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most_o drade_a sovereign_a lord_n that_o the_o lady_n mary_n may_v be_v legetymate_n and_o the_o estatute_n contrary_a to_o the_o same_o to_o be_v aâ—…lyd_v for_o the_o doom_n of_o the_o title_n that_o may_v incur_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o scotland_n and_o that_o to_o be_v by_o parliament_n also_o to_o have_v the_o abbey_n that_o be_v suppress_v to_o be_v restoryd_a to_o their_o land_n howsys_n and_o good_n also_o to_o have_v the_o tent_n and_o first_o frâ—…ts_v clear_o dischargyd_v unless_o the_o clergy_n will_v of_o themselves_o grâ—…_n a_o rent_n or_o charge_n to_o the_o augmentation_n of_o the_o crown_n also_o to_o have_v the_o frere_n obserâ—…s_v restoryd_a to_o their_o house_n again_o also_o to_o have_v the_o heretic_n bishoppy_n and_o temporal_a man_n of_o their_o foot_n to_o have_v condign_a ponysment_n by_o fire_n or_o such_o motion_n other_o or_o else_o to_o try_v their_o quarrel_n with_o we_o and_o our_o partaker_n sin_n battle_n also_o to_o have_v the_o
son_n elect_v subdue_v and_o slay_v 1._o aureolus_n in_o illyris_n 2._o gallienus_n in_o rome_n 3._o odenatus_fw-la in_o the_o east_n odenatus_n overcom_v the_o persian_n galieâ—…_n seek_v odenatus_n his_o death_n apoc._n 4._o 3._o trebeâ—…_n pollio_n strange_a sighâ—…s_n in_o the_o heaven_n great_a and_o mighty_a earthquake_n galiâ—…_n stay_v the_o perâ—…cutions_n of_o thâ—…_n christian_n eusâ—…b_n eccles._n â—…st_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 12._o apoc._n 1._o 16._o thirty_o emperoâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d oncâ—…_n pomp._n laetus_n laetus_n panlus_n oros._n oros._n cassidor_n cassidor_n jornandes_n eusebius_n apoc._n 6._o 4._o galienus_n time_n prophesy_v of_o by_o the_o evangelist_n s_o john_n galienus_n his_o death_n and_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n an._n do._n 269._o his_o descent_n aurel._n victor_n flavius_n claudius_n his_o virtue_n jornandes_n goth_n invade_v the_o empire_n paul_n orosius_n two_o thousand_o sail_n of_o goth_n claudius_n letter_n to_o the_o senate_n goth_n vanquish_v flavius_n claudius_n die_v a_o natural_a death_n his_o personage_n and_o quality_n an._n do._n 271._o eutropius_n quintiliâ—…_n brother_n to_o the_o last_o emperor_n quintilius_n cut_v his_o own_o vein_n and_o so_o bleed_v to_o death_n he_o reign_v but_o seventeen_fw-mi day_n an._n do._n 271._o aurelianus_n his_o descent_n fla._n vâ—…p_n aurelianus_n comparable_a with_o caesar_n and_o alexander_n aurelianus_n enlarge_v the_o wall_n of_o rome_n chap._n 37._o sabellicus_n say_v she_o both_o tire_v he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n also_o zenobia_n her_o letter_n to_o aurelianus_n aurelianus_n the_o great_a city_n palmyra_n say_v josephus_n be_v build_v by_o king_n solomon_n whence_o their_o nation_n take_v the_o name_n it_o border_v upon_o the_o parthian_n kingdom_n in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o roman_a empire_n ovid._n metam_fw-la li._n 6._o 6._o tomyris_n be_v a_o valiant_a scythian_a queen_n who_o slay_v king_n cyrus_n and_o all_o his_o host_n and_o fill_v a_o vessel_n with_o their_o blood_n do_v cast_v in_o cyrus_n head_n say_v blood_n have_v thou_o thirst_v now_o drink_v thereof_o thy_o fill_n to_o this_o do_v zenobia_n allude_v zenobia_n vanquish_v zenobia_n her_o beauty_n flau._n vopisc_n euseb._n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 7_o cap._n 39_o paul_n orosius_n aurelianus_n at_o first_o a_o favourer_n now_o a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n aurelianus_n scare_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n from_o heaven_n psal._n 2._o 10._o aurelianus_n slay_v entropius_n aurelianus_n his_o feature_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d an._n do._n 276._o aurelianus_n be_v dead_a no_o man_n seek_v to_o be_v emperor_n senate_n and_o soldier_n strain_v courtesy_n who_o shall_v choose_v the_o emperor_n eusebius_n vopiscus_n orosius_n oneuphrius_fw-la claudius_n tacitus_n elect_a emperor_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o