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he_o king_n of_o france_n the_o calamity_n of_o france_n for_o withstand_v the_o right_a of_o the_o english_a la_fw-fr legende_n des_fw-fr flamen_n the_o pope_n stand_v for_o the_o dauphin_n alain_a chartier_n enguerrant_n de_fw-fr monstrel_n ambassador_n from_o king_n henry_n history_n of_o normandy_n lady_n katherine_n attend_v as_o queen_n of_o england_n henry_n go_v in_o person_n to_o troy_n history_n of_o normandy_n the_o article_n agree_v upon_o betwixt_o the_o two_o king_n queen_n katherine_n dowry_n the_o crown_n of_o france_n entail_v to_o england_n the_o government_n of_o france_n assign_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o subject_n of_o france_n swear_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o tenor_n of_o the_o oath_n church_n university_n and_o college_n to_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n normandy_n to_o be_v under_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n letter_n grant_v gift_n etc._n etc._n sign_v by_o king_n charles_n and_o by_o king_n henry_n king_n henry_n stile_n duâ—…ing_v king_n charles_n his_o life_n the_o union_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o union_n of_o the_o subject_n no_o peace_n with_o the_o dauphin_n the_o punishment_n of_o the_o peace-breaker_n holinsh._n the_o testy_n of_o these_o article_n wil._n parradin_n annal_n of_o burg._n burg._n titus_n 〈◊〉_d set_v down_o his_o oath_n verbatim_o verbatim_o enguerrant_n nicholas_n vigneur_fw-fr hollinsh_fw-mi king_n henry_n marry_v to_o lady_n katheriâ—…_n history_n of_o normandy_n hollinshed_n but_o polyd._n 〈◊〉_d aâ—…th_n this_o speech_n be_v deliver_v before_o at_o their_o swear_n of_o fealty_n polyd._n verg._n king_n henry_n oration_n unto_o the_o state_n of_o france_n polyd._n verg._n the_o daulphins_n counterplot_n to_o uphold_v himself_o denis_n savage_a in_o chro._n de_fw-fr fland._n enguerrant_n de_fw-fr monstrel_n monstreau_n besiege_v and_o get_v io._n millet_n holinsh._n tis._n linius_n melun_n besiege_v and_o get_v enguerrant_n king_n henry_n fight_v in_o single_a combat_n translator_n of_o livy_n enguerrant_n the_o french_a refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o own_o king_n nichol._n giles_n paris_n yield_v up_o to_o king_n henry_n henry_n dat._n 23._o july_n a_o 1420._o denis_n savage_a picardy_n swear_v fealty_n to_o king_n henry_n enguerrant_n enguerrant_n de_fw-fr monstrelet_n enguerrant_n a_o noble_a example_n of_o justice._n john_n millet_n john_n millet_n the_o two_o king_n enter_v paris_n the_o two_o queen_n enter_v paris_n denis_n savage_a millet_n enguerrant_n de_fw-fr monstr_n the_o two_o king_n sit_v personal_o in_o judgement_n process_n against_o the_o murderer_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n john_n serres_n the_o dauphin_n cite_v to_o appear_v and_o disinherit_v king_n henry_n himself_o give_v sentence_n judicial_o holinsh_fw-mi a_o quirk_n of_o heraldy_n to_o overthrow_v a_o judicial_a sentence_n a_o parliament_n at_o paris_n holinsh._n holinsh._n where_o they_o yet_o remain_v say_v hollinsh_fw-mi p_o 578._o king_n henry_n return_v into_o england_n enguerrant_n de_fw-fr monstrelet_n exit_fw-la antiq._n m._n s._n d._n roberti_n cotton_n ex._n record_n parl._n 9_o hen._n 5._o the_o king_n paw_v his_o crown_n for_o money_n pontus_n herterm_fw-la
shall_v aid_v the_o britain_n or_o no._n charles_n king_n of_o france_n practise_v to_o 〈◊〉_d britain_n to_o his_o empire_n ambassador_n out_o of_o france_n to_o king_n henry_n john_n nordeâ—…s_n middlsex_n lit_fw-fr h._n the_o lord_n wooduile_v slay_v in_o britain_n britain_n paulus_n acâ—…yl_n in_o carol._n 8._o the_o battle_n of_o s._n albine_n wherein_o the_o french_a prevail_v king_n henry_n open_v the_o cause_n in_o parliament_n the_o parliament_n grant_v aid_n of_o money_n to_o support_v the_o war_n of_o britain_n polyd._n uirg_n eight_o thousand_o english_a send_v tardy_a into_o britain_n job._n