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and_o all_o of_o his_o assent_n then_o die_v king_n john_n in_o christian_a hole_n intent_n at_o croxton_n abbey_n and_o bury_v be_v full_a fair_a at_o worcester_n with_o lord_n and_o great_a repair_n ¶_o some_o book_n sayen_v he_o poison_a be_v to_o dead_a of_o plum_n so_o syt_v at_o his_o meat_n in_o thabbey_n of_o cistew_n at_o swynsheade_n with_o which_o a_o monk_n there_o he_o do_v rehete_n wen_v of_o god_n great_a thank_v to_o get_v at_o newerke_n die_v at_o worcester_n sepulture_v in_o chronicle_n as_o be_v plain_o scripture_v ¶_o he_o gate_n a_o son_n that_o henry_n of_o wynchester_n hight_v and_o other_o after_o and_o richard_n be_v his_o name_n that_o earl_n be_v of_o cornwayle_v of_o great_a may_v a_o worthy_a knight_n and_o of_o right_n noble_a fame_n these_o son_n on_o his_o wife_n that_o noble_a dame_n and_o gate_n isabella_n the_o wife_n of_o frederyk_fw-mi emperor_n of_o rome_n a_o lord_n full_a poletyk_fw-mi ¶_o in_o his_o time_n be_v these_o earl_n in_o england_n 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xxi_o and_o die_v in_o the_o year_n a_o thousand_o cc_o lxxiii_o and_o of_o his_o reign_n the_o lvi_o year_n ¶_o in_o his_o time_n be_v a_o batayl_n at_o lincoln_n where_o earl_n raudolfe_n of_o chester_n discomfyte_v lewis_n that_o son_n of_o king_n philyppe_v of_o france_n henry_n his_o son_n than_o be_v of_o ix_o year_n age_n third_o at_o gloucester_n crown_v with_o the_o dyademe_n by_o the_o legate_n gwalo_n &_o the_o baronage_n stephan_n of_o langton_n help_v as_o do_v well_o seem_v archbishop_n then_o as_o the_o bishop_n can_v deem_v the_o same_o year_n then_o the_o king_n with_o lewis_n faught_v beside_o lincoln_n where_o lewis_n be_v never_o catch_v ¶_o four_o c._n knight_n of_o lewis_n there_o be_v slay_v the_o earl_n of_o perch_n be_v slay_v on_o lewis_n side_n and_o many_o flee_v with_o lewis_n soothe_v again_o the_o earl_n randolf_n of_o chester_n know_v wide_o the_o field_n there_o gate_n that_o day_n with_o mikell_n pride_n and_o lewis_n then_o all_o his_o right_a 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lord_n wise_a &_o most_o parfyte_n which_o after_o make_v among_o they_o great_a dispyte_n and_o batayle_n strong_a &_o great_a contrariaunce_n through_o all_o the_o land_n by_o long_a continuance_n the_o c_o xliiii_o chapter_n ¶_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o edward_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n be_v in_o the_o xxix_o year_n of_o his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o chryste_n a_o thousand_o cc_o xxxix_o how_o symonde_n mountforte_n earl_n of_o leycester_n be_v create_v his_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n that_o edward_n high_a at_o westmynster_n of_o chryste_n incarnacyon_n the_o year_n a_o thousand_o cc_o ix_o and_o xxx_o right_a who_o the_o legate_n otho_n by_o informacyon_n baptyze_v in_o font_n saint_n edmondes_n confirmacy_n 〈…〉_o to_o he_o then_o make_v as_o the_o church_n devyse_v in_o his_o baptism_n holy_a then_o autoryze_v
bring_v to_o pass_v they_o go_v both_o together_o into_o kent_n and_o there_o begin_v this_o young_a feloe_n to_o tell_v prive_o to_o many_o that_o he_o be_v the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o have_v get_v out_o of_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o monk_n to_o the_o which_o when_o he_o perceive_v credence_n give_v he_o declare_v it_o open_o and_o desire_v all_o man_n of_o help_n but_o or_o ever_o this_o sedition_n begin_v to_o go_v forward_o the_o head_n and_o principals_n of_o thesame_n be_v take_v and_o casle_n into_o prysone_n of_o which_o the_o