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his_o health_n or_o break_v his_o patience_n much_o less_o to_o take_v he_o off_o they_o now_o set_v about_o the_o work_n in_o good_a earnest_n on_o the_o 11_o calends_o of_o october_n that_o be_v after_o our_o account_n the_o 21_o of_o september_n and_o st._n matthews_n day_n when_o they_o have_v the_o most_o barbarous_a design_n in_o the_o world_n against_o his_o life_n they_o put_v on_o the_o best_a countenance_n that_o ever_o they_o have_v yet_o show_v he_o before_o they_o not_o only_o as_o on_o a_o festival_n treat_v he_o well_o at_o dinner_n but_o also_o 215_o also_o graston_n p._n 218_o &_o m.s._n vet._n ang._n in_o bibl._n c._n c._n c._n in_o cantab._n c._n 215_o make_v very_o good_a cheer_n with_o he_o at_o supper_n to_o make_v he_o less_o apprehensive_a of_o their_o intend_a treason_n but_o at_o midnight_n they_o come_v soft_o into_o his_o chamber_n where_o they_o find_v the_o innocent_a prince_n lie_v half_o asleep_a in_o his_o bed._n here_o no_o less_o than_o fifteen_o 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bitter_a groan_n which_o be_v hear_v by_o many_o do_v testify_v till_o they_o have_v in_o this_o manner_n force_v his_o royal_a soul_n to_o seek_v for_o quiet_a in_o another_o world._n this_o they_o do_v to_o the_o intent_n that_o no_o wound_n shall_v appear_v outward_o in_o the_o princely_a body_n whereby_o they_o or_o those_o who_o set_v they_o on_o may_v be_v liable_a to_o any_o question_n and_o indeed_o none_o as_o yet_o appear_v tho'_o they_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o expose_v the_o royal_a corpse_n to_o public_a view_n many_o b_o many_o speed_v p._n 566._o b_o abbot_n prior_n knight_n and_o burgess_n of_o bristol_n and_o gloucester_n be_v send_v for_o to_o see_v the_o same_o such_o confidence_n have_v they_o in_o this_o their_o new-contrived_n art_n of_o murder_n but_o tho'_o the_o ordinary_a sort_n who_o see_v the_o skin_n all_o over_o whole_a and_o unbroken_a conclude_v his_o death_n to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o natural_a yet_o wise_a man_n can_v not_o
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