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etc._n etc._n etc._n mâ—…tri_fw-la longâ—…_n decem_fw-la &c_n &c_n &c_n nec_fw-la deus_fw-la bâ—…c_fw-la â—…ensa_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n assyriuâ—…_n vulgâ—…â—…scetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n cui_fw-la non_fw-la risere_fw-la parent_n etc._n etc._n etc._n pacaâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d reget_v patriâ—…_n etc._n etc._n etc._n soluet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi qua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n fallâ—…_n herba_fw-la veneni_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n occidet_fw-la &_o serpenâ—…_n etc._n etc._n sueton._n in_o vit_fw-mi august_n sect._n 94._o dâ—…ples_n veritat_fw-la christi_fw-la 32._o sol_fw-la 518._o niceph_n li._n 1._o ca._n 17._o iwenal_n saâ—…yr_n 3._o zephan_n 2._o 11._o our_o saviour_n christ_n bear_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o cunobeline_n luk._n 2._o dan._n 2._o augustus_n describe_v his_o reign_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 5._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d his_o devotion_n to_o christ._n niceph._n li._n 1._o ca._n 17._o suidâ—…_n his_o endowment_n of_o body_n sueton_n in_o aquavitae_fw-la augustâ—…_n the_o month_n of_o july_n and_o aug_v tiberois_fw-mi nero_n his_o parent_n sueton._n in_o vit_fw-mi tiber._n his_o action_n and_o condition_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 1._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d tacit._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 3._o his_o plot_v against_o his_o noble_n tacit._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 7._o tacit._n annal._n li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d his_o hypocrisy_n his_o libidinous_a â—…esse_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 6._o cap._n 1._o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wine-â—…_a careless_n in_o government_n the_o province_n uâ—…defended_a britain_n without_o foreign_a garrison_n or_o government_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 2._o cap._n 5._o jeffrey_n monm_n our_o saviour_n christ_n death_n tertâ—…l_n in_o apolog._n adâ—…s_v geâ—…es_o c._n 5._o eusâ—…b_n â—…ccles_n hist._n li._n 2._o ca._n 2._o tiberius_n hiâ—…_n reign_n age_n and_o death_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 7._o 2._o chr._n 21._o 20._o tacit._n lib._n 〈◊〉_d ca._n 12._o tacit._n in_o aquavitae_fw-la agric._n casigula_n intend_v to_o invade_v britain_n dion_n cass._n lib._n 59_o sueton._n in_o vita_fw-la caligula_n adminius_n banish_v fly_v to_o caesar._n caligula_n his_o vain_a ambition_n his_o delude_n of_o the_o senate_n his_o war_a with_o the_o sea_n caligula_n his_o great_a victory_n ortâ—…lius_n geograp_n his_o ambition_n affright_v in_o his_o sleep_n pontius_n pilate_n banish_v kill_v himself_o euseb._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 19_o cap._n 1._o caligula_n slay_v his_o personage_n sabe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o lib._n 2._o dion_n lib._n 60._o his_o hatred_n after_o death_n claudius_n drusus_n choose_v by_o the_o praetorian_a soldier_n joseph_n antiquit._n l._n 19_o cap._n 3._o claudius_n his_o parentage_n the_o britain_n detain_v their_o tribute_n dion_n cass_n lib._n 60._o anno_fw-la domi._n 45._o aulus_n plautius_n send_v against_o the_o britain_n his_o soldier_n unwilling_a dio._n lib._n 60._o encourage_v by_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n tacitus_n in_o vit_fw-mi agric_fw-la c._n sidius_fw-la geta_n his_o valour_n the_o britain_n retire_n to_o place_n of_o advantage_n togodumnus_n slay_v claudius_n the_o emperor_n come_v into_o britain_n with_o a_o great_a army_n dion_z cassius_z lib._n 60._o elephant_n first_o bring_v into_o