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part_n of_o the_o peple_n of_o the_o ream_n weren_a in_o great_a error_n &_o grutching_n against_o the_o king_n thurgh_n information_n of_o lie_n &_o fall_v lâ—…sing_v that_o this_o serle_n have_v make_v for_o moche_n peple_n trust_v &_o bylevyd_v in_o his_o say_n but_z at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v take_v in_o the_o northcountre_n and_z by_o law_n judge_v to_o be_v draw_v thurgh_n every_o cyte_n &_o good_a burgh_n town_n in_o englond_n and_o so_o he_o be_v serve_v and_z at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o london_n unto_o the_o gyld_a hall_fw-mi before_o the_o justyce_n and_o there_o he_o be_v juge_v for_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o there_o to_o be_v leyd_v on_o a_o hurdle_n and_o than_o to_o be_v draw_v thurgh_n the_o cyte_n of_o london_n to_o tyburn_n and_o there_o honge_v and_o than_o quarter_v and_o his_o heed_n smyten_v of_o &_o set_v on_o london_n bridge_n and_z his_o quartâ—…s_n to_o be_v send_v to_o four_o good_a town_n of_o englond_n &_o there_o set_v up_o and_o thus_o end_v he_o for_o his_o false_a treason_n and_o dysceyt_n and_o in_o the_o syxth_o year_n of_o king_n henryes_fw-mi regne_fw-la the_o four_o th'earl_n of_o mar_v of_o scotland_o by_o sauf_a conduyt_n come_v in_o to_o englond_a to_o i_o lenge_v sir_n edmond_n th'earl_n of_o kente_n of_o certain_a course_n of_o be_v on_o horsebake_v and_o so_o this_o challenge_n be_v accept_v and_o grant_v and_o the_o place_n take_v in_o smythfeld_n at_o london_n and_o this_o erlâ—…_n of_o mar_v the_o scot_n come_v proud_o in_o to_o the_o fell_v as_z his_o challenge_n as_o ked_a and_o anon_o come_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n and_z â—…ode_a unto_o the_o scotte_n &_o manful_o ride_v to_o geder_o with_o sharp_a spear_n dyuse_v course_n but_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n have_v the_o fell_v and_o gate_n he_o moche_n worship_n &_o thank_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o man_n for_o his_o manful_a dede_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o king_n henryes_fw-mi regne_fw-la the_o four_o 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