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enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o open_a without_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n therefore_o we_o will_v that_o our_o curate_n shall_v minister_v this_o sacrament_n at_o all_o time_n of_o need_n aswell_o in_o the_o week_n day_n as_o on_o the_o holy_a day_n item_n we_o will_v have_v our_o child_n confirm_v of_o the_o bishop_n whensoever_o we_o shall_v within_o the_o diocese_n resort_v unto_o confirmation_n they_o item_n for_o asmuch_o as_o we_o constant_o believe_v that_o after_o the_o priest_n have_v speak_v the_o word_n of_o consecration_n be_v at_o body_n mass_n there_o celebrate_v and_o consecrate_v the_o same_o there_o be_v very_o real_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n god_n and_o man_n and_o that_o no_o substance_n of_o bread_n holinshed_n and_o wine_n remain_v after_o but_o the_o very_a same_o body_n that_o
son_n elect_v subdue_v and_o slay_v 1._o aureolus_n in_o illyris_n 2._o gallienus_n in_o rome_n 3._o odenatus_fw-la in_o the_o east_n odenatus_n overcom_v the_o persian_n galieââ¦_n seek_v odenatus_n his_o death_n apoc._n 4._o 3._o trebeââ¦_n pollio_n strange_a sighââ¦s_n in_o the_o heaven_n great_a and_o mighty_a earthquake_n galiââ¦_n stay_v the_o perââ¦cutions_n of_o thââ¦_n christian_n eusââ¦b_n eccles._n ââ¦st_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 12._o apoc._n 1._o 16._o thirty_o emperoââ¦_n ãâã_d oncââ¦_n pomp._n laetus_n laetus_n panlus_n oros._n oros._n cassidor_n cassidor_n jornandes_n eusebius_n apoc._n 6._o 4._o galienus_n time_n prophesy_v of_o by_o the_o evangelist_n s_o john_n galienus_n his_o death_n and_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n an._n do._n 269._o his_o descent_n aurel._n victor_n flavius_n claudius_n his_o virtue_n jornandes_n goth_n invade_v the_o empire_n paul_n orosius_n two_o thousand_o sail_n of_o goth_n claudius_n letter_n to_o the_o senate_n goth_n vanquish_v flavius_n claudius_n die_v a_o natural_a death_n his_o personage_n and_o quality_n an._n do._n 271._o eutropius_n quintiliââ¦_n brother_n to_o the_o last_o emperor_n quintilius_n cut_v his_o own_o vein_n and_o so_o bleed_v to_o death_n he_o reign_v but_o seventeen_fw-mi day_n an._n do._n 271._o aurelianus_n his_o descent_n fla._n vââ¦p_n aurelianus_n comparable_a with_o caesar_n and_o alexander_n aurelianus_n enlarge_v the_o wall_n of_o rome_n chap._n 37._o sabellicus_n say_v she_o both_o tire_v he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n also_o zenobia_n her_o letter_n to_o aurelianus_n aurelianus_n the_o great_a city_n palmyra_n say_v josephus_n be_v build_v by_o king_n solomon_n whence_o their_o nation_n take_v the_o name_n it_o border_v upon_o the_o parthian_n kingdom_n in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o roman_a empire_n ovid._n metam_fw-la li._n 6._o 6._o tomyris_n be_v a_o valiant_a scythian_a queen_n who_o slay_v king_n cyrus_n and_o all_o his_o host_n and_o fill_v a_o vessel_n with_o their_o blood_n do_v cast_v in_o cyrus_n head_n say_v blood_n have_v thou_o thirst_v now_o drink_v thereof_o thy_o fill_n to_o this_o do_v zenobia_n allude_v zenobia_n vanquish_v zenobia_n her_o beauty_n flau._n vopisc_n euseb._n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 7_o cap._n 39_o paul_n orosius_n aurelianus_n at_o first_o a_o favourer_n now_o a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n aurelianus_n scare_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n from_o heaven_n psal._n 2._o 10._o aurelianus_n slay_v entropius_n aurelianus_n his_o feature_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n ãâã_d an._n do._n 276._o aurelianus_n be_v dead_a no_o man_n seek_v to_o be_v emperor_n senate_n and_o soldier_n strain_v courtesy_n who_o shall_v choose_v the_o emperor_n eusebius_n vopiscus_n orosius_n oneuphrius_fw-la claudius_n tacitus_n elect_a emperor_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o virtue_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o