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nobilis_fw-la dux_n warichiae_fw-la &_o primus_fw-la comes_fw-la angliae_fw-la dominus_fw-la le_fw-fr dispenser_n &_o de_fw-fr abergevenny_n rex_fw-la de_fw-la insulis_fw-la wight_n &_o gardsey_n &_o jardsey_n dominus_fw-la quoque_fw-la castri_fw-la bristoliae_n cum_fw-la suis_fw-la annexis_fw-la 3_o id._n junii_fw-la a._n d._n 1446._o anno_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la xxii_o apud_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-la hanleyâ_fw-la et_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la chori_fw-la theokesburiae_n when_o these_o island_n be_v separate_v and_o particular_a governor_n assign_v to_o each_o of_o they_o they_o be_v style_v captain_n and_o at_o last_o governor_n which_o title_n be_v fix_v by_o a_o special_a ordinance_n of_o council_n june_n 15._o 1618._o this_o office_n have_v be_v ancient_o hold_v by_o person_n of_o very_a great_a note_n and_o eminency_n and_o we_o can_v reckon_v among_o our_o governor_n the_o son_n and_o brother_n of_o some_o of_o our_o king_n as_o 1_o john_n earl_n of_o 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