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for_o his_o wife_n sake_n who_o he_o have_v abuse_v and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o sithence_o 10._o the_o two_o city_n dalmendine_n and_o delmedine_n be_v take_v from_o the_o king_n of_o fez_n and_o bring_v uâ—der_v the_o portugal_n dominion_n only_o for_o the_o ravishment_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o the_o governor_n violent_o take_v from_o her_o husband_n to_o abuse_v and_o be_v slay_v for_o his_o labour_n chap._n xxix_o other_o example_n like_v unto_o the_o former_a marry_o of_o arragon_n wife_n to_o otho_n the_o three_o be_v so_o unchaste_a and_o lascious_a a_o woman_n and_o withal_o barren_a for_o they_o common_o ecclesiast_n go_v together_o that_o she_o can_v never_o satisfy_v her_o unsatiable_a lust_n she_o carry_v about_o with_o she_o continual_o a_o young_a lecher_n in_o woman_n clothes_n to_o attend_v upon_o her_o person_n with_o who_o she_o daily_o commit_v filthiness_n who_o be_v suspect_v be_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o many_o untyred_a and_o find_v to_o be_v a_o man_n for_o 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send_v for_o he_o and_o adjudge_v he_o to_o a_o most_o cruel_a and_o shameful_a 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o year_n 1410_o henry_n duke_n of_o luneburg_n a_o most_o just_a and_o severe_a 30._o prince_n go_v about_o to_o purge_v his_o country_n from_o all_o theft_n and_o robbery_n insomuch_o that_o the_o least_o offence_n commit_v in_o that_o kind_n he_o suffer_v not_o to_o go_v unpunished_a now_o it_o happen_v as_o the_o duke_n go_v towards_o lunâ—burge_n he_o see_v before_o he_o one_o of_o his_o chief_a officer_n to_o provide_v necessary_n against_o his_o come_n who_o ride_v without_o a_o cloak_n the_o weather_n be_v cold_a 〈◊〉_d a_o ploughman_n to_o lend_v he_o his_o cloak_n till_o his_o return_n which_o when_o the_o clown_n refuse_v to_o do_v he_o take_v it_o without_o leave_n but_o it_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n for_o â—â—_o for_o the_o ploughman_n await_v the_o duke_n come_v and_o direct_v his_o complaint_n unto_o he_o on_o this_o manner_n what_o avail_v iâ—_n oâ—_n most_o noble_a prince_n 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unto_o to_o this_o pope_n and_o these_o cardinal_n let_v we_o add_v a_o archbishop_n and_o that_o 700._o of_o canterbury_n to_o wit_n thomas_n arundel_n upon_o who_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n appear_v no_o less_o manifest_o than_o on_o the_o former_a for_o after_o he_o have_v unjust_o give_v sentence_n against_o the_o lord_n cobham_n he_o die_v himself_o before_o he_o be_v so_o strike_v in_o his_o tongue_n that_o he_o can_v neither_o swallow_v nor_o speak_v for_o a_o certain_a space_n before_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n hither_o may_v be_v adjoin_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o justice_n morgan_n who_o condemn_v to_o death_n the_o innocent_a lady_n jane_n but_o present_o after_o fall_v mad_a and_o so_o die_v have_v nothing_o in_o his_o mouth_n but_o lady_n jane_n lady_n jane._n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o one_o richard_n long_o a_o man_n of_o arm_n in_o calais_n bear_v false_a witness_n against_o master_n smith_n the_o curate_n of_o our_o lady_n 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