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after_o he_o have_v hold_v the_o bishopric_n eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n id._n p._n 73._o brythelme_fw-mi bishop_n of_o wells_n make_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o be_v find_v not_o fit_a for_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o king_n and_o whole_a nation_n he_o retire_v and_o go_v to_o his_o former_a church_n l._n 6._o p._n 2._o buchanan_n he_o mistake_v about_o severus_n his_o wall_n l._n 2._o p._n 76_o 77._o about_o the_o last_o wall_n which_o he_o will_v have_v build_v in_o scotland_n id._n p._n 100_o 101._o about_o the_o last_o war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o britain_n id._n p._n 101_o 102._o about_o achaius_n king_n of_o scot_n have_v reign_v 32_o year_n etc._n etc._n l._n 5._o p._n 250._o about_o king_n athelstan_n parricide_n id._n p._n 335._o budington_n in_o shropshire_n ancient_o call_v butdigingtune_n l._n 5._o p._n 301._o buloigne_n the_o portus_n ictius_fw-la and_o ancient_a gessoriacum_n from_o whence_o the_o roman_n most_o 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