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though_o i_o can_v show_v that_o effect_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o since_o all_o that_o i_o possible_o can_n or_o may_v do_v be_v but_o mere_a debt_n and_o duty_n and_o so_o in_o that_o course_n to_o spend_v such_o remain_n of_o life_n as_o be_v leave_v unto_o i_o yea_o even_o to_o the_o very_a last_o of_o my_o day_n here_o &_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a &_o go_v if_o ever_o occasion_n may_v or_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o any_o of_o my_o posterity_n to_o do_v his_o majesty_n or_o any_o of_o his_o any_o acceptable_a service_n hereafter_o then_o let_v they_o hold_v &_o esteem_v themselves_o most_o happy_a if_o with_o the_o expense_n of_o life_n &_o of_o all_o the_o fortune_n that_o this_o world_n shall_v give_v they_o they_o may_v actual_o approve_v and_o witness_v with_o effect_n that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o most_o loyal_a and_o dutiful_a vassal_n to_o this_o imperial_a crown_n but_o also_o the_o most_o humble_a faithful_a and_o thankful_a son_n and_o sequel_n of_o such_o a_o 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may_v evermore_o both_o rule_n and_o reign_v over_o we_o yea_o even_o as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n endure_v and_o that_o i_o and_o i_o may_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o become_v more_o and_o more_o thankful_a at_o the_o least_o if_o it_o be_v possible_o in_o i_o for_o so_o great_a honour_n grace_n and_o favour_n as_o this_o most_o clement_a and_o renown_a king_n have_v thus_o most_o gracious_o vouchsafe_v unto_o i_o the_o remembrance_n of_o which_o because_o it_o may_v never_o die_v but_o be_v perpetual_o record_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o that_o by_o the_o grace_n &_o goodness_n of_o almighty_a god_n both_o now_o be_v &_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v the_o lineal_a stirpe_fw-la and_o succession_n of_o my_o house_n and_o family_n to_o serve_v both_o he_o &_o he_o i_o have_v here_o therefore_o set_v down_o this_o short_a narration_n of_o the_o true_a state_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n to_o the_o intent_n it_o may_v remain_v to_o my_o posterity_n hereafter_o as_o a_o faithful_a memory_n thereof_o even_o in_o this_o my_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n for_o ever_o ever_o matth._n 3._o 3_o 3_o exod._n 20._o 1._o 1._o 1._o sam._n 3._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 29._o 4._o 4._o 1._o reg_n 19_o 12._o 12._o matth._n 12._o 19_o 19_o jonah_n 3._o 4._o 4._o isa_n 58._o 1._o 1._o herodot_n in_o polymma_n polymma_n august_n de_fw-fr 12._o abusionum_fw-la gradibus_fw-la tom._n 9_o 9_o ezec._n 3._o 17._o 17._o ezec._n 33._o 7._o 7._o matt._n 28._o 19_o 19_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 23._o 23._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 20._o 20._o vinâ—_n contr_n haeres_fw-la cap._n 27._o 27._o diodor._fw-la antiquit_n lib._n 2._o 3._o 3._o gen._n 3._o 19_o 19_o gen._n 5._o 8._o 11._o 14._o 27._o 27._o psal._n 49._o 10._o 10._o bern._n the_o gradib_n humilitat_fw-la humilitat_fw-la in_o festo_fw-la s._n martini_n martini_n chryso_v in_o ep._n ad_fw-la philip._n homil._n 12._o 12._o exo._n 26._o 31._o 31._o jos._n the_o