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jaâ—…_n hâ—…er_n iliâ—…des_n 4._o miâ—…beus_n poison_v by_o philip._n philip_n his_o treachery_n gordiâ—…_n his_o speech_n to_o the_o soldier_n gordiaâ—…us_n slay_v gordianus_n his_o virtue_n an._n do._n 245._o an._n do._n 245._o victor_n eutropius_n aurelius_n viâ—…r_n sabellicâ—…_n orosius_n eusebius_n pomp._n laetus_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 33._o sabellic_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o lib._n 7._o polychroâ—…_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 21._o goth_n infest_v misia_n and_o thracia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decius_n enforce_v to_o be_v emperor_n philippus_n and_o his_o caesar_n slay_v eâ—…trop_n capitol_n euseb._n eccles._n â—…ist_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o an._n do._n 250._o decius_n his_o parentage_n 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d scourge_v of_o the_o chriâ—…_n apocal._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d orâ—…_n ambr._n lâ—…b_n 2._o de_fw-fr virgin_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 41._o vincent_n niceph._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 27._o vinc._n lib._n 11._o e._n 52._o sabellicus_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o psal._n 2._o 9_o pomponius_n letus_fw-la jornandes_n decius_n and_o his_o caesar_n their_o death_n cassiodor_n decius_n his_o reign_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 1._o an._n do._n 252._o gallus_n elect_a emperor_n his_o parentage_n pomp._n latâ—…_n bloudâ—…_n sabellicus_n gallus_n persecute_v the_o christian_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 1._o universal_a pestilence_n through_o all_o the_o world_n paul_n orosius_n aemilian_a maurus_n his_o victory_n gaâ—…_n and_o his_o son_n 〈◊〉_d bâ—…op_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o an._n do._n 253._o aemilian_a maurus_n his_o descent_n entropiâ—…_n aemilius_n maurus_n his_o end_n and_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n anno_fw-la dom._n 254._o herodot_n in_o clio._n dan._n 4._o 27._o valerianus_n his_o descent_n treb._n pollio_n valeriaâ—…_n a_o protector_n of_o the_o christian_n paul_n orosius_n a_o necromancer_n seduce_v valelerian_n apocal._n c._n 13._o dionysâ—…_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la hermamâ—…_n apud_fw-la eusebiâ—…_n sabellicuâ—…_n volateranus_fw-la valerianus_n take_v prisoner_n by_o sapor_n trebel_n pollio_n pompon_n lâ—…tus_fw-la aureliâ—…s_n victor_n eusebius_n in_o serm_n ad_fw-la conuenâ—…_n sanctorum_fw-la valeriaâ—…s_n have_v his_o eye_n pull_v out_o flay_v alive_a an._n do._n 261._o rome_n in_o disturbance_n for_o election_n of_o a_o emperor_n marianus_n with_o his_o
merciful_o merciful_o holinsh._n p._n 523._o john_n stow_n name_v also_o sir_n nicholas_n lâ—…gford_n and_o call_v the_o two_o gausel_n not_o gausel_n but_o gentle_n and_o brother_n the_o great_a destruction_n of_o cheshire_n gentleman_n gentleman_n august_n 10._o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n pardon_v of_o his_o life_n wilford_n a_o sea-captain_n take_v a_o thousand_o ton_n of_o good_a commodity_n a._n d._n 1404._o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n restore_v the_o countryman_n about_o dartmouth_n kill_v the_o french_a general_n and_o present_v the_o king_n with_o honourable_a prisoner_n owen_n glendwr_n and_o the_o welshman_n waste_v the_o march_n a_o new_a false_a king_n richard_n serlo_o a_o spreader_n of_o that_o imposâ—…ure_n deliver_v to_o the_o king_n king_n parliamâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d tho._n wels._n wels._n sir_n john_n 〈◊〉_d ypodig_n neust._n pag._n 563._o an._n 1405._o mowbray_z earl_n maâ—…all_n and_o scrope_n archbishop_n of_o yâ—…ke_n 〈◊〉_d to_o redâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d and_o lose_v their_o head_n head_n sueton._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 59_o the_o king_n pursue_v the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n the_o first_o time_n that_o a_o gun_n be_v use_v in_o england_n england_n tho._n walse_v in_o hen._n 4._o the_o french_a with_o sevenscore_o ship_n