work_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n eutrop._n l._n 9_o aurel._n victor_n vopiscus_n claudius_n tacitus_n his_o reign_n an._n do._n 277._o florianus_n make_v himself_o emperor_n florianus_n his_o death_n chap._n 38._o eutrop._n lib._n 9_o vopiscus_n florianus_n his_o reign_n an._n do._n 277._o probus_n call_v the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n and_o the_o high_a bishop_n his_o desceââ¦_n sabellicus_n probus_n comparable_a with_o hannibal_n and_o caesar._n probus_n slay_v 400000._o german_n henr._n mutint_v saturninus_z cho_n sen_fw-mi emperor_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o elector_n saturninus_z his_o death_n vopiscut_n bonosus_n and_o proculus_n rebel_n against_o probus_n sabellicus_n bonosus_n death_n sabellicus_n sabellicus_n victorinus_n a_o moor_n his_o stratagem_n hist._n mag._n brit._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 10._o vandal_n and_o burgundian_n send_v to_o inhabit_v in_o britain_n vopiscus_n sabellicus_n wine_n make_v in_o england_n probus_n his_o death_n vopiscus_n entropius_n eusebius_n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 7._o cap_n 29._o anno_fw-la 282._o flavius_n ãâã_d vopiscus_n victor_n ãâã_d orosius_n cardââ¦_n and_o numerianus_n caesar_n carinus_n slay_v by_o a_o thunderbolt_n hierome_n paulus_n orosius_n eutropius_n flavius_n vopiscus_n eutrop._n signonââ¦_n oââ¦pbet_fw-la pomp._n laetus_n an._n do._n 286._o an._n do._n 291._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o 6._o now_o call_v bââ¦leyn_n in_o picardy_n carausius_n defend_v his_o usurpation_n seven_o year_n maximianus_n against_o carausius_n ninius_n a_o perfidious_a friend_n allectus_n slay_v walbrooke_n in_o london_n of_o gallus_n ãâã_d tââ¦eb_n mamertinus_n panegyââ¦_n orat._n the_o emperor_n extol_v for_o recouct_v britain_n mamertinus_n paneg_n grat._n many_o artificer_n in_o britain_n gââ¦_n damasââ¦_n sabellicus_n eusebius_n beda_n rad._n de_fw-fr dicetââ¦_n the_o christian_n torment_n for_o ten_o year_n together_o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o s._n alban_n put_v to_o death_n at_o saint_n alban_n job._n capgrave_n amphibole_n a_o britain_n put_v to_o death_n julius_n and_o aaron_n at_o leicester_n at_o lichfeild_n grââ¦_n multitude_n in_o cambden_n joh._n 19_o 17._o joh_n rossââ¦_n wââ¦wicens_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr ãâã_d ââ¦pis_fw-la beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o apoc._n 13._o dan._n 7._o ezek._n 38._o 2._o the_o violent_a death_n of_o many_o emperor_n psal._n 45._o 5._o the_o first_o seal_n apoc._n 6._o the_o second_o seal_n the_o three_o seal_n the_o four_o seal_n the_o five_o seal_n the_o six_o seal_n exod._n ââ¦9_n numb_a 17._o josh._n 3._o 4._o job_n 29_o 9_o euseb._n eccles_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o 2._o 3._o euseb._n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o amos_n 1._o 3._o euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 2ââ¦_n euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 14._o fox_n act._n pag._n 119._o &_o 123._o euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 19_o dioclesian_n practice_n the_o pope_n a_o imitator_n of_o he_o and_o not_o of_o christ._n dioclesian_n and_o maximianus_n resign_v up_o the_o empire_n the_o 9_o cal._n of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 304._o galerius_n and_o constantius_n emperor_n the_o christian_n enjoy_v peace_n constantine_n the_o great_a elect_a caesar._n euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib._n ãâã_d cap._n 16._o pomp._n latââ¦_n 2._o kin._n 10._o 20._o constantius_n policy_n to_o try_v who_o be_v true_a christian_n constantius_n his_o wife_n eutropius_n nicephor_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 18._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o holinsh._n chron._n lib._n 4._o cap_n 26._o cambd._n brit._n pa._n 74_o baronius_n a_o church_n build_v by_o helena_n in_o the_o place_n