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man_n by_o god_n hand_n and_o punysshment_n so_o that_o what_o with_o war_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o for_o hungre_n and_o death_n by_o mortalite_n and_o syckenesse_n the_o people_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o land_n be_v wonderslye_o waste_v and_o peryssh_v but_o all_o those_o monycyon_n amend_v not_o the_o king_n of_o his_o inordynate_a lyve_v anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.cc.xvii_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.cc.xviii_o  _fw-fr johan_n pryoure_n  _fw-fr johan_n wentgrave_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la xi_o  _fw-fr wyllyam_n furneux_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o xi_o year_n y_z e_z king_n assemble_v a_o new_a host_n and_o go_v into_o northumberlande_n to_o resyste_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o scot_n which_o daily_o make_v assawte_n upon_o the_o border_n and_o enter_v far_o within_o the_o land_n wherefore_o for_o great_a dystresse_n &_o need_n of_o fight_a man_n the_o king_n have_v much_o people_n out_o of_o y_z e_z southe_n and_o east_n party_n of_o england_n among_o the_o which_o contrary_a to_o their_o lybertye_n 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they_o togyder_n at_o a_o town_n call_v shyrborn_v in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o condescend_v for_o a_o reformacyon_n of_o this_o mischief_n to_o remove_v from_o the_o king_n the_o say_a spenser_n both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o this_o to_o bring_v about_o sir_n thomas_n earl_n of_o lancastre_n sir_n humphrey_n bohum_n earl_n of_o hereforde_n sir_n johan_n mowbray_n baron_n sir_n roger_n clyfforde_n baron_n sir_n goselyn_n danyell_n baron_n sir_n roger_n toket_n roger_n benefeelde_v sir_n roger_n mortymer_n sir_n whyllyan_n sullande_n sir_n wyllyam_n elmynbrydge_v sir_n johan_n gyfforde_n and_o sir_n johan_n tear_v baron_n and_o knight_n with_o dyvers_a other_o swear_v each_o of_o they_o to_o stand_v by_o other_o till_o they_o have_v amend_v the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o soon_o after_o by_o their_o advyce_n and_o agreement_n sir_n johan_n moubraye_n sir_n roger_n clyfforde_n and_o sir_n goselyn_n danyel_n with_o a_o strong_a company_n enter_v upon_o the_o manor_n 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defendant_n of_z which_o fight_n at_o length_n the_o knight_n be_v vyctor_n and_o cause_v his_o enemy_n to_o yield_v he_o for_o the_o which_o the_o say_a garton_n be_v from_o that_o place_n draw_v unto_o tyburn_n and_o there_o hang_v for_o his_o false_a accusacyon_n and_o surmise_v anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxiii_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxiiii_o grocer_n symonde_fw-fr wynchecombe_n  _fw-fr nycholas_n brembre_v  _fw-fr anno._n seven_o  _fw-fr john_n more_fw-it  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxiiii_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m.ccc.lxxxv_o  _fw-fr nycholas_n exton_n  _fw-fr nycholas_n brembre_v  _fw-fr anno._n viij_o  _fw-fr john_n french_fw-mi  _fw-fr this_o year_n king_n rycharde_n hold_v his_o christmas_n at_o eltham_n thither_o come_v unto_o he_o the_o king_n of_o ermony_n which_o be_v chase_v out_o of_o his_o land_n by_o the_o infidel_n and_o turk_n and_o require_a aid_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o king_n to_o be_v restore_v unto_o his_o dominyon_n the_o 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