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259._o he_o practice_n against_o the_o life_n of_o prince_n edmund_n and_o revolt_n to_o the_o dane_n p._n 260._o his_o cunning_a device_n to_o hinder_v edmund_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o victory_n against_o canute_n p._n 263_o 264._o be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v the_o contriver_n of_o king_n edmund_n murder_n p._n 266._o the_o government_n of_o the_o mercian_n confer_v upon_o he_o p._n 268._o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o canutus_n and_o his_o head_n stick_v upon_o a_o pole_n and_o set_v upon_o the_o high_a tower_n in_o london_n p._n 268._o edward_n the_o elder_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o king_n alfred_n have_v war_n with_o ethelwald_n his_o kinsman_n who_o aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n stir_v up_o the_o dane_n against_o he_o p._n 115_o 116._o he_o prove_v successful_a and_o potent_a divers_a prince_n and_o great_a commander_n of_o the_o dane_n submit_v to_o he_o p._n 216_o 217_o etc._n etc._n the_o king_n and_o whole_a nation_n of_o scotland_n with_o divers_a other_o frince_n and_o people_n do_v he_o homage_n as_o their_o sovereign_n p._n 221._o he_o die_v at_o farendon_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 222._o edward_n surname_v the_o young_a edgar_n son_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n egelfleda_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n p._n 241._o the_o contest_v in_o his_o reign_n between_o the_o monk_n and_o secular_a priest_n each_o abet_v by_o their_o several_a party_n p._n 242._o great_a mischief_n do_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n where_o a_o general_a council_n for_o decide_v the_o controversy_n be_v hold_v ibid._n edward_n inhumane_o murder_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o stepmother_n elfrida_n p._n 243._o edward_n son_n of_o edmund_n ironside_n heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n die_v at_o london_n p._n 292._o edward_n surname_v the_o confessor_n the_o son_n of_o king_n ethelred_n by_o emma_n after_o hardecnute_n death_n be_v crown_v at_o winchester_n p._n 280._o he_o seize_v on_o the_o treasure_n of_o his_o mother_n queen_n emma_n p._n 281._o he_o marry_v edith_n earl_n godwin_n daughter_n ibid._n he_o make_v preparation_n against_o magnus_n king_n of_o norway_n but_o next_o year_n make_v peace_n with_o harold_n harvager_n ibid._n he_o advance_v the_o norman_n in_o england_n which_o prove_v of_o ill_a consequence_n p._n 283._o he_o be_v oppose_v by_o earl_n godwin_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o eustace_n of_o boloign_n banish_v the_o earl_n and_o divorce_v his_o daughter_n who_o he_o have_v marry_v p._n 285_o 286._o entertain_v duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n p._n 287._o he_o send_v odo_n and_o radulf_n with_o a_o fleet_n against_o godwin_n and_o his_o son_n exercise_v piracy_n p._n 288._o reconciliation_n at_o length_n make_v he_o restore_v the_o earl_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n all_o to_o their_o former_a dignity_n p._n 289._o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v design_v duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n his_o successor_n to_o the_o crown_n p._n 296._o die_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o westminster_n p._n 297._o his_o character_n p._n 297_o 298._o edwi_n the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o edmund_n be_v crown_v at_o kingston_n p._n 233._o he_o banish_v bishop_n dunstan_n for_o reprove_v his_o wantonness_n with_o algiva_n and_o prove_v a_o enemy_n to_o all_o monk_n p._n 233_o 234._o the_o mercian_n and_o northumbrian_n revolt_v from_o he_o and_o set_v up_o his_o brother_n edgar_n p._n 234._o with_o grief_n thereof_o he_o end_v his_o day_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n edwin_n throw_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n by_o ethelfrid_n p._n 133._o 146._o fly_v to_o redwall_n the_o east-angle_n for_o refuge_n he_o be_v defend_v against_o ethelfrid_n p._n 147._o he_o exceed_v in_o power_n and_o extent_n of_o dominion_n all_o before_o he_o p._n 148._o marry_v edelburga_n the_o