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p._n 145._o ex_fw-la leland_n collect._n 1_o vol._n p._n 685._o bedford_n where_o they_o be_v assemble_v in_o arm_n tho'_o only_o resolve_v to_o stand_v on_o the_o defensive_a part_n but_o by_o mediation_n of_o dr._n simon_n mepham_n 229._o mepham_n john_n tinemouth_n p._n 229._o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o upon_o their_o submission_n mortimer_n also_o cunning_o pretend_v to_o befriend_v they_o therein_o a_o formal_a peace_n be_v huddle_v up_o and_o all_o take_v to_o mercy_n tho'_o not_o without_o severe_a fine_n impose_v on_o they_o all_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o profit_n of_o mortimer_n and_o particular_o the_o earl_n 216._o earl_n m._n s._n vel._n ang._n in_o bibl._n c._n c._n c._n c._n 216._o of_o lancaster_n be_v then_o fine_v at_o no_o less_o than_o 11000_o pound_n tho'_o that_o sum_n be_v never_o pay_v we_o shall_v see_v notwithstanding_o short_o by_o what_o subtle_a contrivance_n this_o aspire_a great_a one_o can_v find_v 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discord_n between_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n his_o consort_n make_v she_o believe_v that_o if_o she_o go_v to_o he_o he_o will_v kill_v she_o with_o a_o poniard_n or_o other_o weapon_n or_o murder_v she_o some_o other_o way_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o and_o other_o his_o conveyance_n he_o do_v so_o much_o that_o the_o queen_n never_o go_v to_o her_o lord_n to_o afford_v he_o her_o bed_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o perhaps_o for_o time_n to_o come_v for_o its_o damage_n which_o god_n forbid_v 10._o item_n that_o the_o say_v roger_n have_v take_v and_o cause_v to_o be_v take_v for_o himself_o and_o other_o of_o his_o council_n the_o king_n treasure_n without_o reason_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o the_o utter_a impoverishment_n of_o the_o king_n so_o that_o he_o be_v leave_v unable_a to_o pay_v for_o his_o provision_n or_o maintain_v his_o royal_a estate_n 11._o 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etc._n etc._n charge_v the_o earl_n baron_n and_o other_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o pronounce_v just_a judgement_n upon_o he_o the_o say_v roger_n mortimer_n who_o all_o thereupon_o consult_v together_o agree_v that_o all_o and_o singular_a the_o article_n against_o the_o say_a roger_n above_o attest_v be_v true_a and_o notorious_a and_o know_v to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o especial_o that_o article_n touch_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n at_o berkley-castle_n wherefore_o it_o be_v by_o they_o adjudge_v that_o the_o say_v roger_n as_o a_o traitor_n and_o a_o enemy_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v draw_v and_o hang_v and_o this_o sentence_n he_o receive_v without_o be_v 147._o be_v dugd._n bar._n 1_o vol._n p._n 147._o call_v to_o any_o kind_n of_o answer_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v before_o order_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o spencer_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n edmund_n late_a earl_n of_o kent_n the_o king_n uncle_n a_o just_a judgement_n 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