one_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n and_o the_o other_o condemn_v to_o perpetual_a prison_n and_o darkness_n for_o at_o that_o time_n here_o in_o england_n be_v so_o much_o attrybute_v to_o preste_n and_o all_o religious_a man_n that_o though_o they_o have_v commit_v felony_n murder_n yea_o or_o treason_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v therefore_o condemn_v to_o death_n moreover_o whosoever_o can_v read_v though_o it_o be_v 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the_o king_n be_v so_o vigylaunte_v and_o circumspect_a in_o all_o his_o matter_n that_o he_o do_v know_v they_o name_o that_o either_o bear_v he_o evil_a will_n or_o woork_v any_o in_o their_o mind_n who_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v attach_v and_o cast_v in_o hold_n and_o among_o they_o william_n the_o earl_n of_o devonshyre_n son_n which_o marry_v lady_n catheryne_n daughter_n to_o king_n edward_n be_v take_v and_o another_o william_n brother_n to_o edmonde_fw-fr earl_n of_o souffolke_n james_n terrell_n john_n wyndham_n but_o these_o two_o wylliam_n be_v take_v rather_o of_o suspection_n then_o for_o any_o offence_n of_o gyltines_n wherefore_o william_n this_o earl_n son_n of_o devonshyre_n after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n henrye_n be_v deliver_v &_o have_v in_o
reign_v xxxiii_o year_n ryveall_n reygn_v uxii_fw-la year_n gurgustius_fw-la reygn_v xv_o year_n scicilius_fw-la reygn_v xiiii_o year_n king_n jago_n reign_v x._o year_n king_n kimar_n reign_v twenty_o &_o viij_o year_n gorbonian_n reign_v xi_o year_n clotane_n with_o his_o field_n reign_v xâ—_n year_n dunwallo_n reign_v xl_o year_n dunwallo_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o bryteine_n that_o be_v cron_v with_o gold_n this_o temple_n be_v s_o paul_n church_n in_o london_n bolyn_n gurgwyn_n reign_v thirty_o year_n how_o ireland_n be_v hold_v of_o this_o king_n &_o his_o heir_n guytelyn_n reygn_v ten_o year_n sicilius_z reygn_v xxiiii_o year_n *_o rymar_n king_n *_o danius_n king_n moruyle_n reygn_v xvii_o year_n gorbonyâ—_n reygn_v ten_o year_n arthegall_n *_o eledoure_n king_n reygn_v v._o year_n *_o arthegall_a reygn_v 〈◊〉_d year_n eledoure_fw-mi reign_v xiii_o year_n jugen_n and_o peredour_n reign_v seven_o year_n together_o paradour_n reign_v by_o himself_o iiii_o year_n eledour_n 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after_o what_o manner_n the_o two_o son_n of_o king_n edward_n be_v destroy_v the_o murder_v of_o king_n edward_n his_o child_n the_o guard_n first_o ordain_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o the_o sweat_a sickness_n the_o commotion_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n lovel_n and_o the_o lord_n stafforde_n themurde_v ring_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 〈…〉_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n slay_v of_o his_o subject_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perkyn_n warbeck_n *_o the_o black_a smyth_n the_o xii_o peer_n of_o henry_n the_o vii_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o all_o 〈…〉_o do_v the_o noble_a &_o wise_a sai_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o the_o iii_o year_n the_o four_o year_n the_o u_o year_n the_o vi_o year_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o the_o lx_o year_n the_o ten_o year_n the_o xi_o year_n the_o xii_o year_n the_o xiii_o year_n the_o xiiii_o year_n the_o xu_o year_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o viij_o the_o xix_o year_n the_o twenty_o year_n the_o xxi_o year_n the._n xxii_o year_n the_o xxiii_o year_n the._n twenty-five_o year_n the._n 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