arrive_v in_o 〈◊〉_d to_o aid_n owen_n glendowr_n a._n d._n 1406._o an._n reg._n 7_o a._n d._n 1407._o king_n '_o richard_n spread_v to_o be_v alive_a sir_n robert_n knoll_v die_v an._n d._n 1409._o platina_n platina_n ypod._n neust._n p._n 566._o 566._o antiq._n britan._n ecclesia_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la walse_v ypodig_n p._n 569._o 569._o 〈◊〉_d s._n theo._n oxonia_n say_v tho._n gascoigne_n ms._n an._n d._n 1410_o an._n d._n 1411._o 1411._o paul_n aâ—…yl_n in_o carol._n 6._o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n send_v for_o aid_n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n wise_a and_o christian_a answer_n to_o the_o duke_n request_n aide_n send_v by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n an._n d._n 1412_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n send_v 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the_o three_o son_n of_o king_n penda_n in_o the_o nonage_n of_o young_a kenred_n the_o son_n of_o vulfhere_o who_o dunelm_n in_o his_o tender_a year_n rather_o desire_v a_o private_a life_n then_o any_o public_a authority_n in_o the_o commonweal_n succeed_v his_o brother_n both_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n and_o monarchy_n of_o the_o englishman_n but_o when_o he_o have_v reign_v thirty_o year_n give_v over_o the_o crown_n to_o his_o nephew_n the_o say_a kenred_n and_o become_v a_o monk_n in_o reign_n the_o monastery_n of_o bradney_n in_o lincolnshire_n where_o he_o die_v anno_fw-la 716._o his_o wife_n be_v osfryde_v daughter_n to_o oswyn_n king_n of_o northumberland_n and_o issue_n chelred_n that_o issue_n succeed_v kenred_n in_o the_o mercian_n kingdom_n kenred_n the_o son_n of_o vulfhere_o his_o uncle_n ethelred_n change_v his_o princely_a crown_n for_o a_o monk_n cowl_n kenred_n begin_v his_o reign_n over_o the_o mercian_n and_o his_o monarchy_n over_o the_o english_a 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incursion_n wales_n to_o fetch_v prey_v out_o of_o england_n till_o at_o length_n he_o be_v slay_v at_o bulerden_n and_o his_o head_n present_v to_o king_n edward_n at_o gloucester_n 12_o his_o domestical_a molestation_n be_v chief_o by_o earl_n goodwin_n and_o his_o son_n and_o those_o first_o spring_v upon_o this_o follow_a occasion_n eustace_n the_o elder_a earl_n of_o boulogne_n who_o have_v marry_v god_n sister_n malmsbury_n by_o the_o father_n side_n to_o king_n edward_n come_v into_o england_n to_o visit_v he_o then_o lie_v at_o gloucester_n and_o return_v homeward_o at_o canterbury_n his_o harbinger_n deal_v roughlie_o with_o a_o burgess_n for_o lodging_n cause_v his_o own_o death_n which_o when_o his_o lord_n hear_v of_o thirst_v hig._n for_o revenge_n he_o slay_v eighteen_o citizen_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o fury_n the_o canterburian_n in_o as_o great_a a_o rage_n get_v they_o to_o armour_n and_o slay_v twenty_o of_o his_o retinue_n wound_v many_o more_o and_o make_v the_o earl_n to_o recoil_v who_o grievous_a complaint_n come_v to_o the_o king_n he_o command_v goodwin_n to_o see_v execution_n do_v upon_o the_o offender_n earl_n goodwin_n not_o hasty_a to_o follow_v his_o commission_n advise_v the_o king_n to_o examine_v the_o cause_n before_o he_o massacre_v his_o true_a subject_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o stranger_n whereat_o king_n edward_n be_v high_o offend_v and_o goodwin_n thereby_o gain_v great_a love_n of_o the_o commons_o this_o occasion_v robert_n gemeticensis_n a_o norman_a first_o make_v bishop_n of_o london_n and_o after_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n to_o spread_v the_o curtain_n of_o disfavour_v betwixt_o goodwin_n and_o the_o king_n urge_v his_o refusal_n as_o a_o act_n of_o contempt_n wherein_o more_o danger_n may_v lie_v hide_v then_o be_v to_o be_v suffer_v whereupon_o edward_n call_v a_o assembly_n of_o estate_n appoint_v a_o day_n of_o meeting_n at_o gloucester_n 13_o the_o commons_o who_o common_a guise_n be_v deadly_a to_o hate_v all_o stranger_n though_o many_o time_n well_o malmsb._n deserve_v now_o see_v earl_n goodwin_n in_o danger_n for_o their_o good_a be_v easy_o draw_v to_o assist_v he_o and_o his_o