stow_n annal._n annal._n polyd._n verg._n l._n 26._o 26._o polyd._n verg._n verg._n hollinsh_fw-mi job._n daâ—…_n ms._n ms._n polyd._n verg._n the_o duke_n of_o britainâ—…_n die_v and_o the_o english_a return_n the_o beginning_n of_o new_a stir_n in_o yorkshire_n job._n stow_n ex_fw-la job._n skelton_n skelton_n polyd._n verg_n l._n 26_o job._n stow._n annal._n the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v by_o the_o people_n in_o a_o tumult_n the_o king_n in_o person_n in_o yorkshire_n job._n stow_n annal._n sir_n job._n egremond_n captain_n of_o the_o rebel_n escape_n to_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n burgundy_n bern._n andr._n ms._n ms._n 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polydor._fw-la uirg_n king_n henryâ—…n_o â—…n_z vain_a seek_v to_o reconcile_v the_o scotâ—…_n to_o their_o king_n io._n lest._n bish._n of_o rosse_n james_n the_o three_o king_n of_o scotland_n slay_v in_o battle_n by_o his_o subject_n subject_n io._n stow._n annal._n k._n henry_n bounty_n to_o a_o stranger_n for_o learning_n cause_n cause_n polyd._n verg._n l._n 26_o the_o first_o reviuer_n in_o this_o age_n of_o pure_a laâ—…ne_n and_o choice_n learning_n godwins_n caral_n of_o p._n 〈◊〉_d in_o bath_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 309._o paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hadriâ—…_n 6._o war_n with_o france_n and_o the_o cause_n the_o young_a duchess_n marry_v by_o proxy_n proxy_n stow_n annal._n annal._n bern._n and._n ms._n the_o french_a carry_v the_o practice_n of_o marriage_n with_o the_o inheretirex_n of_o britaâ—…_n most_o artificial_o artificial_o polyd._n uerg._n uerg._n job._n tâ—…l_n câ—…n_n câ—…n_n lu._n marin_n lib._n 20._o the_o reb_n hispan_n britain_n annex_v to_o france_n maximilian_n unprovided_a to_o 〈◊〉_d with_o henry_n henry_n addit_fw-la too_o fab._n chron._n the_o londoner_n large_a contribution_n to_o the_o king_n king_n henry_n popularity_n in_o london_n london_n the_o merchant_n tailor_n a._n d._n 1492._o an._n reg_fw-la 8._o the_o chief_a lord_n name_n who_o serve_v in_o thiâ—…_n voyage_n boulogne_n besiege_v by_o k._n henry_n henry_n polydor_z call_v he_o desquerdo_v desquerdo_v bern._n andr._n ms._n reason_n move_v the_o king_n to_o a_o peace_n peace_n phil._n de_fw-fr com._n com._n arnol._n ferron_n hist._n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1492._o polyd._n vergil_n in_o hen_n 7._o 7._o stow._n annal._n the_o high_a point_n of_o wisdom_n practise_v by_o king_n henry_n in_o achieve_v his_o end_n end_n bern._n andr._n ms._n ms._n one_o hundred_o eighty_o six_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n english_a i._n da._n of_o she_o ms_n holinshed_n holinshed_n polyd._n verg._n foreign_a pension_n of_o what_o use_n or_o hazard_v hazard_v ber._n andr._n henry_n return_v return_v 17._o decemb._n i._o sto_z annal._n 〈◊〉_d henry_n return_v return_v andr._n thol_n m_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n address_v a_o pseudo_fw-la rochard_n against_o henry_n henry_n polyd._n verg._n verg._n bern._n andr._n ms._n ms._n polyd._n verg._n cause_n move_v the_o duchess_n to_o bear_v k._n henry_n so_o mortal_a hatred_n hatred_n infra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d prox_n &_o sequent_a sequent_a videinfia_fw-mi §_o prox_n perkin_n warbeck_n fit_v the_o dutchchesses_n turn_n by_o exact_a representation_n of_o a_o richard_n plantagenet_n plantagenet_n pancerollus_fw-la pancerollus_fw-la holinsh._n 10._o da._n ms._n a_o summarie_a relation_n of_o perkins_n first_o fortune_n after_o he_o be_v publish_v publish_v stow_n annal._n annal._n ber._n andr._n m._n s._n perkin_n in_o flanders_n with_o the_o duchess_n duchess_n stow_n annal._n sir_n rob._n clifford_n signify_v to_o his_o friend_n in_o england_n that_o perkin_n be_v the_o true_a duke_n duke_n bern._n andr._n ms._n ms._n stow_n annal._n annal._n polyd._n verg._n verg._n john_n da._n of_o she_o m._n s._n king_n henry_n countermine_n