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pleasure_n and_o govern_v by_o his_o queen_n thereupon_o most_o of_o his_o subject_n revolt_v from_o he_o and_o he_o die_v the_o polonian_n at_o first_o for_o many_o year_n refuse_v to_o choose_v cazimirus_n his_o son_n king_n lest_o he_o shall_v follow_v his_o father_n step_n till_o at_o last_o after_o a_o long_a interregnum_fw-la when_o he_o have_v turn_v monk_n they_o elect_v he_o king_n boleslaus_n his_o son_n a_o man_n of_o a_o dissolute_a life_n give_v to_o lust_n and_o the_o pâ—st_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o cracow_n for_o his_o wickedness_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o slay_v he_o whereupon_o the_o pope_n deprive_v he_o and_o poland_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o absolve_v his_o subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n to_o he_o who_o expel_v and_o force_v he_o to_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n into_o hungary_n where_o he_o become_v mad_a and_o die_v myâ—zlaus_n the_o 10._o king_n of_o poland_n exercise_v tyranny_n every_o where_o upon_o his_o 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we_o inheritanc_n in_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n that_o be_v we_o have_v not_o entail_v our_o subjection_n nor_o the_o inheritance_n of_o this_o our_o realm_n to_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o but_o be_v still_o free_a to_o elect_v what_o king_n we_o please_v to_o thy_o tent_n o_o israel_n now_o see_v to_o thy_o house_n david_n so_o israel_n depart_v to_o their_o tent._n but_o as_o for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n rehoboam_n reign_v over_o they_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n choose_v he_o their_o king_n by_o their_o common_a suffrage_n write_v josephus_n then_o king_n rehoboam_n send_v adoram_n who_o be_v over_o the_o tribute_n to_o excuse_n say_v josephus_n the_o petulancy_n of_o his_o young_a tongue_n and_o to_o appease_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o enrage_a vulgar_a and_o all_o israel_n stone_v he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v therefore_o king_n rehoboam_n imagine_v true_o that_o himself_o be_v stone_v in_o 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