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at_o their_o co_z ronation_n zonar_n tom_fw-mi 3_o annal._n in_o vita_fw-la anastas_n niceph._n l._n 16._o cap._n 29_o euagt_fw-ge l._n 2._o cap._n 32._o vbi_fw-la supr_fw-la the_o grecian_a emperor_n qth._n zon._n tun_n 3._o in_o vita_fw-la mich._n an._n 820._o saxo._n gram._n li._n 10._o cranzius_n lib._n 3._o metrop_n c._n 12._o the_o crown_a of_o oath_n the_o first_o whitichindus_fw-la gest_n saxon._n lib._n 1._o ensign_n of_o the_o empire_n witichin_n l._n 2._o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la election_n german_n elector_n blend_v decad_a 2._o li._n 3_o crant_n l._n 4._o cap._n 25._o sleyd_n li._n 1_o histor_n an._n 1519_o the_o man_n never_o of_o the_o emperor_n coronation_n at_o this_o day_n sleyd_n 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la interrogatory_n to_o the_o emperor_n imperial_a ornament_n second_o oath_n to_o be_v note_v the_o man_n never_o of_o coronation_n in_o polonia_n alex_n gua_n guinrerun_v polon_n tom._n i._n &_o oricho_n in_o chimer_n fol._n 90._o &_o 106_o the_o king_n of_o pool_n land_n oath_n bodin_n de_fw-fr rep_n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o the_o admiffion_n of_o king_n in_o spain_n amb._n mo_z rale_n li._n 11._o c._n 17._o hist._n hisp._n praefat_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la concilij_fw-la the_o humility_n of_o king_n sissinandus_n council_n tol._n 4._o c._n 74._o ambros._n maral_a l._n 11._o cap._n 17._o cap._n 74._o condition_n of_o reign_v in_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a 1._o 11._o cap._n 23_o &_o 24._o council_n 5._o cap._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o &_o conc_fw-fr 6._o cap._n 16._o 17._o 18._o council_n td._n 6._o c._n 3._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n oath_n at_o his_o admission_n ambros._n moral_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 23._o the_o destruction_n of_o spain_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a li._n 13._o c._n 1._o &_o 2._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chron._n de_fw-fr esp._n kingdom_n in_o spain_n the_o goatish_a la_o of_o don_n pelayo_n king_n of_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 2._o lucas_n episcop_n tuyensin_n histor_n hispan_n lodou_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d lib._n the_o hered_a the_o old_a spanish_a cerimonye_n in_o make_v their_o king_n the_o present_a manner_n of_o spain_n the_o man_n never_o of_o french_a coronation_n the_o old_a ceremony_n belfor_n l._n 3_o c._n 20._o thevet_n cosmograph_n univer_n l._n 15._o cap._n 2._o papir_n masson_n annal_n l_o 3._o pag._n 2._o 15._o gerand_n l._n 3_o del_o b._n estate_n fol._n 238._o francis_n belfor_n hist._n fran_n lib._n 3._o c._n 20_o in_o vita_fw-la philip._n 1._o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n philip_n the_o first_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o father_n note_n upon_o the_o king_n speech_n memoires_n du_fw-fr tillet_n c._n du_fw-fr sacre_n des_fw-fr roys_n the_o particular_a manner_n of_o corona_fw-la tion_n procession_n of_o faith_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n belfor_n 1._o 3_o cap._n 20._o the_o people_n election_n and_o admifsion_n the_o late_a order_n of_o coronation_n in_o france_n the_o 12._o peer_n of_o france_n &_o their_o office_n in_o the_o coronation_n temperal_n peer_n to_o be_v no_o ted_a girard_n du_fw-fr haillan_n li._n 3._o de_fw-la l'estat_fw-la pag._n 240._o 242._o &_o 258._o the_o ceremony_n use_v at_o this_o day_n francis_n belf._n in_o vita_fw-la augustus_n the_o coronation_n of_o philip_n 2._o augustus_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o french_a king_n use_v at_o this_o day_n the_o archbishope_n blessing_n &_o speech_n to_o the_o new_a king_n the_o man_n never_o of_o coronation_n