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serua_n 105._o epitaph_n viz._n icy_a gist_n alianor_n jadis_fw-la renne_n â—edge_n de_fw-la angletere_fw-la femme_fw-fr all_o ren._n edward_n fitz._n etc._n etc._n aeleonorae_fw-la reginae_fw-la uxoris_fw-la edwardi_fw-la primi_fw-la epitaphium_fw-la nobilis_fw-la hispani_fw-la iaceo_fw-la hîc_fw-la soror_fw-la inclyta_fw-la regis_fw-la table_n eximii_fw-la consors_fw-la aleonora_n thori_fw-la edwardi_fw-la primi_fw-la wallorum_fw-la principis_fw-la uxor_fw-la cui_fw-la pater_fw-la henricus_fw-la tertius_fw-la anglus_fw-la erat_fw-la hanc_fw-la ille_fw-la vxorem_fw-la â—nato_fw-la petit_fw-la omiâ—e_fw-la princeps_fw-la legati_fw-la munus_fw-la suscipit_fw-la ipse_fw-la bono_fw-mi alphonso_n fratri_fw-la placuit_fw-la foelix_fw-la hymenâ—us_n germanam_fw-la edwardo_n nec_fw-la sine_fw-la dote_v dedit_fw-la do_v praeclara_fw-la fuit_fw-la nec_fw-la tali_fw-la indigna_fw-es marito_fw-la pontivo_fw-la princeps_fw-la munere_fw-la dive_v erat_fw-la foemina_fw-la consilio_fw-la prudens_fw-la pia_fw-la prole_fw-la beata_fw-la auxit_fw-la amicitiis_fw-la auxit_fw-la honore_fw-la virum_fw-la obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1298._o &_o anno_fw-la edwardi_fw-la regis_fw-la primi_fw-la 26._o disce_fw-la mori_fw-la the_o epitaph_n of_o queen_n aleonore_n wife_n of_o edward_n 1_n queen_n elinor_n be_v here_o inter_v a_o worthy_a noble_a dame_n sister_n unto_o the_o spanish_a king_n oâ—_n royal_a blood_n and_o fame_n king_n edward_n wife_n first_o of_o that_o name_n and_o prince_n of_o wales_n by_o right_n who_o father_n henry_n just_a the_o three_o be_v sure_o a_o english_a wight_n who_o crave_v her_o wife_n unto_o his_o son_n the_o prince_n himself_o do_v go_v on_o that_o embassage_n lucky_o as_o chief_a with_o many_o more_o this_o knot_n of_o link_a marriage_n her_o brother_n alphonse_n like_v and_o so_o 'tween_o sister_n and_o this_o prince_n the_o marriage_n up_o be_v strike_v the_o dowry_n rich_a and_o royal_a be_v for_o such_o a_o prince_n most_o meet_a for_o pontive_a be_v the_o marriage_n gift_n a_o dowry_n rich_a and_o great_a a_o woman_n both_o in_o counsel_n wise_a religious_a fruitful_a meek_a who_o do_v increase_v her_o husband_n friend_n and_o large_a d_o his_o honour_n eke_o she_o die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1298._o etc._n etc._n learn_v to_o die_v 106._o richardi_fw-la secundi_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la 161_o epitaphium_fw-la prudens_fw-la &_o mundus_fw-la richardus_fw-la jure_fw-la secundus_fw-la verg._n per_fw-la fatum_fw-la victus_fw-la iaceo_fw-la hic_fw-la sub_fw-la marmore_fw-la pictus_fw-la verax_n sermone_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o plenus_fw-la ratione_fw-la corpore_fw-la procerus_fw-la animo_fw-la prudens_fw-la ut_fw-la homerus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la favit_fw-la elatos_fw-la suppeditavit_fw-la quemvis_fw-la prostravit_fw-la regalia_z qui_fw-la violavit_fw-la obruit_fw-la haereticos_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la stravit_fw-la amicos_fw-la o_fw-la clemens_fw-la christ_n tibi_fw-la devotus_fw-la fuit_fw-la 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