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to_o the_o â—ame_n effect_n with_o mauâ—iâ—e_n s._n john_n and_o that_o the_o prince_n soon_o after_o begâ—n_n to_o decay_v in_o bodily_a health_n which_o say_v he_o as_o the_o say_a s._n john_n relate_v grow_v by_o the_o prince_n his_o lie_v with_o the_o lady_n katherine_n 10._o david_n owen_n as_o to_o the_o age_n only_o 11._o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n with_o maurice_n s._n john_n by_o which_o word_n he_o believe_v that_o the_o prince_n carnal_o know_v the_o lady_n and_o because_o he_o be_v of_o a_o good_a complexion_n and_o age_n as_o he_o suppose_v sufficient_a have_v perform_v the_o like_o himself_o at_o the_o same_o age_n 12._o anth_n willoughby_n kt._n that_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o marriage_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o divers_a witness_n be_v in_o the_o privy_a chamber_n the_o prince_n call_v to_o the_o sâ—id_n willougby_n say_v willoughby_n give_v i_o a_o cup_n of_o ale_n for_o i_o have_v be_v in_o the_o 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the_o clergy_n a_o pardon_n for_o their_o body_n and_o good_n pay_v he_o â—00000_n l._n which_o be_v pay_v every_o penny_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o how_o campeius_n relate_v the_o whole_a business_n of_o the_o divorce_n unto_o the_o pope_n and_o be_v blame_v for_o the_o same_o 2._o the_o king_n sendâ—_n two_o doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n with_o private_a câ—mmissions_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o pope_n about_o the_o divorce_n 3_o the_o pope_n solemn_o ratify_v the_o marriage_n 4._o the_o sentence_n itself_o but_o we_o can_v well_o go_v on_o with_o our_o history_n except_o we_o fiâ—st_v arrive_v our_o discourse_n within_o the_o gate_n of_o rome_n to_o observe_v what_o account_n cardinal_n campeius_n have_v give_v unto_o the_o pope_n of_o all_o these_o proceed_n which_o be_v no_o otherwise_o than_o what_o have_v pass_v direct_o here_o in_o england_n which_o be_v relate_v to_o his_o holiness_n by_o the_o cardinal_n the_o pope_n blame_v he_o exceed_o for_o that_o he_o have_v not_o 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