where_o our_o saviour_n suffer_v helena_n build_v another_o church_n where_o the_o inn_n stand_v in_o which_o our_o saviour_n be_v lay_v in_o a_o cratch_n ambrose_n his_o oration_n upon_o theodosius_n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 2._o helena_n queen_n of_o ad_fw-la abââ¦na_fw-la a_o virtuous_a woman_n also_o constantine_n escape_v galerius_n his_o prevent_a pursuit_n he_o come_v safe_a to_o york_n to_o his_o father_n constantius_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o son_n constantius_n his_o reign_n &_o death_n pomp._n laetus_n socrates_n eccl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o an._n do._n 306._o euseb._n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 14._o socrat._n eccl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n ãâã_d panegyricke_a oration_n unto_o constantine_n the_o great_a eutropius_n constantine_n descent_n sabelââ¦icus_fw-la maximianus_n put_v to_o death_n by_o constantine_n niceph._n li._n 7._o c._n 2ââ¦_n eutropius_n lib._n 11._o zosoââ¦_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 5._o socrat._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o vââ¦spurgens_n chron._n paul_n diac._n li._n 11._o euseb._n ecle_n hist._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 9_o sabellicus_n constantine_n repose_n pomp._n laetus_n maxentius_n trust_v to_o sorcerer_n sabellicus_n a_o inscription_n make_v on_o memory_n of_o maxentius_n overthrow_n the_o memorial_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o frankner_n cambd._n brit._n licinius_n put_v to_o death_n at_o nicomedia_n and_o his_o son_n after_o anno_fw-la 326._o sigonius_n in_o hist._n tripart_n eusebius_n cambden_n in_o his_o britannia_n amianus_n marcill_n nineteen_o thousand_o foot_n and_o seventeen_o hundred_o horseman_n maintain_v in_o ordinary_a in_o britain_n sabellicus_n a_o jewish_a doctor_n thus_o describe_v this_o city_n in_o a_o epistle_n which_o himself_o deliver_v to_o our_o english_a ambassador_n remain_v in_o constantinople_n in_o anno_fw-la 1594._o hier._n in_o his_o addition_n to_o eusebius_n constantinople_n build_v by_o constantine_n wil._n malmsbury_n constantine_n the_o establisher_n of_o christianity_n ambrose_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o theo._n rufââ¦_n cassiod_n eusebius_n eccles_n hist._n hieromââ¦_n eusebius_n sigonius_n constantine_n bury_v at_o constantinople_n socrates_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o eusebius_n in_o viââ¦_n const._n lib._n 4._o sabellicus_n constantine_n successor_n an._n do._n 337._o constantinus_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constans_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constantius_n his_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n constantinus_n slay_v socrates_n lib._n 2._o c._n 3._o cassiod_n trip_v hist._n a_o council_n against_o the_o arrian_n call_v by_o constans_n constans_n slay_v amianus_n l._n 20._o c._n 1ââ¦_n fl._n pop_v nepohanus_fw-la p._n f._n aug._n simon_n dunelm_n i._o stow._n galfridus_n
describe_v ypod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n beââ¦ind_n transl_n lib._n 14_o cap._n 9_o 9_o act._n &_o mon._n p._n 459._o 459._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wall_n wall_n tho._n wall_n in_o fine_a edw._n 1._o 1._o idem_fw-la tho._n walsingham_n in_o edw._n 2._o 2._o polyd._n virg._n virg._n tho._n walsingh_n lib._n s._n alban_n m_o m_o chr._n dunstab_v a._n d._n 1311._o peirs_n de_fw-fr gaveston_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n banish_v for_o ever_o ever_o tho._n walsin_n walsin_n s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n the_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n revoke_v revoke_v john_n stow._n tho._n wall_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n be_v the_o three_o time_n banish_v and_o return_n return_n tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n act_n &_o mon._n p._n 460._o fabian_n fabian_n tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n