of_o ecclesiastical_a man_n in_o temporal_a court_n tenant_n of_o the_o church_n privilege_v diverâ_n other_o law_n sanctuary_n breaker_n of_o privilege_n tithe_n peterpence_n the_o conqueror_n humility_n towards_o his_o archbishop_n nuâeâg_v reâuâ_n anght_n l._n 1._o c._n 1_o stow_v in_o vit_fw-mi guliel_n in_o sine_fw-la the_o conqueror_n last_o speech_n of_o his_o devotion_n towards_o the_o church_n 7._o â_o 9_o ââ_o quaââââpedes_n 19_o m._n attorneye_n instance_n of_o no_o force_n power_n way_n by_o which_o a_o lay_v man_n may_v confer_v benefice_n appropriation_n of_o benefice_n sup._n cap._n 6._o demon._n 4._o collation_n of_o benefice_n cap._n intet_fw-la &_o cap._n licet_fw-la extrau_v de_fw-fr translat_fw-la epise_v &_o extrau_v the_o electione_n cap._n cum_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la cunctis_fw-la extrau_n de_fw-fr elect_a cap._n postquam_fw-la &_o cap._n intet_fw-la canonicos_fw-la &_o cap._n scriptum_n est_fw-la ex_fw-la capite_fw-la qualiter_fw-la extrau_v de_fw-fr elect_a election_n confirmetion_n and_o consecration_n of_o a_o bishop_n by_o whomel_n extrau_n de_fw-fr postula_fw-la one_o prelatorum_fw-la cap._n pennl_o cap._n ult._n extrau_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la glossa_fw-la distânââ_n 63._o cap._n quanto_fw-la &_o extrau_v de_fw-fr postul_n prelatorum_fw-la cap._n bonae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la investiture_n desire_v by_o prince_n but_o deny_v by_o pope_n bald._n l._n rescrip_n in_o penul_v col_fw-fr in_o versie_n et_fw-la ideo_fw-la rex_fw-la angl._n âod_a de_fw-fr preci_fw-la bus_fw-la imper._n auferendis_fw-la 32._o deâân_n cap._n prater_n ãâã_d paragraph_n vetum_fw-la &_o distinct_a 96._o cap_n bene_fw-la quidem_fw-la 1._o joan._n 2._o k._n william_n rufus_n begin_v his_o reign_n a_o 1087._o and_o reign_v 13._o year_n to_o a_o 1100._o k._n william_n rufus_n a_o good_a king_n for_o a_o time_n florentius_n wigorn_n a_o 1093._o in_o annal_n anglis_fw-la stow_v a_o 5._o guliel_n rufi_n commendation_n of_o s._n anselm_n malmesb._n l._n 4._o de_fw-fr guliel_n 2._o florentius_n a_o 1095._o malmesb_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la gâstis_fw-la pontif._n edmerus_n in_o vita_fw-la anselmâ_n s._n anselm_n his_o pall_n bring_v he_o from_o rome_n by_o the_o pope_n legat._n s._n anselm_n his_o plain_a deal_n with_o k._n rufus_n walse_v iâ_n ypodig_n neusâria_n a_o 1â97_n the_o pitiful_a death_n of_o k._n rufus_n k._n henry_n the_o first_o begin_v his_o reign_n a_o 1100_o and_o reign_v 25_o year_n unto_o 1135._o florent_fw-la in_o chron._n a_o 1100._o the_o good_a beginning_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o first_o in_o vita_fw-la henriââ_n primi_fw-la pope_n pascalis_n his_o letter_n to_o k._n henry_n the_o first_o malmesb._n li._n 5._o annal_n in_o vit_fw-mi