britain_n claudius_n enter_v britain_n he_o surprise_v camulodunum_n his_o clemency_n make_v he_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o a_o god_n claudius_n return_v to_o rome_n &_o enter_v in_o triumph_n sueton._n in_o vita_fw-la claud._n sect._n 17._o his_o manner_n of_o encamp_v his_o animate_v of_o his_o soldier_n his_o resolution_n ostorius_n his_o care_n the_o britain_n put_v to_o flight_n caractacus_n wife_n daughter_n and_o brethren_n take_v prisoner_n himself_o betray_v by_o cartismandus_fw-la he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tacit._n annal._n 12_o cap._n 8._o caractacus_n lead_v in_o triumph_n his_o habit_n and_o attire_n exit_fw-la histor_n magn_n britan._n his_o undauntednesse_n his_o oration_n to_o claudius_n caesar._n event_n of_o war_n variable_a britain_n wall_n ambition_n have_v no_o bound_n nature_n disdain_v servitude_n tocit_fw-la annal._n li._n 12._o cap._n 8._o ostorius_n and_o his_o fortune_n decline_v the_o britain_n take_v heart_n again_o their_o victory_n caesar_n threat_n make_v the_o britain_n more_o resolute_a ostorius_n die_v aulus_n didius_n send_v lieutenant_n into_o britain_n tacit._n annal._n 12._o c._n 8._o manlius_n valens_n encounter_v the_o britain_n with_o ill_a success_n didius_n for_o a_o while_o keep_v they_o in_o awe_n tacit._n annal._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d claudius_n his_o own_o word_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o death_n death_n messalina_n be_v his_o first_o wife_n a_o woman_n of_o unsatiable_a lechery_n who_o be_v put_v to_o death_n tacit._n annal._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 13._o joseph_n anti._n lib._n 20._o ca._n 5._o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n anno_fw-la do_v 56._o his_o endowment_n of_o body_n his_o imperfection_n wife_n and_o servant_n most_o mislead_v great_a personage_n nero_n assume_v the_o empire_n his_o parent_n suetonius_n in_o vita_fw-la neronis_n his_o excessive_a lust_n and_o bloodshed_n suetonius_n in_o vita_fw-la neronis_n tacit._n annal._n 16._o cap._n 3._o rome_n set_v on_o fire_n by_o nero._n suet._n in_o vita_fw-la nero._n tacit._n annal._n 15._o cap._n 10._o christian_n in_o nero_n court._n peter_n and_o paul_n put_v to_o death_n euseb._n li._n 2._o ca._n 25._o tertul._n apol._n ca._n 5._o a_o great_a overthrow_n of_o the_o roman_n tacit._n annal._n 15._o cap._n 2._o tacitus_n in_o vita_fw-la agric._n suet._n in_o vit_fw-mi nero._n anglesey_n invade_v roman_n amaze_v at_o sight_n of_o the_o british_a the_o receiver_n of_o tribute_n his_o oppression_n diâ—…n_fw-fr cass._n lib._n 62._o tacit._n anâ—…al_n 14._o cap._n 10._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d *_o vâ—…dica_n prasutagus_n his_o testament_n tacit._n in_o vit_fw-mi agric._n pag._n 190._o prodigy_n daily_o see_v dio._n lib._n 62._o other_o province_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o quintilius_n varius_n tac._n in_o vit_fw-mi agric._n their_o resolution_n queen_n boudicâ—…_n choose_v leader_n she_o surprise_v the_o roman_n she_o put_v petilius_n cerealis_n to_o flight_n she_o force_v catus_n to_o fly_v into_o gallia_n she_o sackâ—…th_v verolanium_fw-la seventie_o thousand_o slay_v by_o her_o army_n 〈◊〉_d in_o vit_fw-fr nero_n sect_n 39_o diâ—…_n câ—…ss_n lib._n 6â—…_n london_n long_o since_o renown_v boudicea_n surueiâ—…_n her_o troop_n her_o attire_n her_o oration_n to_o her_o army_n tacit._n annal._n li._n 11._o the_o custom_n of_o this_o and_o other_o monarchy_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o woman_n justin._n lib._n 1._o semiramis_n nitocris_n tomyris_n justin._n lib._n 1._o cleopatra_n messalina_n and_o agrippina_n she_o disclaim_v all_o superiority_n rejoice_v in_o her_o innocence_n the_o indignity_n offer_v by_o the_o roman_n dion_n cass._n lib._n 62._o