act._n &_o mon._n 461_o colom_o 1._o tho._n wall_n wall_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n continuator_fw-la trivet_n ms._n ms._n tho._n wall_n wall_n john_n stow._n stow._n nic._n trivet_o add_v a_o 1306._o in_o those_o day_n it_o be_v think_v the_o pope_n may_v be_v a_o heretic_n heretic_n fox_n martyrââ¦log_n pag._n 460._o 460._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n john_n stow._n ypod._n neust._n a._n d._n 1312._o 1312._o thom._n walsingh_n walsingh_n act._n &_o mon._n pag._n 461._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o polyd._n virg._n li._n 18_o 18_o chron._n r._n auelburie_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n tho._n wall_n wall_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n ran._n cestr._fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 41._o 41._o act._n &_o mon._n pa._n 462._o 462._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wall_n wall_n continuator_fw-la nich._n trivet_n edward_n of_o windsor_n bear_v bear_v ran._n cestr._fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 41._o fabian_n fabian_n act._n &_o mon._n 462._o col._n 1._o 1._o tho._n wall_n wall_n act._n &_o mon._n mon._n tho._n wals._n a._n d._n 1313._o scottish_a affair_n affair_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mor._n this_o according_a to_o hector_n boetiââ¦_n lib._n 14._o happen_v a._n d._n 1309._o 1309._o hector_n boet._n l._n 14._o geo._n ãâã_d an._n d._n 1314._o king_n edward_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mort_fw-fr tho._n walsingh_n polyd._n verg_n lib._n 18_o bellind_n the_o scotish_n transl_n of_o hect._n boe._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 11._o 11._o hect._n boet._n boet._n tho._n uualsingh_n hect._n boet._n lib._n 14._o 14._o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moââ¦_n moââ¦_n bellind_a transââ¦_n lib._n 14_o cap._n 1._o 1._o hect._n boet._n lib._n 14_o ca._n 11._o 11._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n hect._n boet._n lââ¦_n qââ¦_n supra_fw-la supra_fw-la thââ¦_n la_fw-fr moââ¦_n the_o english_a overthrow_v at_o bannockââ¦bourne_n bannockââ¦bourne_n tho._n walsââ¦_n walsââ¦_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mââ¦_n uââ¦s_n ãâã_d ãâã_d tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moââ¦_n moââ¦_n hect._n boet._n l._n 14._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n ypod._n neââ¦st_n neââ¦st_n tho._n wals._n wals._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n polyd._n ver._n li._n 7._o cap._n 41._o an._n d._n 1314._o 1314._o tho._n walsingh_n ypod._n neust._n a._n d._n 1315._o the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o england_n under_o the_o three_o plague_n of_o sword_n dearth_n and_o pestilence_n though_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n tho._n wall_n gavestons_n funeral_n a._n d._n 1316._o 1316._o tho._n uuals._n an._n d._n 1317._o 1317._o tho._n walse_v walse_v tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n an._n d._n 1318_o edward_n bruce_n king_n of_o ireland_n vanquish_v by_o the_o english_a and_o slay_v slay_v bellind_a ãâã_d lib._n 14._o cap._n 12._o tho._n wals._n *_o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n *_o pol._n virg._n lib._n 1ââ¦_n 1ââ¦_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tpod._n neust._n polyd._n vââ¦g_v lib._n 18_o 18_o hector_n boet._n lib._n 14._o tho._n wals._n pol._n virg._n lib._n 18._o 18._o cap_n 17._o 17._o joh._n stow._n harding_n c._n 172._o the_o beginning_n of_o civil_a war_n war_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n the_o spenser_n banish_v banish_v tho._n walsin_n a._n d._n 1321._o 1321._o holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o king_n edward_n pursue_v the_o lord_n polyd._n verg._n li._n 8._o a._n d._n 1322._o 1322._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n *_o tho._n walsingh_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n thou_z