virtue_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o work_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n eutrop._n l._n 9_o aurel._n victor_n vopiscus_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o reign_n an._n do._n 277._o florianus_n make_v himself_o emperor_n florianus_n his_o death_n chap._n 38._o eutrop._n lib._n 9_o vopiscus_n florianus_n his_o reign_n an._n do._n 277._o probus_n call_v the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n and_o the_o high_a bishop_n his_o desceâ—…_n sabellicus_n probus_n comparable_a with_o hannibal_n and_o caesar._n probus_n slay_v 400000._o german_n henr._n mutint_v saturninus_z cho_n sen_fw-mi emperor_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o elector_n saturninus_z his_o death_n vopiscut_n bonosus_n and_o proculus_n rebel_n against_o probus_n sabellicus_n bonosus_n death_n sabellicus_n sabellicus_n victorinus_n a_o moor_n his_o stratagem_n hist._n mag._n brit._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 10._o vandal_n and_o burgundian_n send_v to_o inhabit_v in_o britain_n vopiscus_n sabellicus_n wine_n make_v in_o england_n probus_n his_o death_n vopiscus_n entropius_n eusebius_n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 7._o cap_n 29._o anno_fw-la 282._o flavius_n 〈◊〉_d vopiscus_n victor_n 〈◊〉_d orosius_n cardâ—…_n and_o numerianus_n caesar_n carinus_n slay_v by_o a_o thunderbolt_n hierome_n paulus_n orosius_n eutropius_n flavius_n vopiscus_n eutrop._n signonâ—…_n oâ—…pbet_fw-la pomp._n laetus_n an._n do._n 286._o an._n do._n 291._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o 6._o now_o call_v bâ—…leyn_n in_o picardy_n carausius_n defend_v his_o usurpation_n seven_o year_n maximianus_n against_o carausius_n ninius_n a_o perfidious_a friend_n allectus_n slay_v walbrooke_n in_o london_n of_o gallus_n 〈◊〉_d tâ—…eb_n mamertinus_n panegyâ—…_n orat._n the_o emperor_n extol_v for_o recouct_v britain_n mamertinus_n paneg_n grat._n many_o artificer_n in_o britain_n gâ—…_n damasâ—…_n sabellicus_n eusebius_n beda_n rad._n de_fw-fr dicetâ—…_n the_o christian_n torment_n for_o ten_o year_n together_o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o s._n alban_n put_v to_o death_n at_o saint_n alban_n job._n capgrave_n amphibole_n a_o britain_n put_v to_o death_n julius_n and_o aaron_n at_o leicester_n at_o lichfeild_n grâ—…_n multitude_n in_o cambden_n joh._n 19_o 17._o joh_n rossâ—…_n wâ—…wicens_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—…pis_fw-la beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o apoc._n 13._o dan._n 7._o ezek._n 38._o 2._o the_o violent_a death_n of_o many_o emperor_n psal._n 45._o 5._o the_o first_o seal_n apoc._n 6._o the_o second_o seal_n the_o three_o seal_n the_o four_o seal_n the_o five_o seal_n the_o six_o seal_n exod._n â—…9_n numb_a 17._o josh._n 3._o 4._o job_n 29_o 9_o euseb._n eccles_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o 2._o 3._o euseb._n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o amos_n 1._o 3._o euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 2â—…_n euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 14._o fox_n act._n pag._n 119._o &_o 123._o euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 19_o dioclesian_n practice_n the_o pope_n a_o imitator_n of_o he_o and_o not_o of_o christ._n dioclesian_n and_o maximianus_n resign_v up_o the_o empire_n the_o 9_o cal._n of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 304._o galerius_n and_o constantius_n emperor_n the_o christian_n enjoy_v peace_n constantine_n the_o great_a elect_a caesar._n euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o pomp._n latâ—…_n 2._o kin._n 10._o 20._o constantius_n policy_n to_o try_v who_o be_v true_a christian_n constantius_n his_o wife_n eutropius_n nicephor_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 18._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o holinsh._n chron._n lib._n 4._o cap_n 26._o cambd._n brit._n pa._n 74_o baronius_n a_o church_n build_v by_o helena_n in_o the_o place_n where_o our_o saviour_n suffer_v helena_n build_v another_o church_n where_o the_o inn_n stand_v in_o which_o