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also_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n here_o in_o england_n which_o be_v for_o the_o space_n of_o eleven_o year_n more_o she_o die_v at_o hartford_n the_o court_n be_v there_o at_o that_o time_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o gray-fryer_n church_n in_o london_n hard_o by_o the_o body_n of_o queen_n isabella_n her_o mother_n and_o last_o the_o great_a orcanes_n son_n of_o ottoman_a the_o second_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n die_v 1359._o die_v 〈◊〉_d chron._n 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la ann_n 1359._o either_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n or_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o in_o the_o 760_o year_n of_o the_o hegira_n current_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v to_o the_o great_a damage_n of_o christendom_n 32_o year_n his_o son_n morat_n or_o amurath_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n surname_v also_o gazes_z succeed_v he_o in_o the_o empire_n of_o who_o death_n we_o shall_v not_o speak_v in_o this_o history_n because_o he_o outlive_v our_o king_n edward_n reign_v just_o the_o same_o number_n of_o year_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o thus_o as_o the_o death_n of_o king_n edward_n two_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o funeral_n of_o a_o king_n of_o scotland_n a_o king_n of_o france_n and_o a_o turkish_a emperor_n so_o his_o dowager_n queen_n isabella_n be_v immediate_o follow_v by_o joan_n queen_n of_o scot_n and_o orcanes_n emperor_n of_o turkey_n not_o to_o mention_v that_o politic_a death_n of_o king_n john_n of_o france_n who_o majesty_n lie_v now_o bury_v in_o imprisonment_n xv._o about_o this_o etc._n this_o knighton_n p._n 262._o â—r_n 1._o â—_o walsingâ—_n hist_o p._n 165._o godw._n cal._n l._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 269._o &_o aâ—â—_n p._n 〈…〉_o p._n 146._o etc._n etc._n time_n there_o happen_v a_o great_a quarrel_n between_o thomas_n lylde_v bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o the_o lady_n blanch_n plantagenet_n sister_n to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n 〈◊〉_d relict_n of_o thomas_n late_a lord_n wake_v of_o lydel_n the_o occasion_n be_v this_o the_o bishop_n man_n have_v burn_v a_o manor_n of_o the_o say_a lady_n wake_n and_o slay_v one_o of_o her_o man_n whereupon_o she_o make_v her_o complaint_n to_o the_o king_n of_o this_o grievance_n the_o king_n send_v his_o justice_n viz._n sr._n henry_n green_n and_o sr._n william_n shareshull_n and_o other_o to_o make_v inquisition_n in_o the_o case_n and_o the_o bishop_n be_v cite_v before_o they_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v altogether_o culpable_a because_o he_o have_v know_o harbour_v the_o murderer_n quod_fw-la cum_fw-la post_fw-la perpetratam_fw-la felomam_fw-la receptâ—sset_fw-la scienter_fw-la whereupon_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o his_o temporality_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o he_o oblige_v to_o give_v surety_n for_o his_o forth_o come_v he_o soon_o after_o make_v shift_n to_o get_v over_o the_o sea_n to_o avignon_n where_o he_o complain_v to_o the_o pope_n how_o the_o king_n have_v seize_v his_o temporality_n against_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n his_o holiness_n hereupon_o by_o his_o bull_n cite_v to_o appear_v at_o his_o court_n the_o king_n justice_n and_o their_o adherent_n as_o sr._n henry_n green_n sr._n william_n shareshull_n william_n norton_n william_n thorpe_n and_o sr._n simon_n drayton_n who_o for_o refuse_v to_o appear_v he_o excommunicate_v this_o bull_n be_v send_v to_o john_n synwell_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n to_o publish_v to_o the_o people_n with_o a_o injunction_n that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o excommunicate_a be_v dead_a he_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v dug_n out_o of_o their_o grave_n and_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o churchyard_n he_o do_v so_o to_o sr._n simon_n drayton_n who_o be_v then_o dead_a and_o bury_v and_o take_v he_o out_o of_o his_o grave_n and_o draw_v his_o body_n forth_o at_o a_o hole_n which_o he_o have_v dug_n in_o the_o church-wall_n and_o cast_v it_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o churchyard_n and_o hear_v that_o the_o lord_n john_n engain_n who_o have_v be_v concern_v in_o the_o say_a affair_n be_v also_o 467._o also_o dâ—â—d_n 1_o vol._n p._n 467._o then_o new_o dead_a he_o send_v to_o the_o abbot_n of_o bury_n to_o do_v the_o same_o unto_o his_o body_n but_o the_o lord_n thomas_n engain_n his_o son_n hinder_v the_o execution_n by_o force_n when_o the_o king_n hear_v of_o these_o thing_n