sister_n of_o eadbald_n ibid._n he_o be_v wound_v by_o a_o assassin_n from_o cuichelm_fw-ge ibid._n the_o strange_a relation_n of_o his_o conversion_n to_o christianity_n p._n 149._o 150._o he_o persuade_v eorpald_v the_o son_n of_o redwald_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n p._n 153._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o kedwalla_n ibid._n edwin_n duke_n of_o the_o mercian_n see_v morcar_n elanius_fw-la reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 25._o eldadus_n p._n 28._o eldol_n ibid._n eledancus_n ibid._n elfled_a the_o sister_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a take_v derby_n from_o the_o dane_n p._n 218._o her_o army_n of_o mercian_n victorious_a against_o the_o welsh_a ibid._n after_o several_a martial_a act_n she_o die_v at_o tamworth_n p._n 221._o elfred_n the_o son_n of_o king_n ethelred_n by_o emma_n betray_v by_o earl_n godwin_n and_o cruel_o make_v away_o by_o harold_n p._n 274_o 276._o elfwald_n the_o son_n of_o oswulf_n succeed_v ethelred_n in_o northumberland_n be_v rebel_v against_o by_o two_o of_o his_o nobleman_n osbald_a and_o ethelheard_a p._n 177._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o siggan_n one_o of_o his_o noble_n p._n 179._o elfwin_n slay_v in_o a_o battle_n between_o his_o brother_n ecfrid_n and_o ethelred_n p._n 166._o elidure_n noble_a demeanour_n towards_o his_o depose_a brother_n p._n 26._o after_o archigallo_n death_n he_o resume_v the_o government_n but_o be_v drive_v out_o again_o and_o imprison_v by_o his_o two_o other_o brethren_n p._n 27._o elind_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o ella_n the_o saxon_a land_n with_o his_o three_o son_n and_o beat_v the_o britan_n in_o two_o battle_n p._n 119._o he_o and_o his_o son_n cissa_n take_v andredschester_n in_o kent_n by_o force_n ibid._n begin_v his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o south-saxons_a ibid._n elwold_n nephew_n of_o ethelwald_n reign_v king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n after_o aldulf_n p._n 187._o emeric_n succeed_v otha_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 127._o emma_n the_o daughter_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n marry_v first_o to_o k._n p._n 249._o afterward_o to_o canute_n p._n 268._o banish_v by_o her_o son-in-law_n harold_n she_o retire_v to_o flanders_n and_o be_v entertain_v by_o earl_n baldwin_n p._n 274._o her_o treasure_n seize_v on_o by_o her_o son_n king_n edward_n p._n 281._o she_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 287._o a_o tradition_n concern_v she_o question_v ib._n eorpwald_n the_o son_n of_o redwald_n king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n persuade_v to_o christianity_n by_o edwin_n p._n 113._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o fight_n by_o ricbert_n a_o pagan_a ibid._n erchenwin_n say_v by_o huntingdon_n to_o be_v the_o erector_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a p._n 121._o ercombert_n succeed_v eadbald_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 156._o eric_n see_v iric_a ermenred_n thought_n to_o have_v have_v more_o right_a to_o the_o kingdom_n than_o ercombert_n p._n 156._o escwin_n and_o kenswin_n the_o nephew_n and_o son_n of_o kinegil_n say_v to_o have_v succeed_v kenwalk_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n p._n 164._o escwin_n join_v battle_n with_o wulfer_n at_o bedanhafer_n and_o not_o long_o after_o decease_v ibid._n estrildis_n belove_v by_o locrine_n p._n 14._o be_v with_o her_o daughter_n sabra_n throw_v into_o a_o river_n p._n 15._o ethelbald_a king_n of_o mercia_n after_o ina_n command_v all_o the_o province_n on_o this_o side_n humber_n p._n 171._o he_o take_v the_o town_n of_o somerton_n p._n 173._o fraudulent_o assault_v part_n of_o northumberland_n in_o eadberts_n absence_n p._n 174._o his_o encounter_n at_o beorford_n with_o cuthred_n the_o west-saxon_a p._n 175._o in_o another_o bloody_a fight_n at_o secandune_n he_o be_v slay_v p._n 176._o ethelbald_n and_o ethelbert_n share_v the_o english-saxon_a kingdom_n between_o they_o after_o their_o father_n ethelwolf_n ethelbald_n marry_v judith_n his_o father_n widow_n p._n 198._o be_v bury_v at_o shirburn_n ibid._n ethelbert_n