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&_o so_o escape_v he_o out_o of_o this_o land_n when_o this_o king_n edward_n be_v thus_o martyr_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o year_n of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n â—x_fw-la c_o lxxx_o and_o he_o have_v regn_v twelve_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o lie_v at_o glastenbury_n ¶_o of_o king_n eldred_n and_o how_o the_o king_n swine_n of_o denmark_n hold_v englond_a &_o how_o eldred_n that_o be_v saint_n edward_n brother_n be_v not_o belove_v in_o his_o realm_n &_o therefore_o he_o flee_v in_o to_o normandy_n after_o this_o king_n edward_n regn_v eldred_n his_o brother_n &_o saint_n dunstan_n crown_v he_o and_o this_o saint_n dunstan_n die_v soon_o
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