he_o be_v very_o much_o move_v and_o send_v word_n to_o the_o pope_n that_o nothing_o have_v be_v do_v but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o so_o at_o last_o tho'_o not_o without_o some_o difficulty_n he_o obtain_v absolution_n for_o they_o what_o some_o ibid._n some_o antiq_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o c._n du_fw-fr 〈…〉_o l._n bish_n ibid._n observe_v that_o the_o original_a of_o this_o matter_n proceed_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n boldness_n in_o reprehend_v the_o king_n for_o set_v up_o a_o unworthy_a person_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o error_n for_o that_o see_v be_v not_o void_a till_o almost_o two_o year_n after_o this_o whereas_o the_o 4._o the_o godwin_n ibid._n knighton_n ibid._n walse_v ibid._n &_o odour_n rainal_n ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la a_o a_o 4._o end_n of_o this_o action_n be_v true_o refer_v unto_o this_o year_n however_o because_o some_o of_o the_o person_n excommunicate_a have_v be_v of_o the_o king_n privy_a council_n proclamation_n be_v present_o make_v throughout_o the_o realm_n that_o hereafter_o no_o man_n shall_v presume_v on_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o bring_v into_o the_o realm_n or_o to_o procure_v or_o publish_v any_o papal_a letter_n citation_n excommunication_n or_o censure_n and_o some_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n servant_n be_v clap_v up_o in_o the_o tower_n and_o other_o in_o newgate_n where_o they_o die_v for_o presume_v contrary_a to_o this_o prohibition_n to_o deliver_v letter_n to_o john_n stepney_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n than_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n but_o as_o for_o those_o threaten_a letter_n which_o the_o pope_n be_v say_v to_o have_v write_v to_o king_n edward_n hereupon_o i_o believe_v nothing_o of_o they_o because_o odoricus_n rainaldus_n be_v altogether_o silent_a as_o to_o any_o such_o thing_n now_o be_v 5â—3_n be_v 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la annum_fw-la annum_fw-la walsingh_n hist_o â—_o 165._o â—esâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d vl._n 〈…〉_o 181._o 〈…〉_o bil._n v._o 〈…〉_o n._n 376â—_n â—_o m.s._n 〈…〉_o bo_o v._o &_o speed_n p._n 5â—3_n also_o move_v the_o famous_a controversy_n between_o the_o university_n and_o the_o 4_o order_n of_o preach_a friar_n which_o be_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o oxford_n manage_v at_o this_o time_n by_o that_o learned_a prelate_n richard_n fitz-ralph_n archbishop_n of_o armagh_n primate_n oâ—_n ireland_n and_o chancellor_n of_o the_o say_a university_n the_o say_v richard_n argue_v against_o the_o say_a friar_n before_o the_o pope_n for_o that_o they_o be_v a_o nuisance_n both_o to_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o two_o university_n and_o trust_v to_o their_o privilege_n 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against_o the_o turk_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o field_n 30000_o expert_a warrior_n out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o st._n francis_n his_o order_n and_o yet_o that_o enough_o shall_v remain_v at_o home_n to_o perform_v the_o requisite_a devotion_n but_o at_o this_o time_n the_o pope_n make_v such_o use_n of_o those_o friar_n that_o armachanus_fw-la prevail_v not_o against_o they_o tho'_o he_o maintain_v his_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d nine_o learned_a proposition_n bold_o and_o manifest_o 5â—3_n manifest_o walse_v hist_o p._n 16â—_n n._n 20._o speed_v p._n 5â—3_n because_o the_o english_a clergy_n stick_v not_o to_o he_o as_o they_o have_v promise_v and_o the_o friar_n have_v great_a store_n of_o money_n whereby_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lose_v ground_n that_o they_o procure_v at_o this_o time_n a_o new_a confirmation_n of_o their_o privilege_n but_o those_o that_o desire_v more_o particular_n as_o
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seat_v without_o the_o say_a town_n of_o calais_n unto_o the_o value_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o currant_n money_n of_o that_o country_n and_o under_o which_o inheritance_n shall_v remain_v to_o they_o even_o to_o the_o value_n abovesaid_a and_o under_o but_o the_o habitation_n and_o inheritance_n be_v within_o the_o say_a town_n of_o calais_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n shall_v remain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o demain_fw-fr to_o order_v they_o after_o his_o pleasure_n and_o also_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o county_n town_n and_o land_n of_o guisnes_n shall_v remain_v all_o their_o demain_n entire_o and_o full_o and_o shall_v return_v to_o they_o again_o forthwith_o save_o