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henry_n the_o 4._o the_o issue_n of_o john_n of_o gant_n by_o his_o 2._o wife_n the_o controversy_n in_o spain_n between_o king_n peter_n the_o cruel_a and_o his_o bastard_n brother_n garibay_n l._n 15_o c._n 26._o of_o lady_n catherine_n swinford_n holling_n head_n in_o vita_fw-la richardi_fw-la 2._o pag._n 1088._o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n ba_o stard_n make_v legitimate_a hollingh_n in_o vita_fw-la rich._n 2._o pag._n 1090._o the_o issue_n of_o catherine_n swinfords_n chill_a dren_n k._n henry_n 7._o the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n polidor_n hist._n ang._n lib._n 23._o holling_n in_o vita_fw-la edwadi_n 4._o pa._n 1314_o &_o 1340._o what_o heir_n of_o lancaster_n now_o roman_n in_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n richard_n earl_n of_o cambrige_n execute_v richard_n duke_n of_o york_n slay_v edward_n duke_n of_o york_n and_o king_n his_o issue_n the_o line_n of_o the_o pool_n the_o line_n of_o the_o hasting_n the_o baringtons_n king_n richard_n 3_o issue_n of_o king_n 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wealth_n &_o other_o further_o of_o admit_v in_o their_o place_n even_o in_o those_o kingdom_n where_o succession_n prevail_v with_o many_o example_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o spain_n cap._n 7._o fol._n 140._o of_o diverse_a other_o example_n out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n &_o ingland_n for_o proof_n that_o the_o next_o in_o blood_n be_v sometime_o put_v back_o from_o succession_n and_o how_o god_n have_v approve_v the_o same_o with_o good_a success_n cap._n 8._o fol._n 164._o what_o be_v the_o principal_a point_n which_o a_o common_a wealth_n ought_v to_o respect_v in_o admit_v or_o exclude_v any_o prince_n wherein_o be_v handle_v large_o also_o of_o the_o diversity_n of_o religion_n and_o other_o such_o cause_n cap._n 9_o fol._n 197._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n the_o preface_n with_o the_o intention_n &_o protestation_n of_o the_o lawyer_n to_o treat_v this_o matter_n without_o the_o hurt_n or_o prejudice_n of_o any_o of_o diverse_a book_n &_o 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