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but_o a_o man_n that_o will_v needs_o bâ—_n writer_n of_o history_n in_o spite_n of_o so_o proâ—â—nd_v a_o ignorance_n must_v ramble_v about_o 〈◊〉_d conjecture_n and_o if_o he_o have_v as_o little_a â—â—dgment_n as_o sincerity_n he_o must_v make_v â—â—ch_a as_o mr._n varillas_n do_v lxv_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o immediate_o â—â—n_fw-la king_n edward_n death_n northumberland_n send_v a_o body_n 〈◊〉_d horse_n to_o seize_v on_o queen_n â—ary_a 318._o but_o here_o his_o memory_n fail_v â—n_v too_o soon_o for_o he_o have_v but_o six_o paâ—s_n before_o say_v that_o both_o she_o and_o her_o â—â—ster_n elisabeth_n be_v keep_v close_a prisoner_n in_o hunsden_n so_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o seize_v on_o her_o person_n lxvi_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o petre_n scimitary_a to_o the_o d._n of_o northumâ—â—rland_n who_o be_v a_o catholic_n ibid._n â—â—he_n have_v pretend_v to_o be_v a_o calâ—â—nist_n that_o so_o he_o may_v