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over_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o nobility_n as_o remember_v how_o himself_o be_v set_v up_o and_o much_o more_o do_v this_o humour_n increase_v in_o he_o after_o he_o have_v conflict_v with_o such_o idol_n and_o counterfeit_n as_o lambert_n simenel_n and_o perkin_n warbeck_n the_o strangeness_n of_o which_o danger_n make_v he_o think_v nothing_o safe_a this_o earl_n be_v the_o last_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o blood_n and_o surname_n of_o plantagenet_n who_o race_n as_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n glorious_a for_o give_v king_n to_o england_n even_o from_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o so_o in_o the_o end_n chief_o for_o the_o house_n of_o york_n it_o become_v hateful_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o the_o most_o horrible_a and_o inextinguible_n deadly_a fewde_n murder_n perjury_n and_o other_o horror_n commit_v within_o itself_o which_o as_o then_o not_o full_o expiate_v lie_v heavy_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o this_o earl_n and_o final_o throw_v open_v all_o those_o fence_n which_o the_o possession_n of_o majesty_n and_o numerositie_n of_o issue_n have_v for_o sundry_a age_n cast_v about_o it_o let_v in_o thereby_o the_o surname_n of_o tydder_n be_v but_o two_o descent_n english_a and_o which_o now_o after_o three_o descent_n and_o five_o prince_n be_v also_o vanish_v now_o among_o those_o few_o great_a work_n of_o peace_n which_o ensue_v their_o firebrand_n of_o war_n we_o must_v remember_v the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n arthur_n with_o the_o princess_n of_o spain_n lady_n katherine_n the_o interim_n from_o warwick_n death_n till_o then_o bring_v forth_o a_o very_a great_a plague_n whereof_o in_o london_n there_o be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v about_o thirty_o thousand_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n remove_v to_o callais_n in_o may_n and_o return_v in_o june_n the_o main_a verg._n business_n be_v to_o review_v and_o ratify_v the_o state_n of_o amity_n and_o negociation_n between_o the_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 galieâ—…_n seek_v odenatus_n his_o death_n apoc._n 4._o 3._o trebeâ—…_n pollio_n strange_a sighâ—…s_n in_o the_o heaven_n great_a and_o mighty_a earthquake_n galiâ—…_n stay_v the_o perâ—…cutions_n of_o thâ—…_n christian_n eusâ—…b_n eccles._n â—…st_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 12._o apoc._n 1._o 16._o thirty_o emperoâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d oncâ—…_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 quintiliâ—…_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 vâ—…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 〈◊〉_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 desceâ—…_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 〈◊〉_d vopiscus_n victor_n 〈◊〉_d orosius_n cardâ—…_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 signonâ—…_n oâ—…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 bâ—…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 〈◊〉_d tâ—…eb_n mamertinus_n panegyâ—…_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 gâ—…_n damasâ—…_n sabellicus_n eusebius_n beda_n rad._n de_fw-fr dicetâ—…_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 grâ—…_n multitude_n in_o cambden_n joh._n 19_o 17._o joh_n rossâ—…_n wâ—…wicens_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—…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 â—…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 2â—…_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 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o pomp._n latâ—…_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 abâ—…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 〈◊〉_d panegyricke_a oration_n unto_o constantine_n the_o great_a eutropius_n constantine_n descent_n sabelâ—…icus_fw-la maximianus_n put_v to_o death_n by_o constantine_n niceph._n li._n 7._o c._n 2â—…_n eutropius_n lib._n 11._o zosoâ—…_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 5._o socrat._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o vâ—…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 rufâ—…_n cassiod_n eusebius_n eccles_n hist._n hieromâ—…_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 viâ—…_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 1â—…_n fl._n pop_v nepohanus_fw-la p._n f._n aug._n simon_n dunelm_n i._o stow._n galfridus_n