our_o saviour_n be_v lay_v in_o a_o cratch_n ambrose_n his_o oration_n upon_o theodosius_n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 2._o helena_n queen_n of_o ad_fw-la abâ—…na_fw-la a_o virtuous_a woman_n also_o constantine_n escape_v galerius_n his_o prevent_a pursuit_n he_o come_v safe_a to_o york_n to_o his_o father_n constantius_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o son_n constantius_n his_o reign_n &_o death_n pomp._n laetus_n socrates_n eccl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o an._n do._n 306._o euseb._n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 14._o socrat._n eccl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d panegyricke_a oration_n unto_o constantine_n the_o great_a eutropius_n constantine_n descent_n sabelâ—…icus_fw-la maximianus_n put_v to_o death_n by_o constantine_n niceph._n li._n 7._o c._n 2â—…_n eutropius_n lib._n 11._o zosoâ—…_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 5._o socrat._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o vâ—…spurgens_n chron._n paul_n diac._n li._n 11._o euseb._n ecle_n hist._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 9_o sabellicus_n constantine_n repose_n pomp._n laetus_n maxentius_n trust_v to_o sorcerer_n sabellicus_n a_o inscription_n make_v on_o memory_n of_o maxentius_n overthrow_n the_o memorial_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o frankner_n cambd._n brit._n licinius_n put_v to_o death_n at_o nicomedia_n and_o his_o son_n after_o anno_fw-la 326._o sigonius_n in_o hist._n tripart_n eusebius_n cambden_n in_o his_o britannia_n amianus_n marcill_n nineteen_o thousand_o foot_n and_o seventeen_o hundred_o horseman_n maintain_v in_o ordinary_a in_o britain_n sabellicus_n a_o jewish_a doctor_n thus_o describe_v this_o city_n in_o a_o epistle_n which_o himself_o deliver_v to_o our_o english_a ambassador_n remain_v in_o constantinople_n in_o anno_fw-la 1594._o hier._n in_o his_o addition_n to_o eusebius_n constantinople_n build_v by_o constantine_n wil._n malmsbury_n constantine_n the_o establisher_n of_o christianity_n ambrose_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o theo._n rufâ—…_n cassiod_n eusebius_n eccles_n hist._n hieromâ—…_n eusebius_n sigonius_n constantine_n bury_v at_o constantinople_n socrates_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o eusebius_n in_o viâ—…_n const._n lib._n 4._o sabellicus_n constantine_n successor_n an._n do._n 337._o constantinus_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constans_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constantius_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constantinus_n slay_v socrates_n lib._n 2._o c._n 3._o cassiod_n trip_v hist._n a_o council_n against_o the_o arrian_n call_v by_o constans_n constans_n slay_v amianus_n l._n 20._o c._n 1â—…_n fl._n pop_v nepohanus_fw-la p._n f._n aug._n simon_n dunelm_n i._o stow._n galfridus_n
woden_n his_o reign_n be_v account_v only_o seven_o year_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o further_a matter_n worthy_a the_o record_v and_o his_o death_n to_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o year_n five_o hundred_o eighty_o one_o titulus_fw-la the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n and_o only_a son_n of_o vffa_n that_o be_v read_v of_o begin_v his_o reign_n reign_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n five_o hundred_o eighty_o three_o &_o continue_v the_o same_o for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n and_o although_o the_o writer_n of_o these_o time_n have_v make_v no_o further_o mention_v of_o his_o act_n yet_o may_v we_o well_o suppose_v that_o his_o day_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o quiet_o spend_v both_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o that_o new_o erect_a kingdom_n and_o when_o such_o war_n be_v commence_v for_o the_o obtain_v the_o whole_a island_n his_o issue_n be_v redwald_n that_o immediate_o succeed_v he_o &_o from_o who_o other_o king_n of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v lineal_o 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