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parchment_n and_o hand_n and_o seal_n which_o be_v not_o deny_v nor_o can_v be_v on_o any_o sufficient_a ground_n witness_n in_o the_o second_o place_n all_o the_o no_o less_o unchristian_a than_o unhappy_a effect_n of_o these_o very_a bull_n breves_fw-la judgement_n and_o indulgence_n particular_o witness_n first_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o lincolnshire_n twenty_o thousand_o man_n under_o that_o sturdy_a monk_n doctor_n mackerel_n alias_o captain_n cobbler_n and_o immediate_o after_o their_o suppression_n the_o much_o more_o terrible_a insurrection_n of_o forty_o thousand_o yorkshire_n and_o other_o northern_a man_n form_v into_o a_o complete_a army_n and_o even_o provide_v with_o a_o train_n of_o artillery_n call_v themselves_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a pilgrimage_n or_o the_o pilgrimage_n of_o grace_n and_o both_o rebellion_n raise_v on_o pretence_n of_o religion_n against_o henry_n viii_o elizabeth_n viii_o two_o rebellion_n in_o the_o year_n 1537._o against_o henry_n viii_o 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