what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o frontier_n metes_n and_o bound_n in_o the_o last_o precede_a article_n 6._o item_n it_o be_v accord_v that_o the_o say_a king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v have_v and_o hold_v all_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a to_o the_o land_n country_n and_o place_n abovenamed_a together_o with_o all_o other_o island_n which_o the_o king_n of_o england_n hold_v at_o this_o present_a 7._o item_n it_o be_v accord_v that_o the_o say_a king_n of_o france_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n the_o regent_n for_o they_o and_o for_o all_o their_o heir_n and_o successor_n as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v and_o at_o the_o further_a by_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n next_o come_v in_o one_o year_n without_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n shall_v render_v yield_v and_o deliver_v to_o the_o say_a king_n of_o england_n and_o to_o all_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o shall_v convey_v unto_o they_o all_o the_o honour_n obedience_n homage_n allegiance_n vassalage_n fief_n service_n recognizance_n right_n mere_a and_o mix_a empire_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n high_a and_o low_a resort_n safeguard_n advousons_n patronage_n of_o church_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o dominion_n and_o superiority_n and_o all_o the_o right_n which_o they_o 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attempt_v a_o infringement_n of_o the_o church_n liberty_n and_o persuade_v the_o king_n to_o lay_v heavy_a tax_n upon_o the_o clergy_n than_o on_o the_o laiety_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o war_n which_o practice_n of_o pilling_n and_o poll_n the_o church_n however_o the_o temporal_a lord_n be_v please_v therewith_o yet_o what_o success_n ensue_v thereupon_o say_v 182._o say_v walsingh_n hist_o p._n 182._o walsingham_n not_o only_a england_n but_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v know_v i_o dare_v not_o accuse_v the_o earl_n of_o these_o crime_n because_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o the_o monk_n in_o those_o day_n be_v apt_a to_o attribute_v every_o mischance_n that_o a_o man_n meet_v with_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n stretch_v out_o for_o their_o sake_n wherefore_o i_o leave_v the_o discussion_n of_o this_o matter_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o reader_n however_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n die_v thus_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n have_v then_o see_v but_o twenty_o 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wickliff_n greeting_n direct_v our_o eye_n to_o the_o honesly_a of_o your_o life_n and_o laudable_a conversation_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o learning_n wherewith_o the_o most_o high_a have_v endue_v your_o person_n who_o be_v master_n of_o art_n and_o have_v great_a confidence_n in_o your_o fidelity_n circumspection_n and_o industry_n we_o set_v you_o over_o our_o hall_n of_o canterbury_n late_o by_o we_o found_v at_o oxford_n as_o warden_n thereof_o and_o do_v by_o these_o present_n commit_v unto_o you_o the_o care_n and_o administration_n belong_v to_o the_o wardenship_n thereof_o according_a to_o our_o appointment_n in_o this_o part_n reserve_v unto_o ourselves_o the_o receive_v of_o your_o corporal_a oath_n to_o be_v by_o you_o make_v unto_o we_o and_o due_a in_o this_o part._n dated_n at_o magfield_n vto_n idû_v decemb._n a_o o_o dom._n mccclxv_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o wickliff_n do_v not_o obtain_v this_o place_n by_o any_o ill_a mean_n as_o some_o have_v say_v tho'_o it_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o when_o by_o this_o archbishop_n successor_n he_o be_v afterward_o eject_v no_o good_a art_n be_v use_v for_o as_o then_o 183._o then_o anton._n wood_n antiq._n oâ—ond_n 14._o 183._o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o secular_a which_o sure_o he_o that_o set_v he_o there_o first_o know_v as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o whereas_o 3._o whereas_o histor_n monast_n d._n albani_n &_o fox_n act_n &_o mâ—n_z p._n 392._o an_z o_o ult_n ed._n 3._o he_o be_v accuse_v for_o that_o as_o a_o hypocrite_n he_o resort_v much_o to_o the_o order_n of_o beg_a friar_n frequent_v their_o company_n and_o extol_v the_o perfection_n of_o their_o poverty_n this_o must_v seem_v absolute_o false_a and_o inconsistent_a to_o any_o who_o have_v but_o once_o hear_v of_o 19.10.13_o of_o eâ—tat_fw-la in_o bibliothâ—câ_fw-la publ._n aâ—adem_fw-la cantabr_n fig._n 19.10.13_o that_o notable_a treatise_n of_o his_o now_o 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