saxon_n enter_v britain_n under_o hengist_n &_o horsa_n w._n malmesbury_n beda_n 1._o 15._o saxon_n overcome_v the_o enemy_n and_o free_a the_o britain_n a_o composition_n betwixt_o saxon_a and_o britain_n britain_n britain_n witichindas_n hengist_n have_v the_o whole_a possession_n of_o kent_n fabian_n the_o king_n give_v himself_o to_o security_n joâ—…_n stow._n hengist_n sea_v the_o king_n the_o king_n in_o love_n with_o rowena_n in_o the_o fictious_a of_o virg._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o caxton_n 〈◊〉_d mark_n 10._o vortigern_n will_v needs_o have_v rowena_n to_o wife_n will._n malmesb._n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la verstegan_n restit_fw-la cap._n 〈◊〉_d tacit._n destri_fw-la cer._n cap._n 2._o crantzius_n pagan_a german_n account_n of_o tyrannoâ—…s_fw-la beasta_fw-la hengist_n and_o horse_n their_o atâ—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arâ—…_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n his_o arm_n chron._n sax._n hengist_n his_o country_n and_o parentage_n floren._n wigoru_n beda_n hist._n ang._n li._n 2._o ca._n 15._o hengist_n his_o first_o rise_v ninius_n octa_n and_o ebissa_n a_o tetter_n to_o the_o britain_n the_o nobility_n complaint_n vortigern_n reprove_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n he_o continue_v in_o his_o folly_n his_o subject_n disclaim_v their_o obedience_n they_o choose_v vortimer_n catigern_n and_o horsa_n their_o single_a fight_n john_n stowe_n cits-cotihouse_a catigern_n his_o monument_n beda_n hist._n aug._n lib_n 1_o cap._n 15._o horsted_n the_o place_n of_o horsa_n his_o monument_n the_o battle_n between_o britain_n and_o saxon_n the_o saxon_n drive_v over_o sea_n vortimer_n poison_v by_o rowena_n leiden_fw-mi castle_n in_o holland_n begin_v by_o hengist_n john_n dousa_n hengists_n land_v resist_v by_o the_o britain_n matth._n westm._n hengist_n use_v treachery_n at_o salisbury-plain_a the_o britain_n and_o saxon_n treat_v of_o agreement_n will._n malmesb._n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la the_o saxon_n sudden_o murder_v the_o britain_n randulp_n higden_n polychr_n li._n 5._o cap._n 1._o diverse_a country_n deliver_v to_o the_o infidel_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o great_a spoil_n and_o desolation_n over_o all_o the_o land_n the_o britain_n abandon_v the_o land_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o pelagianisme_n bring_v into_o britain_n by_o agricola_n the_o heretic_n convict_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o britain_n misery_n vortigern_n fly_v into_o wales_n merlin_n the_o welsh_a wizard_n he_o build_v a_o castle_n there_o the_o differ_a opinion_n where_o this_o castle_n be_v build_v faustus_n spend_v his_o life_n in_o continual_a prayer_n aurelius_n ambrose_n captain_n of_o the_o britain_n beda_n hist._n eccles._n angl._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 16._o aurelius_n ambrose_n and_o uter_n pendragon_n return_v out_o of_o britain_n armorica_n a_o battle_n at_o maesbell_n hengist_n discomfit_v geoffrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n matth._n westminst_n polydore_n hengist_n reign_n geoffrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n arthur_n act_n augment_v with_o fable_n the_o saxon_n often_o at_o dissension_n among_o themselves_o the_o mighty_a of_o the_o saxon_a king_n always_o king_n of_o the_o englishman_n only_o the_o eastsaxons_a intrude_v not_o on_o their_o neighbour_n dominion_n 1._o an._n do._n 455._o kent_z in_o the_o day_n of_o julius_n caesar_n the_o seat_n of_o four_o king_n hengist_n his_o reign_n and_o death_n of_o hengist_n see_v more_o in_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o english_a monarchy_n cap._n 12._o 2._o an._n do._n 488._o petrus_n albinus_n eske_n the_o second_o king_n of_o kent_n retain_v prisoner_n in_o york_n his_o reign_n and_o death_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o 3._o an._n do._n 512._o octa_n his_o reign_n 4._o an._n do._n 532._o florent_fw-la wigâ—…_n iâ—…erik_n the_o son_n of_o eske_n iâ—…erik_n his_o child_n 5._o an._n do._n 561._o ethelbert_n the_o son_n of_o iâ—…erik_n cheulin_n inâ—…adeth_v his_o territor_n ethelbert_n the_o five_o monarch_n of_o the_o englishman_n his_o first_o wife_n and_o 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