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though_o he_o do_v many_o who_o the_o common_a people_n for_o their_o intolerable_a baseness_n murder_v and_o put_v to_o death_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v this_o man_n grandmother_n who_o they_o imprison_v and_o cause_v to_o abjure_v and_o resign_v her_o interest_n in_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n to_o her_o infant_n son_n and_o at_o last_o be_v solemn_o arraign_v and_o condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o behead_v at_o fatheringham_n castle_n all_o which_o proceed_n against_o she_o as_o her_o deposition_n imprisonment_n and_o execution_n have_v hitherto_o be_v justify_v as_o lawful_a to_o come_v now_o to_o our_o own_o nation_n many_o example_n we_o have_v upon_o record_n in_o our_o chronicle_n concerning_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n i_o shall_v at_o this_o time_n but_o only_o touch_v thing_n in_o a_o brief_a way_n king_n vortigen_n after_o six_o year_n reign_n for_o his_o negligence_n and_o evil_a government_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o crown_n by_o his_o subject_n and_o his_o son_n vortimer_n choose_v and_o crown_v in_o his_o stead_n speed_n chron._n pag._n 207.266.267_o sigehert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n use_v exaction_n and_o cruelty_n upon_o his_o subject_n be_v put_v by_o his_o place_n and_o kenwolfe_n make_v king_n in_o his_o steed_n speed_n hist._n pag._n 229._o so_o ofr_v king_n of_o northumberland_n for_o his_o ill_a government_n be_v expel_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o deprive_v of_o all_o kingly_a authority_n speed_n pag._n 245.246_o ethelred_n the_o son_n of_o mollo_n so_o far_o offend_v his_o subject_n that_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o at_o cobre_n beornerd_a king_n of_o mercia_n because_o govern_v the_o people_n not_o by_o just_a law_n but_o by_o tyranny_n be_v expel_v the_o kingdom_n and_o offa_n choose_v and_o crown_v mat._n westm._n pa._n 275._o the_o like_a be_v edwin_n case_n king_n of_o mercia_n and_o northumberland_n for_o his_o misgovernment_n tyranny_n and_o oppression_n and_o follow_v vain_a base_a and_o wicked_a councillor_n be_v remove_v from_o all_o kingly_a dignity_n in_o who_o place_n edgar_n be_v elect_v king_n i_o may_v have_v mention_v archigallo_n one_o of_o our_o ancient_a british_a king_n in_o time_n of_o gentilism_n for_o some_o misorder_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o people_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v almost_o five_o year_n and_o his_o brother_n elidurus_n choose_v in_o his_o room_n so_o emerian_n another_o old_a british_a king_n deprive_v of_o all_o kingly_a honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o yowally_n promote_v to_o the_o crown_n fabian_n par_fw-fr 2._o chap._n 49._o p._n 30.31_o and_o chap._n 46._o p._n 34._o since_o the_o conquest_n as_o they_o call_v it_o king_n john_n disavow_v by_o his_o lord_n and_o commons_o for_o waste_v burn_a and_o spoil_v the_o kingdom_n like_o a_o enemy_n elect_v lewes_n of_o france_n for_o their_o king_n speed_v p._n 585._o edward_n the_o second_o for_o his_o misgovernment_n put_v down_o and_o edward_n his_o son_n elect_v and_o crown_v walsing._n hist._n