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chancellor_n of_o england_n chap._n ix_o 1_o sir_n thomas_n more_o be_v affable_a behaviour_n and_o integrity_n in_o his_o chancellorship_n 2_o his_o wise_a remedy_v of_o long_a delay_n in_o suit_n of_o law_n 3_o his_o humble_a behaviour_n towards_o his_o father_n 4_o his_o admirable_a zeal_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o religion_n chap._n x_o 1_o sir_n more_o be_v penance_n continue_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o honour_n 2_o his_o charity_n to_o his_o poor_a neighbour_n of_o chelsey_n 3_o he_o refuse_v to_o allow_v of_o kin._n hen._n divorcement_n 4_o he_o sue_v to_o depose_v his_o office_n 5_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n john_n more_n his_o father_n 6_o such_o incredible_a poverty_n in_o so_o eminent_a a_o person_n a_o sure_a sign_n of_o incomparable_a integrity_n chap._n xi_o 1_o sir_n more_o be_v contempt_n of_o honour_n declare_v in_o depose_v the_o great_a dignity_n of_o chancellorship_n 2_o his_o resolution_n to_o live_v poor_o 3_o he_o prepare_v himself_o for_o his_o 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divers_a other_o holy_a doctor_n both_o greek_n and_o latin_n and_o also_o show_v what_o authority_n he_o have_v gather_v out_o of_o they_o which_o although_o the_o king_n as_o not_o agree_v with_o his_o desire_n do_v not_o very_o well_o like_a of_o yet_o be_v they_o by_o sir_n thomas_n more_n who_o in_o all_o his_o communication_n with_o the_o king_n in_o that_o business_n have_v always_o most_o discreet_o demean_v himself_o so_o wise_o temper_v that_o both_o at_o that_o present_a he_o take_v they_o in_o good_a part_n and_o often_o afterward_o have_v thereof_o conference_n with_o he_o again_o rome_n after_o this_o be_v there_o certain_a question_n propound_v among_o his_o council_n whether_o the_o king_n in_o the_o case_n of_o his_o first_o marriage_n need_v to_o have_v any_o scruple_n at_o all_o and_o if_o he_o have_v what_o way_n be_v best_a to_o remove_v it_o the_o most_o of_o his_o council_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v good_a cause_n katherine_n because_o queen_n 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