cause_n and_o in_o warlike_a manner_n guard_v his_o person_n at_o beverstane_n not_o far_o from_o the_o king_n the_o estate_n assemble_v and_o goodwin_n send_v for_o he_o refuse_v to_o come_v pretend_v service_n against_o the_o welsh_a then_o ready_a to_o make_v inroad_n and_o that_o his_o presence_n be_v more_o needful_a there_o then_o at_o court_n albeit_o the_o welsh-man_n clear_v themselves_o by_o send_v their_o ambassador_n unto_o the_o king_n the_o suspicion_n increase_v great_a preparation_n on_o both_o side_n be_v make_v to_o assist_v the_o king_n come_v leofricke_n the_o worthy_a earl_n of_o chester_n siward_n the_o stout_a earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o rodulfe_n earl_n of_o hereford_n his_o sister_n godas_n son_n by_o her_o first_o husband_n walter_n de_fw-fr magne_n 14_o to_o goodwin_n repair_v his_o people_n of_o southerie_n and_o kent_n and_o to_o he_o be_v bring_v by_o swain_n his_o dun._n son_n the_o man_n of_o oxford_n somerset_n hereford_n gloucester_z and_o berk-shire_n unto_o who_o harold_n his_o other_o son_n join_v those_o of_o essex_n norfolk_n suffolk_n cambridge_n and_o huntingdon-shire_n so_o that_o his_o host_n be_v exceed_o great_a and_o his_o mind_n thereby_o so_o inflate_v that_o from_o langton_n where_o he_o lay_v he_o send_v a_o bold_a and_o traitorous_a demand_n to_o the_o king_n to_o have_v earl_n eustace_n of_o boulogne_n with_o all_o his_o french_a and_o norman_n that_o keep_v then_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o dover_n to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o and_o his_o son_n which_o be_v as_o good_a reason_n be_v refuse_v the_o battle_n be_v prepare_v and_o bring_v to_o the_o very_a point_n of_o hazard_n and_o ruin_n of_o all_o for_o in_o that_o quarrel_n be_v assemble_v the_o great_a peer_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n the_o king_n love_n sway_v very_o much_o with_o many_o but_o yet_o the_o hatred_n towards_o stranger_n possess_v the_o heart_n of_o more_o the_o beginning_n thus_o doubtful_a and_o the_o end_n like_o to_o prove_v dangerous_a the_o matter_n both_o with_o great_a foresight_n and_o providence_n be_v refer_v unto_o parliament_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o london_n with_o all_o convenient_a haste_n whereunto_o pledge_n be_v both_o give_v and_o receive_v on_o either_o part_n 15_o king_n edward_n strong_o guard_v with_o a_o army_n of_o the_o mercian_n and_o northumbrian_n enter_v london_n and_o goodwin_n with_o his_o son_n in_o warlike_a manner_n come_v into_o southwark_n to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o his_o army_n waver_v and_o as_o bad_a cause_n &_o conscience_n make_v man_n do_v suspect_v the_o worst_a by_o little_a and_o little_o shrink_v away_o from_o he_o which_o know_v to_o the_o king_n he_o present_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o banishment_n unto_o goodwin_n and_o his_o five_o son_n without_o further_a 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scotland_n upon_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o somerset_n and_o devonshire_n who_o thence_o coast_v about_o the_o point_n of_o cornwall_n join_v their_o fleet_n with_o their_o father_n in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o wight_n dunel_n 17_o against_o they_o king_n edward_n prepare_v &_o himself_o though_o age_a with_o a_o navy_n of_o sixty_o ship_n well_o furnish_v for_o war_n mean_v to_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o that_o business_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o adversary_n but_o the_o navy_n ready_a to_o join_v battle_n god_n take_v the_o cause_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o with_o a_o thick_a fog_n so_o overspread_v the_o sea_n that_o one_o fleet_n can_v not_o thereby_o see_v another_o in_o which_o goodwin_n and_o his_o complice_n by_o contrary_a wind_n be_v drive_v to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v king_n edward_n still_o in_o jealousy_n of_o goodwin_n return_n rig_v forth_o forty_o tall_a ship_n to_o secure_v the_o sea_n which_o keep_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o 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