take_v from_o france_n 1._o reg._n 10._o &_o 16._o 2._o reg._n 2._o 2._o reg._n 1._o the_o holy_a oil_n of_o rheims_n belfo._n l._n 3._o cap._n 57_o estevan_fw-mi garribay_n lib._n 22._o c_o 1_o king_n crown_a in_o navarra_o and_o not_o in_o spain_n the_o inglish_n coronation_n take_v from_o he_o french_fw-mi le_fw-fr sacre_n des_fw-fr roys_n polid._n lib_n 13._o hist._n angliae_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la d._n thom._n cantuar._n apud_fw-la sarium_fw-la in_o mense_fw-la decembris_fw-la the_o speech_n of_o a_o other_o archbushop_a of_o canter_n bury_v to_o the_o king_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 4._o holingsh_n in_o his_o cro._n pag._n 476._o &_o 1005._o the_o king_n of_o england_n regal_a ornament_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2._o in_o fine_a admission_n and_o coronation_n of_o king_n henry_n 4._o the_o coro_fw-la nation_n of_o king_n edward_n 4._o stow_v in_o vita_fw-la she_o 6._o pag._n 709._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o capter_n absurd_a aslertion_n of_o bclloy_n a_o pause_n grose_n flatery_a the_o proposition_n of_o belloy_n apolog_n ca._n h._n part_n 2._o §._o 7._o matth._n 6._o 2._o apolog._n cathol_a part_n 1._o parag_n 7._o 3._o apolog._n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 6._o sc_n 34._o 4._o apolog._n cathol_a part_n 2._o parag_n 7._o &_o pro_fw-la rege_fw-la cap._n 9_o 5._o apolog._n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la cap._n 20._o succession_n of_o prince_n by_o birth_n better_o they_o ineere_v election_n &_o why_o 2._o reason_n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o the_o preheminene_n of_o
to_o king_n richard_n the_o title_n of_o york_n be_v by_o a_o woman_n stow_v in_o vit_fw-mi henrici_fw-la 5_o au_fw-fr 3._o regni_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o cambrige_n execute_v for_o conspiracy_n a_o objection_n for_o york_n that_o edmond_n mortymer_n be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a polydore_n l._n 20._o &_o stow_n in_o vit_fw-fr rich._n 〈◊〉_d a_o 1385_o hollings-head_n in_o vit_fw-mi rich._n 2._o pag._n 1088._o stow_n a_o 1382._o polydore_n li._n 20._o a_o 1394._o the_o cause_n of_o hatred_n be_v rweeve_v king_n richard_n and_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n john_n frosard_n in_o histo_fw-la polydor._n holling_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2_o though_o wass_v in_o vit_fw-mi richardi_fw-la 2._o pag._n 341._o &_o 344._o john_n fros_n sard_n in_o vit_fw-mi henri_fw-fr why_o ro_n she_o mortimer_n be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a holling_n in_o vit_fw-fr richard_n 3._o pag._n 1406._o &_o in_o vit_fw-mi edward_n 6._o pa._n 1715_o the_o declaration_n of_o king_n edward_n 6._o in_o favour_n of_o the_o lady_n jane_n grace_n girard_n de_fw-fr haillan_n l._n 15._o his_fw-la fran._n initio_fw-la whether_o uncle_n or_o nephew_n to_o be_v prefer_v in_o succession_n barthol_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o example_n of_o the_o uncle_n before_o the_o nephew_n in_o spain_n garibay_n li._n 13_o cap._n 14_o and_o 1276._o an_o other_o example_n in_o france_n and_o flanders_n polidor_n l._n 25._o in_o vit_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 3._o an_o other_o example_n of_o britanny_n supra_fw-la c._n 2_o an_o other_o example_n in_o scotland_n the_o convention_n of_o the_o house_n of_o balliol_n &_o bruse_n in_o scotland_n 8._o example_n in_o ingland_n 〈◊〉_d head_n in_o vit_fw-mi regis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 142._o how_o arthur_n duke_n of_o britanny_n be_v declare_v 〈◊〉_d apparent_a 〈◊〉_d 1._o 14_o 〈◊〉_d in_o vit_fw-mi richar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 420._o 2._o 3._o hollingli_fw-la in_o vit_fw-fr richar_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 496._o &_o 499._o 4._o holinshed_n pag._n 540._o walse_v in_fw-ge ypodig_fw-ge neustriss_n opinion_n of_o lawyer_n for_o the_o nephew_n &_o uncle_n benedict_n cap._n ranutius_n verb_n in_o eodem_fw-la testam_fw-la baldus_n in_o lib._n ut_fw-la in_o test_n cap._n de_fw-fr suis_fw-fr &_o leg_n hered_a &_o per._n li._n unicam_fw-la pro_fw-la 20._o svi_fw-la auten_n &_o novissimo_fw-la touch_v the_o common_a la_o of_o ingland_n different_a rule_n in_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o of_o other_o inheritance_n the_o common_a la_o ground_v in_o custom_n ancient_a lawyer_n that_o defend_v the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n holling_n 〈◊〉_d vit_fw-mi henric_n 6._o pag._n 〈◊〉_d 00._o the_o sum_n of_o this_o controversy_n repeat_v 1._o 2._o 3._o other_o argument_n of_o lancaster_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 5._o pag._n 587._o the_o prince_n of_o york_n often_o attain_v stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 6._o 2._o york_n enter_v by_o violence_n stow_v in_o fine_a vit_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 6._o 3._o the_o house_n of_o york_n put_v down_o a_o holy_a king_n 4._o long_o pos_fw-fr session_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n 5._o the_o difference_n of_o king_n of_o both_o house_n 6._o the_o prince_n of_o york_n cruel_a one_o to_o the_o other_o polydor_z virg_n hist._n anglie_o lib._n 24._o great_a union_n &_o faythfulnes_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o lancaster_n polyd._n lib._n 23._o diffention_n in_o the_o house_n of_o york_n king_n edward_n 4._o king_n richard_n 3_o king_n henry_n 3._o how_o many_o he_o put_v to_o death_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n the_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n the_o house_n of_o buckingam_n the_o house_n of_o courtneis_n the_o house_n of_o salisbury_n seymers_n put_v to_o death_n queen_n of_o scot_n 7._o no_o old_a noble_a house_n stand_v in_o ingland_n but_o such_o as_o take_v part_n with_o lancaster_n sive_fw-la ancient_a noble_a house_n arondel_n oxford_n northum_n berland_n westmoreland_n shrewsbury_n house_n that_o favo_fw-la red_a york_n deftroy_v the_o mon_n bray_v the_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n the_o house_n of_o salesbury_n &_o warwick_n king_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 7._o crown_v in_o the_o fill_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n only_o though_o his_o title_n that_o way_n be_v not_o great_a a_o division_n of_o the_o family_n that_o do_v precend_v of_o the_o house_n of_o scotland_n arbella_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n 1._o 2._o 3._o argument_n against_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n 1._o the_o king_n of_o scot_n not_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n 2._o the_o king_n of_o scot_n foreign_a botne_n the_o controversy_n about_o somayne_a 〈◊〉_d mow_o stranger_n may_v inherit_v reason_n why_o the_o statute_n touch_v not_o our_o case_n the_o crown_n not_o hold_v by_o allegiance_n the_o king_n of_o scot_n exclude_v by_o the_o starute_n of_o association_n other_o consideration_n against_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n join_v of_o ingland_n and_o scotland_n together_o 1._o polydor._fw-la lib._n 17._o in_o vit_fw-mi edwardi_n primi_fw-la 3._o inconvenience_n of_o bring_v stranger_n into_o ingland_n a_o consideration_n of_o importance_n polydot_n hist._n ang._n l._n s._n &_o 9_o example_n of_o spain_n garibay_n l._n 20_o c_o 42._o a_o dni_n 1207._o example_n out_o of_o portugal_n garibay_n l._n 34._o c._n 38._o an._n dni_n 1383._o stow_n pa._n 54._o 59_o 95._o 76._o of_o the_o religion_n of_o scotland_n of_o the_o title_n of_o lady_n arbella_n 1._o 2._o a_o inglish_n woman_n against_o arbella_n 1._o not_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n 