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church_n and_o churchman_n §_o 2._o pag._n 165._o the_o first_o instance_n of_o m._n attorney_n take_v out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n william_n the_o conqueror_n refute_v §_o 3._o pag._n 169._o of_o king_n william_n rufus_n and_o henry_n the_o first_o that_o be_v the_o conqueror_n son_n and_o of_o k._n stephen_n his_o nephew_n and_o how_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o say_a conqueror_n in_o our_o question_n of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n acknowledge_v by_o they_o to_o be_v in_o other_o and_o not_o in_o themselves_o chap._n viii_o pag._n 176._o of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o who_o be_v the_o three_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 1._o pag._n 180._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n the_o four_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 2._o pag._n 189._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o second_o great_a grandchild_n to_o the_o conqueror_n &_o the_o five_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n with_o his_o two_o son_n k._n richard_n and_o k._n john_n and_o their_o 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nine_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 1._o pag._n 257._o of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o ten_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 2._o pag._n 278._o of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o k._n richard_n the_o second_o his_o nephew_n and_o successor_n and_o what_o instance_n or_o argument_n m._n attorney_n draw_v from_o their_o two_o reign_v which_o continue_v between_o they_o for_o seventy_o year_n chap._n xii_o pag._n 285._o m._n attorneye_n objection_n out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o three_o aforesaid_a §_o 1._o pag._n 292._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n richard_n the_o second_o the_o twelfth_n king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 2._o pag._n 308._o of_o the_o three_o king_n henry_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n the_o four_o five_o and_o six_o who_o reign_v for_o the_o space_n of_o threescore_o year_n and_o what_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o their_o reign_v concern_v our_o controversy_n with_o m._n attorney_n chap._n xiii_o pag._n 312._o instance_n allege_v by_o m._n attorney_n out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o four_o who_o be_v the_o thirteen_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 1._o pag._n 315._o out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o five_o that_o be_v the_o fourteen_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 2._o pag._n 322._o out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o six_o the_o fifteen_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o â—_o pag._n 326._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o faure_a ensue_a king_n to_o wit_n edward_n the_o four_o edward_z the_o five_o richard_n the_o three_o and_o henry_n the_o seven_o and_o how_o conform_a they_o be_v unto_o their_o ancestor_n in_o this_o point_n of_o controversy_n we_o have_v in_o hand_n chap._n xiiii_o pag._n 328._o iâ—stâ—nces_n out_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o four_o the_o sixteen_o king_n after_o the_o conquest_n §_o 1._o pag._n 331._o out_o of_o the_o râ—igne_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o seven_o who_o be_v the_o nynteenth_n king_n 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