tacit._n annal._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 11._o caesar._n com._n lib._n 5._o britannith_n viper_n tacitus_n in_o vita_fw-la agric._n domestic_a conspirator_n most_o dangerous_a caesar._n com._n li._n 2._o motive_n incite_v to_o pursue_v the_o roman_n her_o device_n at_o conclude_v her_o speech_n the_o britain_n vanquish_v eighty_o thousand_o britain_n slay_v boudicea_n poison_v herself_o tacit._n annal._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 11._o paenius_n slay_v himself_o tacitus_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o the_o britain_n misery_n julius_n classicianus_n a_o receiver_n promise_v clemency_n tranquillus_n in_o vit_fw-mi nero._n sect._n 40._o polycletus_n send_v to_o reconcile_v classicianus_n and_o suetonius_n liberti_n or_o freemen_n be_v such_o as_o be_v first_o bond_n slave_n by_o their_o service_n obtain_v freedom_n and_o many_o of_o they_o about_o the_o emperor_n come_v to_o be_v of_o great_a sway_n suetonius_n deliver_v up_o his_o charge_n petronius_n his_o disposition_n petronius_n turpilianus_n give_v up_o his_o charge_n to_o treble_a max._n petronius_n turpilianus_n slay_v because_o true_a to_o nero_n julius_n vindex_n oppose_v nero._n tacit._n histor_n in_o vit_fw-fr nero._n proclaim_v galba_n emperor_n nero_n seek_v to_o fly_v into_o eegypt_n the_o senate_n send_v to_o apprehend_v he_o nero_n hidâ—…th_v himself_o he_o kill_v himself_o
courage_n holinshed_n hist._n of_o ireland_n kildar_n receive_v into_o dublin_n with_o procession_n the_o french_a king_n imprison_v at_o madril_n gâ—…ard_n queen_n mother_n solicit_v king_n henry_n dislike_v 〈◊〉_d the_o emperor_n and_o k._n henry_n peace_n betwixt_o england_n and_o france_n sign_v with_o 〈◊〉_d own_o 〈◊〉_d in_o ann._n 1526._o the_o great_a dominion_n of_o the_o emperor_n guicchard_n rich._n turpin_n g._n câ—…_n a._n d._n 1528._o the_o king_n oration_n to_o his_o nobility_n edward_n hall_n the_o king_n complaint_n the_o commendation_n of_o queen_n katherine_n george_n coven_n learned_a man_n assemble_v to_o decide_v the_o king_n marriage_n the_o testimony_n of_o many_o university_n send_v unto_o rome_n john_n stow._n pag_n 9â—…1_n cardinal_n campeiu_n come_v into_o england_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n summon_v to_o appear_v personal_o in_o the_o court_n at_o black_a friar_n queen_n katherine_n speech_n to_o the_o king_n queen_n katherine_n depart_v the_o court._n the_o king_n report_n of_o his_o queen_n the_o king_n excuse_v the_o cardinal_n king_n henry_n conscience_n and_o care_n the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n contradict_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n cornelius_z agrippa_z yield_v to_o the_o proposition_n the_o pope_n usurpation_n forbid_v by_o parliament_n â—…x_fw-la parl._n 24_o h._n 〈◊〉_d k._n henry_n marriage_n dissolve_v by_o parliament_n fox_n mart._n 1197._o katherine_z dowager_z holinsh._n pag_n 93â—…_n pope_n clement_n 7._o adjudge_v the_o marriage_n lawful_a the_o thundering_n of_o pope_n clement_n 7._o sleidan_n come_v li._n 9_o the_o descent_n of_o anne_n bullen_n sir_n godfrey_n bullen_n lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n anne_n 1457._o sander_n in_o schis_n angl._n anne_z bullen_z religion_n sleid._n come_v lib._n 9_o anne_z bullen_z create_v marchionesse_n of_o pembroke_n a._n d._n 1532._o octob._n 11._o k._n henry_n complain_v of_o the_o dull_a pope_n king_n henry_n allow_v the_o pope_n 60000._o angel_n monthly_o john_n stow_n pa._n 946_o anne_n dom._n 1533._o nouâ—…mb_n 14._o upon_o s._n erkenwalds_n day_n say_v hollinshd_v and_o groston_n king_n henry_n marry_v anne_n bullen_n bullen_n the_o pope_n elizabeth_n barton_n the_o false_a oracle_n or_o the_o romanist_n the_o assister_n of_o this_o false_a propheâ—…esse_n read_v statue_n in_o anne_n 25._o