2._o the_o testa_fw-la mean_v of_o king_n henry_n 3._o the_o coun_n tesse_n of_o derby_o near_o by_o a_o degree_n illegitimation_n by_o bastardye_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n willian_n howard_o other_o reason_n of_o state_n against_o arbella_n government_n if_o woman_n bolyd_n l._n 12_o garibay_n li._n 〈◊〉_d c._n 41_o the_o issue_n of_o charles_n brandon_n issue_n of_o lady_n fran_n cis_fw-la stow_n a_o 7._o edon_n 6_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o l._n catherine_n the_o issue_n of_o l._n eleanor_n allegation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o derby_n &_o hartford_v the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o charles_n brandon_n have_v a_o wise_n a_o live_v first_o bastardy_n against_o the_o issue_n of_o hartford_v stow_v in_o vita_fw-la edward_n an._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o bastardy_n 3._o bastardy_n the_o four_o be_v 〈◊〉_d common_a to_o both_o famine_n of_o suffolk_n the_o answer_v of_o those_o of_o hartford_v to_o the_o foresay_a bastardy_n of_o the_o marriage_n between_v the_o earl_n of_o hartford_v and_o the_o l._n catherine_n grace_n council_n trid._n sess._n 24._o cap._n 1._o how_o the_o second_o son_n of_o the_o earie_a of_o hart_n fourde_z mav_fw-mi be_v legitimate_a allegation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o derby_n why_o the_o earl_n of_o huntington_n house_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o clarence_n issue_n of_o the_o house_n of_o clarence_n issue_n of_o s._n geffrey_n poole_n the_o interest_n pretence_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n obiectionn_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 1._o 2._o attainder_n in_o the_o house_n of_o huntingdon_n restitution_n may_v be_v in_o blood_n without_o restitution_n of_o dignity_n the_o pretence_n of_o the_o pool_n against_o huntingdon_n objection_n of_o religion_n the_o house_n of_o brittany_n the_o course_n of_o inheritan_n ce_fw-fr in_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n first_o pretence_n of_o the_o infan_n ta_o to_o ingland_n 1._o 2._o polydor._n in_o vita_fw-la guliel_n rufi_n 3._o second_o pretence_n of_o the_o infanta_n of_o spain_n 3._o pretence_n by_o arthur_n duke_n of_o brittany_n belforest_n i._n 3._o cap._n 71_o hist._n fran._n election_n of_o lewis_n the_o 8._o to_o be_v king_n of_o ingland_n polydor._fw-la l._n 15._o hist._n angl._n holling_n &_o stow_n in_o vita_fw-la joannis_n belfor_n li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 67._o girard_n li._n histor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d france_n pretence_n by_o dissent_n from_o henry_n the_o three_o admission_n by_o composition_n objection_n against_o the_o infan_n have_v pretence_n the_o prince_n of_o portugal_n be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n the_o issue_n of_o lady_n philip_n queen_n of_o portugal_n issue_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n by_o his_o late_a wife_n sceva_n the_o arbour_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n the_o point_n of_o difficulty_n issue_n of_o catherine_n swinford_n the_o principal_a question_n answer_n duchy_n of_o lancaster_n the_o crown_n a_o exam_n ple_fw-fr of_o edward_n the_o six_o &_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o spain_n reply_v of_o the_o house_n of_o portugal_n the_o duke_n doom_n of_o lancaster_n the_o legitimation_n of_o catherine_n swinfords_n child_n not_o lawful_a stow_v in_o vit_fw-mi richardi_fw-la 2._o garibay_n his_o portugal_n l._n 33_o cap._n 4._o note_v this_o example_n stow_v in_o vit_fw-mi henrici_fw-la 8._o john_n of_o gauntes_n marriage_n with_o catherine_n swinford_n help_v not_o the_o legitimation_n the_o question_n between_o lord_n philip_n and_o john_n of_o somerset_n the_o question_n between_o the_o