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nauclerus_fw-la his_o testimony_n hector_n boaetius_fw-la a_o scottish_a writer_n hector_n boaenus_fw-la his_o commendation_n of_o k._n arthure_n polidorus_fw-la virgillius_fw-la a_o corrupt_a witness_n of_o king_n arthures_n worthiness_n book_n print_v of_o arthure_n in_o foreign_a language_v silvester_n giâ—aldus_n in_o his_o itenerario_fw-la touch_v brecknock_n cair_a arthure_n or_o arthures_n castle_n k._n arthures_n chair_n of_o state_n baldwinum_fw-la aliâ—s_fw-la mountgomery_n king_n arthures_n gate_n there_o gentleman_n of_o wales_n praise_v worthy_a in_o praise_v their_o prince_n studious_o addict_v king_n arthure_n surname_v arthure_n the_o great_a definition_n of_o aualonia_n the_o place_n where_o king_n arthure_n be_v bury_v geoffâ—y_o of_o monmouth_n his_o testimony_n â—hereo_fw-la melchinus_n silvester_n giraldus_n &_o patricius_n all_o 3._o witness_n of_o avalonia_n alias_o civitas_fw-la â—â—trina_fw-la nunc_fw-la glastenbury_n suppose_v rather_o to_o be_v 〈…〉_o fâ—gaâ—tis_n and_o dirâ—aianus_n ut_fw-la ante_fw-la dixi_fw-la fagaunt_n &_o dirwianus_fw-la w._n of_o malmesburie_n his_o testimony_n silvester_n giraldus_n his_o testimony_n and_o explanation_n of_o glastenburie_n writer_n of_o britain_n affirm_v where_o arthure_n die_v the_o briton_n sorrowful_a for_o the_o death_n of_o k._n arthure_n merlinus_fw-la caledonius_fw-la a_o writer_n his_o verse_n of_o k._n arthures_n death_n morgan_z a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o true_a subject_n unto_o arthure_n morgan_n wife_n make_v provision_n for_o arthures_n burial_n brittannicae_n historiae_fw-la interpres_fw-la testimonium_fw-la that_fw-mi de_fw-fr morte_fw-la arthurii_n johannes_n burgensis_n testimonium_fw-la de_fw-la eodem_fw-la aualonia_n commend_v by_o 3._o writer_n viz._n mâ—lchinus_n &_o malmsbury_n giraldus_n bury_v placeâ—_n how_o and_o â—or_a who_o in_o those_o day_n ceremony_n use_v at_o king_n arthure_n his_o burial_n morgan_n noble_a wife_n alone_o provide_v for_o king_n arthures_n 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