succeed_v emeric_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 127._o he_o be_v defeat_v at_o wibbandun_v by_o keaulin_n and_o his_o son_n cutha_n p._n 128._o enlarge_n his_o dominion_n from_o kent_n to_o humber_n p._n 137._o civil_o receive_v austin_n and_o his_o fellow-preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 139._o be_v himself_o baptize_v p._n 140._o move_v by_o austin_n he_o build_v s._n peter_n church_n in_o canterbury_n and_o endow_n it_o p._n 141._o he_o build_v and_o endow_n s._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n and_o the_o cathedral_n at_o rochester_n p._n 142._o his_o death_n p._n 145._o ethelbert_n eadbert_n and_o alric_n succeed_v their_o father_n victre_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 170._o see_v eadbright_n ethelbert_n the_o son_n of_o ethelwolf_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n ethelbald_n enjoy_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o himself_o p._n 198._o during_o his_o reign_n the_o dane_n waste_v kent_n p._n 199._o he_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o brother_n at_o shirburn_n ibid._n ethelfrid_n succeed_v ethelric_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o
p._n 257._o to_o canute_n p._n 261._o his_o victory_n over_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n p._n 262._o 269._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o turebrand_n a_o danish_a lord_n at_o canute_n either_o command_n or_o connivance_n p._n 261._o w._n west-saxon_a kingdom_n by_o who_o erect_v p._n 121._o westsaxon_n and_o their_o king_n convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o berinus_fw-la p._n 155._o wibba_n succeed_v crida_n in_o the_o mercian_n kingdom_n p._n 134._o wilbrod_o a_o priest_n go_v over_o with_o 12_o other_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o germany_n p._n 168._o he_o be_v countenance_v by_o pepin_n chief_a regent_n of_o the_o frank_n and_o make_v first_o bishop_n of_o that_o nation_n p._n 168._o 169._o wilfrid_n bishop_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n deprive_v by_o ecfrid_n of_o his_o bishopric_n wander_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n p._n 164._o return_v plant_n the_o gospel_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o other_o place_n assign_v he_o p._n 164._o 165._o have_v the_o four_o part_n of_o that_o island_n give_v he_o by_o kedwalla_n he_o bestow_v it_o on_o bertwin_n a_o priest_n his_o sister_n son_n ibid._n william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n honourable_o entertain_v by_o king_n edward_n and_o rich_o dismiss_v p._n 287._o he_o betroth_v his_o daughter_n to_o harold_n and_o receive_v his_o oath_n to_o assist_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n p._n 295._o 296._o send_v after_o king_n edward_n death_n to_o demand_v performance_n of_o his_o promise_n be_v put_v off_o with_o a_o slight_a answer_n p._n 300._o 301._o he_o land_n with_o a_o army_n at_o hastings_n p._n 301._o over_o throw_v harold_n who_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n p._n 305._o he_o be_v crown_v at_o westminster_n by_o aldred_n archbishop_n of_o york_n ibid._n wip_v a_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v at_o a_o place_n call_v wippeds_o fleot_n which_o thence_o take_v denomination_n p._n 116._o withgar_o see_v stuff_n withgarburgh_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n so_o call_v from_o be_v the_o burial-place_n of_o withgar_n p._n 125._o withlaf_fw-mi the_o successor_n of_o ludiken_n be_v vanquish_v by_o ecbert_n all_o mercia_n become_v tributary_n to_o he_o p._n 187._o wulfer_v the_o son_n of_o penda_n set_v up_o by_o the_o mercian_n nobles_z in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o brother_n oswi_n p._n 161._o say_v to_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o kenwalk_a the_o west-saxon_a p._n 162._o he_o take_v and_o waste_v the_o isle_n of_o wight_n but_o cause_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v baptize_v ibid._n give_v the_o island_n to_o ethelwald_n king_n of_o south-saxons_a ibid._n send_v jeruvianus_n to_o recover_v the_o east-saxons_a fall_v off_o the_o second_o time_n from_o christianity_n ibid._n lindsey_n take_v