of_o king_n h._n 〈◊〉_d the_o counterfeting_n of_o elizabeth_n barton_n edward_n hall_n joh._n stow._n holinsh._n cranmer_n cromwell_n latimer_n latimer_n elizab._n barton_n edward_n bocking_n richard_n deering_n richard_n risby_n richard_n master_n henry_n gould_n two_o monk_n john_n stow._n edward_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n behead_v holinshed_n the_o vain_a fear_n of_o prior_n bolton_n the_o pope_n incit_v james_n king_n of_o scotland_n against_o england_n john_n lesly_n high_a treason_n the_o pope_n give_v england_n to_o he_o that_o can_v get_v it_o queen_n anne_n crown_v lady_n elizabeth_n birth_n a._n d._n 1533._o fox_n martyr_n 1366._o statut._n parl._n h._n 28._o cap._n 10._o queen_n anne_n a_o great_a lover_n of_o the_o gospel_n a._n d._n 1536._o jan._n 29._o queen_n anne_n deliver_v of_o a_o deaâ—…_n child_n queen_n 〈◊〉_d send_v to_o the_o tower_n mâ—…ch_o sandt_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o queen_n anne_n cromwel_n letter_n to_o the_o king_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n archbishop_n cranmers_n let_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o king_n sleidans_n com._n l._n 10_o l._n rochfort_n noâ—…is_n west_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o mark_v behead_v may_v 15._o queen_n anne_n condemn_v and_o behead_v robert_n greene._n queen_n anne_n speech_n at_o her_o death_n exit_fw-la ms._n the_o audacious_a deal_n of_o the_o rebel_n slanderous_a untruth_n against_o the_o king_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o pilgrim_n the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n make_v against_o the_o rebel_n exit_fw-la ms._n r._n coe_n thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o north._n pardon_v and_o peace_n offer_v to_o the_o rebel_n exit_fw-la original_a ms._n the_o demand_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o whole_a drift_n be_v to_o down_o with_o the_o gospel_n a_o uncharitable_a and_o unchristian_a motion_n holinsh._n pag._n 944._o ask_v execute_v luk._n â—…2_n 36._o spiritual_a man_n commotioner_n monk_n hang_v for_o rebellion_n idol_n and_o monastery_n suppress_v by_o parliament_n a._n d._n 1538._o the_o rood_n of_o grace_n break_v at_o paul_n crosse._n lamb._n peram_fw-la in_o boxeley_n our_o lady_n of_o walsingham_n and_o other_o image_n burn_v cambd._n brit._n 645._o monastery_n in_o england_n 90._o college_n 110._o religious_a hospital_n 2374._o chauntery_n and_o free_a chapel_n eras._n dialogue_n w._n lamb._n peram_fw-la the_o state_n and_o opinion_n of_o tho._n beckets_n shrine_n john_n stow._n the_o great_a riches_n of_o beckets_n shrine_n the_o great_a revenue_n of_o the_o monastery_n supplication_n of_o beggar_n the_o great_a revenue_n of_o the_o friar_n 2._o cor._n 12._o 14._o dâ—…ut_fw-la 25._o 4._o apoca._n 9_o jere._n 13_o 26._o many_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o gospel_n before_o that_o martin_n luther_n write_v queen_n anne_n bullen_n a_o favourer_n of_o the_o gospel_n stay_v the_o rage_n against_o the_o professor_n king_n 〈◊〉_d do_n displease_v many_o chriâ—…_n prince_n camb._n brit._n lord_n marquesse_n and_o other_o behead_v a._n d._n 1539._o jan._n 9_o joh._n 〈◊〉_d king_n henry_n marry_v anne_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o an._n 1540_o 〈◊〉_d mart._n 1296._o the_o six_o article_n devise_v 32._o h._n 8._o chap._n 10_o 35._o h._n 8._o cap._n 5._o lord_n cromwell_n imprison_v in_o a_o letter_n writâ—…_n ten_o by_o himselfâ—…_n exit_fw-la ms._n anâ—…_n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n â—…5_n queen_n 〈◊〉_d divorce_v by_o parliament_n cromwell_n affect_v his_o death_n 〈◊〉_d t_v by_o 〈◊〉_d mean_v exit_fw-la ms._n d._n 〈◊〉_d no_o such_o thing_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pose_v 〈◊〉_d cromwell_n nâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d well_o to_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lady_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a._n d._n 1540_o 〈◊〉_d a._n d._n 1541._o may_v 17._o margaret_z count_n tesse_n of_o salisbury_n behead_v lord_n dacres_n hang_v stat._n in_o 33._o of_o h._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 21._o since_o the_o eight_o of_o august_n 〈◊〉_d queen_n katherine_n and_o the_o lady_n jane_n rochfort_n behead_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ct_v sâ—…t_fw-la h._n 8._o 28._o c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d h._n 8._o 3â—…_n c._n 4._o the_o fix_v bloody_a article_n enact_v john_n fisher._n sir_n thomas_n moor_n behead_v fox_n mart._n pap_n 1363._o anne_n askew_n her_o story_n io._n bale_n cent._n 8._o â—…ol_n 669._o rom._n 1._o 16._o three_o conversion_n by_o n._n d._n pag._n 495._o anne_n accuse_v by_o no_o rule_n of_o christianity_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d compare_v the_o counter_a newgate_n and_o the_o tower_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n_v in_o smithfield_n 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d suppose_v three_o 〈◊〉_d of_o we_o pag._n 493._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d queen_n 〈◊〉_d rine_v life_n lay_v 〈◊〉_d ibid._n coâ—…_n p_o 494._o 〈◊〉_d three_o conâ—…ersions_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n lose_v his_o commission_n the_o queen_n see_v the_o sentence_n of_o her_o death_n queen_n katherine_n visit_v the_o king_n who_o fall_v in_o conference_n with_o she_o about_o 〈◊〉_d act._n and_o mon._n queen_n katherine_n wise_a answer_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n purpose_n to_o apprehand_o the_o queen_n henry_n assume_v the_o name_n of_o king_n of_o ireland_n a._n 154_o confirm_v by_o parl._n 35._o hen_n 〈◊〉_d john_n 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n appoint_v to_o meet_v at_o york_n a._n d._n 1542._o a_o expedition_n into_o scotland_n the_o scotish_n nobleman_n refuse_v to_o invade_v england_z the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o weâ—…-borders_n yâ—…eld_v to_o the_o king_n persuasion_n persuasion_n williâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d say_v stow._n the_o mistake_n of_o thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d general_n the_o scotish_n noâ—…_n in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o general_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solem-mosse_n graâ—…n_o say_v four_o and_o twenty_o the_o death_n of_o k._n 〈◊〉_d of_o scotland_n a_o marriage_n intend_v betwixt_o prince_n edward_n and_o the_o young_a queen_n of_o scotland_n the_o scotish_n prisoner_n honourable_o entertain_v the_o scotish_n prisoner_n release_v without_o ran._n some_o joâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n edward_n and_o queen_n mary_n conclude_v by_o parliament_n cardinill_n 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ring_n with_o england_n the_o french_a king_n setâ—…_n faction_n in_o scotland_n the_o queen_n and_o queen_n mother_n conveyto_fw-mi ed_z 〈◊〉_d queen_n marie_n of_o scotland_n crown_v the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n fall_v from_o the_o queen_n mother_n king_n henry_n dâ—…_n mand_v the_o young_a scotish_n queen_n a_o army_n 〈◊〉_d into_o scotland_n joâ—…n_v leslie_n john_n leslie_n the_o pope_n and_o french_a king_n send_v aid_n into_o scotland_n math._n earl_n of_o lennox_n marry_v lady_n margaret_n earl_n lennox_n proclaim_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n the_o english_a enâ—…_n scotland_n a._n d._n 1544._o defiance_n send_v into_o france_n joâ—…_n stow._n bolloigne_n besiege_v joâ—…_n sleidâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d bolloigne_n win_v r._n graâ—…con_n john_n serres_n