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she_o it_o have_v please_v god_n on_o the_o eight_o of_o january_n 1535._o to_o put_v a_o end_n unto_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o virtuous_a but_o unfortunate_a queen_n katherine_z into_o who_o bed_n she_o have_v succeed_v the_o news_n whereof_o she_o entertain_v with_o such_o contentment_n that_o she_o cause_v herself_o to_o be_v apparel_v in_o light_a colour_n than_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o season_n or_o the_o sad_a occasion_n whereas_o if_o she_o have_v right_o understand_v she_o own_o condition_n she_o can_v not_o but_o have_v know_v that_o the_o long_a life_n of_o katherine_n be_v to_o be_v her_o best_a preservative_n against_o all_o change_n page_n 263._o a._n i_o pray_v let_v we_o hear_v doctor_n burnet_n character_n of_o queen_n katherine_n b._n she_o be_v a_o devout_a and_o pious_a princess_n and_o lead_v a_o severe_a and_o mortify_a life_n in_o her_o greatness_n she_o wrought_v much_o with_o her_o own_o hand_n and_o keep_v her_o woman_n well_o employ_v about_o she_o as_o 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she_o into_o and_o conclude_v i_o make_v this_o vow_n that_o my_o eye_n desire_v you_o above_o all_o thing_n ibid._n page_n 192._o a._n do_v he_o relate_v nothing_o further_a of_o queen_n katherine_n b._n when_o her_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v before_o the_o legate_n anno_fw-la 1529._o the_o king_n and_o she_o come_v personal_o into_o the_o court._n when_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n be_v call_v on_o the_o king_n answer_v here._n but_o the_o queen_n leave_v her_o seat_n and_o go_v and_o kneel_v down_o before_o he_o and_o make_v a_o speech_n she_o say_v say_v she_o be_v a_o poor_a woman_n and_o a_o stranger_n in_o his_o dominion_n where_o she_o can_v neither_o expect_v good_a council_n nor_o indifferent_a judge_n she_o have_v be_v long_o his_o wife_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v wherein_o she_o have_v offend_v he_o that_o she_o have_v be_v his_o wife_n twenty_o year_n and_o more_o and_o have_v bear_v he_o several_a child_n and_o have_v ever_o study_v to_o please_v he_o and_o protest_v he_o have_v find_v she_o a_o true_a maid_n about_o which_o she_o appeal_v to_o his_o conscience_n she_o say_v her_o lawyer_n who_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o assign_v by_o he_o dare_v not_o speak_v free_o for_o she_o so_o she_o desire_v to_o be_v excuse_v till_o she_o hear_v from_o spain_n spain_n then_o she_o rise_v up_o and_o make_v the_o king_n a_o low_a reverence_n and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o court_n and_o although_o they_o call_v after_o she_o she_o make_v no_o answer_n but_o go_v away_o and_o will_v never_o again_o appear_v in_o court._n she_o be_v go_v the_o king_n do_v public_o declare_v what_o a_o true_a and_o obedient_a wife_n she_o have_v always_o be_v and_o commend_v she_o much_o for_o her_o excellent_a quality_n burnet_n page_n 73._o 1_o vol._n a._n do_v you_o find_v that_o ann_n bolen_n ever_o repent_v her_o carriage_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o good_a and_o virtuous_a princess_n b._n not_o a_o syllable_n of_o that_o have_v i_o meet_v with_o in_o burnet_n or_o heylin_n after_o queen_n ann_n death_n a_o parliament_n be_v call_v to_o repeal_n a_o act_n of_o a_o former_a parliament_n concern_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o grow_v to_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o king_n by_o she_o in_o this_o parliament_n say_v the_o doctor_n the_o attainder_n of_o queen_n ann_n and_o her_o complice_n be_v confirm_v in_o the_o new_a act_n of_o succession_n she_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v inflame_v with_o pride_n and_o carnal_a desire_n of_o her_o body_n and_o have_v confederated_a herself_o with_o her_o complice_n to_o have_v commit_v divers_a treason_n to_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o king_n be_v royal_a person_n for_o which_o she_o have_v just_o suffer_v death_n and_o be_v now_o attaint_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n burnet_n page_n 210._o 1_o vol._n a._n i_o pray_v of_o what_o church_n do_v she_o die_v b._n the_o doctor_n say_v nothing_o of_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o then_o in_o be_v mass_n be_v say_v at_o that_o time_n in_o all_o church_n of_o 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