from_o he_o by_o ecfrid_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 163._o his_o death_n accompany_v with_o the_o stain_n of_o simony_n p._n 164._o wulfheard_a king_n ethelwolf_n chief_a captain_n drive_v back_o the_o dane_n at_o southampton_n with_o great_a slaughter_n p._n 192._o he_o die_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o be_v think_v of_o age._n ibid._n wulktul_n earl_n of_o ely_n put_v to_o flight_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n by_o the_o dane_n p._n 201._o y._n ymner_n king_n of_o loegria_n with_o other_o slay_v in_o battle_n by_o dunwallo_n mulmutius_n p._n 21._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o l._n 16._o for_o britain_n read_v britan_n p._n 6._o l._n 18._o for_o by_o the_o same_o remove_n r._n and_o by_o the_o etc._n etc._n p._n 8._o l._n 28._o for_o be_v it_o r._n be_v p._n 13._o l._n 24._o for_o be-spoken_a r._n bespeak_v p._n 16._o l._n 9_o for_o germannus_n r._n germanus_n p._n 23._o l._n 3._o for_o brother_n r._n his_o brother_n ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o allobreges_fw-la r._n allobroges_n p._n 25._o l._n 3._o for_o mertian_n r._n mercian_n p._n 28._o l._n 18._o for_o opportunety_n r._n opportunety_n p._n 29._o l._n 9_o for_o unto_o r._n to_o p._n 29._o from_o the_o end_n of_o l._n 26._o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o l._n 33._o shall_v not_o have_v be_v in_o a_o different_a character_n so_o also_o a_o line_n in_o the_o next_o page_n p._n 35._o l._n last_o for_o bay-close_a environ_v r._n bay_n close_o environ_v p._n 51._o l._n 20._o before_o make_a leave_n out_o he_o p._n 71._o l._n 33._o for_o ex'steemed_a r._n esteem_v p._n 102._o l._n 33._o for_o durstus_n r._n durstus_n p._n 119._o l._n 12._o for_o andreds_n league_n r._n andreds_n league_n p._n 126._o l._n 18._o for_o arm_n r._n artur_fw-la p._n 138._o l._n 5._o for_o haleluja_fw-la r._n haleluia_o ibid._n l._n 6._o for_o benedic_n r._n benedict_n p._n 139._o l._n 12._o for_o the_o r._n their_o p._n 150._o l._n 17._o for_o and_o r._n as_o ibid._n l._n 18._o after_o begin_v no_o comma_n p._n 151._o l._n 9_o for_o you_o r._n thou_o p._n 157._o l._n 13._o for_o daughter_n r._n sister_n p._n 160._o l._n 31._o for_o loyden_n r._n loyde_n p._n 161._o l._n 7._o for_o she_o r._n his_o p._n 161._o l._n 35._o for_o witgeornesburgh_n r._n witgeornesburg_n p._n 164._o l._n 4._o for_o year_n a_o of_o read_v a_o year_n after_o p._n 169._o l._n 21._o for_o epitome_n r._n epitome_n p._n 170._o l._n 27._o after_o testify_v a_o period_n p._n 173._o l._n 1._o before_o far_o r._n by_o ibid._n l._n last_o for_o uncle_n r._n uncle_n sson_n p._n 174._o l._n 30._o for_o kuiric_a r._n kinric_n p._n 176._o l._n 9_o after_o two_o r._n or_o three_o ibid._n l._n last_o but_o one_o for_o royal_a r._n regal_a p._n 177._o l._n 19_o for_o occanford_n r._n ottanford_n p._n 183._o l._n 23._o after_o ambassador_n leave_v out_o the_o stop_n ibid._n l._n 24._o after_o ecbert_n two_o point_n p._n 192._o l._n last_o for_o ethelhelin_n helam_fw-la r._n ethelhelm_n p._n 195._o l._n 13._o for_o the_o do_v r._n he_o do_v p._n 197._o l._n 23._o for_o west-saxon_a r._n westsaxon_n p._n 201._o l._n 14._o for_o flight_n r._n fight_n p._n 216._o l._n 13._o for_o thames_n there_o nocomma_n after_o thames_n but_o after_o there_o p._n 225._o l._n 27._o for_o his_o r._n this_o p_o 235._o l._n 4._o for_o on_o r._n about_o ibid._n l._n last_o but_o two_o for_o the_o r._n that_o p._n 246_o l._n 17._o for_o frenar_n frana_fw-it p._n 260._o l._n 23._o before_o spread_v r._n he_o p._n 264._o l._n 23._o for_o ocford_n r._n oxford_n p._n 276._o l._n 29._o for_o bishop_n r._n archbishop_n p._n 277._o l._n 12._o for_o brother_n r._n half_a brother_n p._n 280._o l._n 4._o for_o that_o prompt_v he_o r._n that_o now_o as_o it_o be_v prompt_v he_o ibid._n after_o the_o last_o line_n leave_v out_o deed_n p._n 281._o l._n 13._o for_o a_o youth_n r._n then_o a_o youth_n p._n 296._o l._n 16._o for_o of_o r._n with_o p._n 299._o l._n 25._o after_o leg_n no_o stop_n after_o hight_v a_o period_n p_o 308._o the_o six_o last_o line_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o no_o different_a character_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n and_o in_o