de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tho._n walse_v execution_n of_o noble_n noble_n holinsh._n p._n 330_o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o ypod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n hollinsh_fw-mi p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 1._o *_o act._n &_o mon._n p._n 463._o col_fw-fr 2_o john_n stow._n stow._n tho._n wals._n wals._n holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o joh._n stow._n *_o act._n &_o mon_n pa._n 463._o col_fw-fr 2._o fabian_n fabian_n continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n *_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n say_v but_o about_o 18._o and_o 5._o banish_v the_o quality_n of_o earl_n thomas_n describe_v describe_v rââ¦l_n higden_n moââ¦st_n cestrenââ¦_n polych_n l._n 7._o c._n 42._o 42._o s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n &_o polych_n ib._n ib._n thom._n walsingh_n walsingh_n holinsh._n p._n 329._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n though_o wall_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1319._o 1319._o continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n ms._n joh._n stow._n chron._n wil._n risanger_n apud_fw-la walââ¦_n thom._n walsingh_n walsingh_n john_n stow._n stow._n hollinsh_fw-mi p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o tho._n walse_v walse_v hollinsh_fw-mi qu._n supra_fw-la and_o fabian_n fabian_n fabian_n holinsh._n p._n 332._o c._n 1._o king_n edward_n endanger_v by_o the_o scot_n scot_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n tho._n wels._n wels._n tpod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n fabian_n a._n d._n 1323._o kiââ¦g_v edward_n most_o bitteââ¦ly_o upbraid_v the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n death_n death_n walsingham_n cââ¦_n they_o verba_fw-la imperij_fw-la imperij_fw-la tho._n walsin_n walsin_n pol._n virââ¦_n lib._n 1ââ¦_n 1ââ¦_n tho._n wals._n wals._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n chron._n dunst._n apud_fw-la john_n stow._n a._n d._n 1324._o an._n reg._n 17._o the_o i._o roger_n mortimer_n escape_v out_o of_o the_o tower_n tower_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n an._n d._n 1325._o 1325._o tho._n walsingh_n polyd._n verg._n li._n 18._o 18._o tho._n wals._n wals._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n polyd._n ver._n li._n 18_o the_o queen_n and_o prince_n proclaim_v traitor_n traitor_n tho._n wall_n polyd._n verg._n lib._n 18._o fabiââ¦n_n their_o death_n plot_v by_o the_o king_n king_n m._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 464._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o ypod._n neust._n the_o english_a scour_v the_o narrow_a sea_n sea_n though_o wals._n an._n d._n 1326._o a._n reg_fw-la 19_o 19_o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n harding_n c._n 176._o the_o king_n proceed_n after_o the_o queen_n arrival_n thom._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor._n moor._n 2_o kin._n c._n 4._o v._n 19_o the_o londoner_n for_o the_o queen_n queen_n exit_fw-la hist._n quae_fw-la brut._n dicitur_fw-la m_o m_o verg._n aene._n 3_o 3_o ypod._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n the_o elder_a spenser_n put_v to_o death_n death_n tho._n wall_n historia_fw-la quae_fw-la bruti_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ms._n proclamation_n recall_v the_o king_n king_n tho._n wals._n wals._n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 465._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n call_v he_o omnis_fw-la buiââ¦s_fw-la mali_fw-la architectum_fw-la but_o the_o actor_n be_v doubtless_o roger_n mortimer_n the_o prince_n custos_fw-la or_o high_a keeper_n of_o england_n england_n 16_o calend._n decemb._n decemb._n continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n the_o young_a spenser_n put_v to_o death_n m._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n pa._n 465._o col_fw-fr 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