and_o course_n against_o this_o pseudo_fw-la richard_n richard_n s._n robert_n clifford_n win_v away_o from_o the_o duchess_n duchess_n proclam_fw-la of_o perkin_n as_o a_o king_n rich._n ms._n penes_fw-la sir_n rob._n cotton_n *_o polyd._n virgin_n hen._n 7._o the_o main_a argument_n prove_v that_o king_n edward_n son_n be_v both_o of_o they_o murder_v murder_v sir_n tho._n more_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n two_o monstrous_a birth_n birth_n lambert_n and_o perkin_n be_v about_o fifteen_o year_n old_a say_v polydore_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o appearance_n appearance_n bern._n andr._n ms._n ms._n stow_n annal._n poâ—…ydor_n call_v he_o but_o a_o knight_n k._n henry_n expect_v sir_n rob._n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n sir_n william_n stanley_n lord_n chamberlain_n accuse_v accuse_v polydor._fw-la uirg_n l_o l_o joh._n stow._n annal._n *_o illu_z tutari_fw-la &_o in_fw-la regnum_fw-la adduâ—…_n cere_v premisera_n premisera_n polyd._n verg._n stanley_z lord_n chamberlain_n behead_v behead_v sir_n tho._n moor_n in_o rich._n 3._o perkin_n upon_o the_o kentish_a sea_n polyd._n verg._n stow_n annal._n annal._n bernard_n andr._n say_v about_o 400._o 400._o bern._n andr._n ms._n the_o king_n prayer_n and_o speech_n to_o god_n io._n stow_n annal._n perkin_n sail_v into_o ireland_n ireland_n bern._n and._n ms._n ms._n stow_n annal._n his_o great_a foreign_a friend_n friend_n io._n lesl._n epis._n ross._n ross._n bern._n andr._n perkin_n sail_v into_o scotland_n scotland_n bern._n andr._n perkins_n success_n in_o scotland_n 1._o lâ—…a_n epis._n ross._n the_o effect_n of_o perkins_n speech_n to_o james_n the_o four_o king_n of_o scotland_n ms._n perkini_fw-la proclam_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n r._n c._n baronet_n baronet_n polyd._n verg._n l._n 26._o 26._o ms._n perkini_fw-la proclamati_fw-la proclamati_fw-la polydore_n lib._n 26._o 26._o ms._n per._n procl_n procl_n epis._n ross._n ross._n polyd._n verg._n l._n 26._o perkin_n credit_v and_o aid_v matric_n into_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o scotland_n scotland_n pern_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scot_n invaâ—…_n northumberland_n in_o perkins_n quarrel_n and_o retain_v retain_v procl_n per._n ms_n king_n henry_n prepare_v for_o revenge_n revenge_n add._n to_o fab._n the_o cornish_a rebellion_n rebellion_n polyd._n verg._n 〈◊〉_d stow_n annal._n holinshed_n perkins_n proclamation_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n imprisonment_n object_v popular_a insinuation_n by_o perkin_n perkin_n polyd._n verg._n principeâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d virtute_fw-la preditum_fw-la preditum_fw-la episc._n rosse_n polyd._n verg._n 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the_o exceâ—…rians_n policy_n in_o defent_v fire_n by_o site_n site_n polyd._n verg._n perkin_n at_o taunton_n taunton_n polyd._n virg._n the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n match_n towards_o he_o he_o polyd._n verg._n perkin_n fly_v from_o his_o host_n perkins_n wile_n take_v and_o honourable_o use_v by_o the_o king_n king_n epis._n ross._n the_o king_n at_o excester_n polyd_n verg._n sine_fw-la spâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d seed_n sine_fw-la fortune_n perkin_n yealde_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n king_n polyd._n verg._n the_o king_n return_v to_o london_n with_o perkin_n perkin_n joh._n stow_n annal._n 28._o novemb._n novemb._n bern._n and._n ms._n ms._n english_a voyage_n by_o ricb._n hackl_n hackl_n bern._n and._n ms._n ms._n engl._n heroick_n epist._n epist._n io._n stow_n annal._n perkin_n set_v open_o in_o the_o stock_n &c_n &c_n &c_n hollinsh_fw-mi perkin_n make_v a_o anatomâ—…e_n of_o his_o descent_n or_o lineage_n perkins_n education_n oâ—…_n bring_v up_o perkin_n a_o notable_a land-lope_a 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