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and_o king_n henry_n of_o england_n both_o at_o one_o time_n yea_o adrian_n the_o fowerth_o blame_v friderike_n the_o emperor_n that_o come_v on_o foot_n to_o meet_v he_o he_o do_v stay_v the_o stirrup_n on_o the_o wrong_a side_n when_o he_o light_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o at_o another_o time_n impudentlye_o blame_v the_o sâ—â—ne_a emperor_n because_o in_o the_o title_n of_o his_o letter_n that_o he_o do_v send_v he_o do_v set_v his_o own_o name_n before_o the_o pope_n the_o time_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o declare_v unto_o you_o the_o intolerable_a pride_n and_o cruelty_n of_o gregory_n the_o 9_o &_o clement_n the_o 6._o the_o one_o of_o y_z t_z which_o after_o most_o despightful_a &_o cruel_a injury_n will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o friderike_n the_o 2._o before_o he_o have_v pay_v in_o way_n of_o penance_n one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o note_v