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good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n all_o which_o be_v by_o this_o our_o prophet_n predict_v henry_n the_o second_o son_n of_o jeffery_n plantagenet_n second_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o maud_n the_o empress_n begin_v his_o reign_n over_o england_n in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n and_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n one_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o of_o who_o before_o it_o be_v thus_o prophesy_v the_o eglet_n of_o the_o flawde_a league_n shall_v behold_v reâ—…gne_n the_o pprophecy_n of_o his_o reâ—…gne_n the_o father_n of_o her_o prime_a bird_n shine_v in_o gold_n and_o in_o her_o three_o nest_n shall_v rejoice_v but_o he_o who_o from_o the_o height_n of_o the_o great_a rock_n may_v see_v the_o country_n round_n both_o near_a and_o far_o away_o shall_v search_v among_o they_o where_o he_o best_o can_v pray_v some_o of_o who_o numerous_a airy_a shall_v retain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o desert_n pelican_n the_o all_o command_a key_n shall_v strive_v to_o wrest_v and_o force_v the_o lock_n that_o open_v to_o his_o nest_n but_o break_v their_o own_o ward_n of_o all_o flower_n that_o grow_v the_o rose_n shall_v most_o delight_v his_o smell_n and_o so_o that_o lest_o it_o any_o stranger_n eye_n shall_v daze_v he_o will_v plant_v it_o close_o in_o a_o dedalian_a maze_n fortune_n at_o first_o will_n on_o his_o glory_n smile_v but_o fail_v he_o in_o the_o end_n alack_o the_o while_n the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o prophecy_n seem_v to_o reflect_v explain_v part_v of_o the_o pprophecy_n explain_v upon_o the_o empress_n his_o mother_n by_o rejoice_v her_o three_o nest_n may_v be_v intend_v that_o have_v three_o son_n henry_n jeffery_n and_o william_n the_o two_o late_a fail_v as_o die_v in_o their_o youth_n she_o may_v rejoice_v in_o he_o who_o father_n be_v king_n she_o see_v to_o shine_v in_o gold_n or_o else_o be_v first_o espouse_v to_o henry_n the_o emperor_n and_o next_o to_o jeffery_n plantagenet_n she_o may_v in_o her_o death_n rejoice_v in_o her_o three_o espousal_n with_o her_o saviour_n but_o again_o where_o he_o style_v she_o the_o eglet_n of_o the_o flawde_a or_o borbon_n league_n it_o may_v be_v confer_v upon_o the_o queen_n who_o be_v first_o marry_v to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o through_o nearness_n of_o blood_n divorce_v from_o he_o and_o send_v to_o her_o father_n and_o after_o marry_v to_o this_o king_n be_v then_o duke_n of_o normandy_n she_o may_v be_v say_v first_o to_o have_v build_v her_o nest_n in_o france_n second_o in_o normandy_n and_o three_o and_o last_o in_o england_n this_o prince_n as_o the_o chronicle_n describe_v he_o character_n the_o king_n character_n to_o we_o be_v somewhat_o high-coloured_n but_o of_o a_o good_a aspect_n and_o pleasant_a countenance_n fat_a full_o chest_v and_o low_a of_o stature_n and_o because_o he_o grow_v somewhat_o corpulent_a he_o use_v a_o spare_v and_o abstinent_a diet_n and_o much_o exercise_v hunt_v he_o be_v well_o speak_v and_o indifferent_o learn_v noble_a in_o knighthood_n and_o wise_a in_o counsel_n bountiful_a to_o stranger_n but_o to_o his_o familiar_n and_o servant_n gripple-handed_n and_o where_o he_o love_v once_o or_o hate_a constant_a and_o hardly_o to_o be_v remove_v he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n eleanor_n six_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n the_o name_n of_o five_o of_o they_o issue_n his_o issue_n be_v william_n henry_n richard_z godfery_n and_o john_n of_o which_o two_o come_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n richard_n and_o john_n of_o the_o sixth_o there_o be_v small_a or_o no_o mention_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o daughter_n hight_v maud_n and_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o second_o eleanor_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o three_o name_v jane_n to_o william_n king_n of_o sicily_n this_o king_n be_v prosperous_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o unfortunate_a in_o the_o end_n as_o the_o sequel_n will_v make_v apparent_a he_o be_v of_o such_o magnanimity_n and_o courage_n that_o he_o be_v often_o hear_v to_o say_v that_o to_o a_o valiant_a heart_n not_o a_o whole_a world_n suffice_v and_o according_a to_o his_o word_n he_o great_o augment_v his_o heritage_n and_o much_o add_v dominion_n the_o king_n dominion_n to_o his_o dominion_n for_o he_o win_v ireland_n by_o strength_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o divers_a affront_v offer_v he_o by_o william_n king_n of_o scotland_n he_o make_v such_o cruel_a war_n upon_o he_o that_o in_o the_o end_n he_o take_v he_o prisoner_n he_o take_v the_o scots_a king_n prisoner_n prisoner_n and_o compel_v he_o to_o surrender_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o city_n of_o carlisle_n the_o castle_n of_o bamburch_n the_o new_a castle_n upon_o tyne_n with_o divers_a other_o hold_v and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o northumberland_n which_o william_n before_o have_v win_v from_o the_o
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his_o tithe_n of_o the_o norman_a gentleman_n the_o death_n of_o prince_n alured_n son_n to_o canutus_n and_o emma_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o earl_n goodwin_n after_o the_o death_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n harold_n earl_n goodwin_n son_n usurp_v you_o see_v how_o hitherto_o merlin_n have_v predict_v nothing_o which_o the_o success_n and_o event_n have_v not_o make_v good_a we_o will_v yet_o examine_v he_o further_o and_o prove_v if_o he_o have_v be_v as_o faithful_a in_o the_o future_a as_o the_o former_a who_o thus_o proceed_v and_o helluo_n then_o with_o open_a jaw_n shall_v yawn_v devour_v even_o till_o midnight_n from_o the_o dawn_n and_o he_o a_o hydra_n with_o seven_o head_n shall_v grace_v glad_a to_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o race_n and_o then_o upon_o the_o neustrian_a blood_n shall_v prey_v and_o tithe_v they_o by_o the_o pole_n now_o well_o away_o burst_n shall_v he_o after_o gordged_a with_o humane_a blood_n and_o leave_v his_o name_n in_o part_n of_o 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