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batayl_n be_v many_o a_o noble_a man_n slay_v upon_o either_o party_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v note_v vengeable_a for_o there_o the_o father_n be_v slay_v of_o the_o son_n &_o the_o son_n of_o the_o father_n and_o brother_n of_o brother_n &_o nevewe_v of_o nevewe_n and_o in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n follow_v the_o duchess_n of_o brytayne_n land_v at_o fulmouth_n in_o the_o province_n of_o cornwayll_n &_o from_o thame_n be_v convey_v to_o wynchester_n where_o in_o short_a time_n after_o king_n henry_n marry_v she_o in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o the_o say_a cytye_n and_o soon_o upon_o be_v the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n name_v dame_n blanch_n marry_v at_o coleyn_n to_o the_o duke_n son_n of_o bayer_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n cccc.ii_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n cccc.iii_n  _fw-fr rycharde_n merlewe_v  _fw-fr john_n walcot_n draper_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la iii_o  _fw-fr robert_n chichele_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o year_n and_o xiiii_o day_n of_o the_o 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