the_o last_o line_n for_o revolution_n r._n revolution_n beside_o other_o literal_a fault_n and_o wrong_n stop_v through_o the_o book_n which_o the_o reader_n of_o himself_o may_v amend_v case_n l._n 6._o holinshed_a henry_n of_o hunt_v do_v matthew_n of_o westminster_n westminster_n matthew_n westmin_n huntingd._n l._n 1._o suetonius_n vit_fw-fr caes_n suetonius_n caesar_n com._n l._n 1._o caesar_n com._n l._n 4._o cic._n att._n l._n 4._o ep._n 17._o camden_n valer._n max._n plutarch_n in_o caesarib_n dion_n caesar_n com._n 5._o camden_n pliny_n oros_n lib._n 6._o c._n 7._o &_o 9_o dion_n mela._n caesar_n herodian_a dion_n caesar_n strabo_n dion_n strabo_n herodian_a solinus_n caesar_n tacitus_n diodor_n strabo_n lucan_n tacitus_n mela._n dion_n caesar_n caesar_n strabo_n l._n 2._o dion_n l._n 49._o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n 25._o dion_n l._n 53._o 24._o strabo_n l._n 4._o tacit._n a_o l._n 2._o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n 16._o dion_n sueton_n cal._n dion_n sueton._n dion_n l._n 62._o tacit._n a_o 14._o sueton._n claud._n 5._o 24._o sueton._n vesp_n dio._n l._n 60._o tacit._n a_o 12._o tacit._n vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n vit_fw-mi agrio_n tacit._n hist_o 3._o sueton._n dion_n dion_n l._n 62._o dion_n dion_n tacit._n vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n hist_o 8._o 1._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n hist_o 2._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric._n calvis_fw-la tacit._n hist_o 3._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric_fw-la dion_n l._n 66._o dion_n l._n 66._o camden_n juvenal_n sit_v 2._o eutrop._n l._n 7._o dion_n l._n 66._o spartianus_n in_o vit_fw-mi hidrian_n spartianus_n ibid._n camden_n pausan_n archad_v capitolin_n vit_fw-mi anton._n capitolin_n marc._n ant._n philos_n digest_v l._n 36._o beda_n nennius_n geff._n mon._n dion_n l._n 72._o lamprid._n in_o comm_n capitolin_n in_o pert._n capitolin_n be_v alb._n dion_n did._n jul._n spartian_a in_o sever._n herod_n l._n 3._o herod_n l._n 3._o digest_v l._n 28._o
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cornish_a man_n join_v with_o they_o p._n 192._o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n ecferth_n the_o son_n of_o offa_n the_o mercian_n within_o four_o month_n end_n his_o reign_n p._n 181_o 182._o ecfrid_n oswi_n elder_a son_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 163._o win_v lindsey_n from_o wulfer_n the_o mercian_n ibid._n he_o war_n against_o ethelred_n the_o brother_n of_o wulfer_n p._n 166._o he_o send_v bertus_n with_o a_o army_n to_o subdue_v ireland_n p._n 167._o march_v against_o the_o pict_n be_v cut_v off_o with_o most_o of_o his_o army_n ib._n his_o death_n revenge_v by_o bertfrid_n a_o northumbrian_n captain_n p._n 170._o edan_n a_o king_n of_o the_o scot_n in_o britain_n put_v to_o flight_n by_o ethelfrid_n p._n 141._o edelard_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n after_o ina_n molest_v with_o the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o kinsman_n oswald_n p._n 174._o overcome_v those_o trouble_n die_v in_o peace_n ibid._n edgar_z the_o brother_n and_o successor_n of_o edwi_n in_o the_o english_a monarchy_n call_v home_n dunstan_n from_o banishment_n p._n 234._o his_o peaceable_a and_o prosperous_a reign_n and_o his_o favour_n towards_o the_o monk_n ibid._n his_o strict_a observance_n of_o justice_n and_o his_o care_n to_o secure_v the_o nation_n with_o a_o strong_a fleet_n p._n 235._o he_o be_v homage_v and_o row_v down_o the_o river_n dee_fw-mi by_o eight_o king_n p._n 236._o his_o expostulation_n with_o kened_a king_n of_o scotland_n p._n 237._o he_o be_v cheat_v by_o the_o treacherous_a duke_n athelwold_n of_o elflida_n who_o avenge_a himself_o upon_o the_o say_a duke_n he_o marry_v p._n 237_o 238._o attempt_v on_o the_o chastity_n of_o a_o young_a lady_n at_o andover_n he_o be_v pleasant_o deceive_v by_o the_o mother_n p._n 239._o die_v in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o glory_n he_o be_v bury_v at_o glaston-abby_n p._n 236._o edgar_z surname_v atheling_n his_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n from_o 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