bell_n jud._n lib._n 6._o 6._o 6._o hier._n epist._n 128._o 128._o matth._n 27._o 51._o 51._o chrys._n hom._n â—_o in_o 2._o cor._n cor._n matt._n 6._o 30._o 30._o psal._n 103._o 15._o 15._o greg._n in_o psa._n 5._o poenitent_n poenitent_n jac._n 4._o 14._o 14._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 14._o 14._o diod._n sie_z antiq._n li._n 2._o 1._o 1._o in_o cat._n maâ—or_n maâ—or_n job._n 14._o 2._o 2._o cap._n 7._o 6._o 6._o basil._n in_o hexam_n homil_n 5._o 5._o homer_n iliad_n 5._o 5._o 2._o sam._n 14._o 14._o 14._o 1._o reg._n 2._o 2._o 2._o job_n 30._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 9_o 27._o 27._o senec._n epist._n 70._o ad_fw-la lucilium_fw-la lucilium_fw-la innoc._n 3._o the_o cont_n mund_o lib._n 1._o 1._o sen._n ep._n 26_o 26_o bern._n the_o conver_n ad_fw-la cleric_a cap._n 14._o 14._o horat._n carm._n lib._n 4._o ode_n 7._o 7._o greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 40._o 40._o xenoph._n in_o apolog._n pro_fw-la socrat._n socrat._n ammian_n mercellin_n hist_o lib._n 16._o sigon_n de_fw-fr occid_n imp._n lib._n 6._o 6._o psal._n 82._o 6._o 6._o aug._n de_fw-fr catechiz_fw-fr rudibus_fw-la cap._n 16._o 16._o basil._n in_o hexam_n homil_n 5._o 5._o chrys_n conâ—_n 2._o de_fw-fr lâ—zaro_n lâ—zaro_n 2._o sam._n 14._o 25._o 25._o luc._n 16._o 20._o 20._o lucian_n in_o necromant_n necromant_n aâ—n_n syle_n â—_o blond_n decad_n 2._o 6._o platin_n in_o caelest_n 3._o 3._o dion_n histor._n lib._n 66._o 66._o plutarch_n in_o vit_fw-fr aemil._n aemil._n tit._n liu._n lib._n 45._o 45._o tit._n liu._n lib._n 25._o 25._o appian_n de_fw-fr bellis_fw-la puniâ—is_fw-la puniâ—is_fw-la deu._n 32._o 39_o 39_o 1._o sam._n 2._o 6_o 6_o isa._n 40._o 23._o 23._o the_o life_n of_o tresilian_n in_o the_o mirror_n of_o magistr_n epist._n prefix_v aulic_n barth_n clerk_n clerk_n holinshed_a an._n 13._o eliz._n eliz._n horat._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 17._o 17._o the_o word_n which_o his_o lordship_n in_o his_o last_o will_n use_v of_o his_o lady_n be_v these_o inprimis_fw-la i_o give_v will_n and_o bequeath_v unto_o the_o lady_n cicely_n countess_n of_o dorset_n my_o 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reverencâ—_n long_o since_o fix_v and_o settle_v in_o my_o heart_n towards_o she_o i_o give_v will_n and_o bequeath_v etc._n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o 28._o of_o may_n to_o the_o 15._o of_o august_n so_o much_o as_o cost_v 154._o li._n 14._o s._n 7._o d._n d._n after_o 26._o s._n 8._o d._n the_o quarter_n when_o other_o man_n ordinary_o sell_v for_o 40._o s._n the_o quarter_n quarter_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z at_o horseley_n horseley_n at_o dorset_n house_n house_n justin._n li._n 25._o 25._o luc._n 13._o 4._o 4._o pliâ—_n â—at_a hist._n lib._n 7._o 7._o 7._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la tull._n in_o lâ—lio_n lâ—lio_n nich._n hospital_n in_o tumulis_fw-la tumulis_fw-la matth._n paris_n in_o richard_n richard_n hier._n epist._n 19_o tom._n 9_o marcellin_n lib._n 30._o 30._o ambros._n de_fw-fr obit_fw-la valentinian_n valentinian_n socrat._n hist._n eccl._n li._n 3._o 19_o 19_o theodor._n hist._n eccl._n lib_n 4._o 4._o 4._o solon_n hist._n eccl._n lib._n 6._o 6._o 6._o hier._n epist._n 3._o ad_fw-la heliod_n heliod_n â—am_fw-la 4._o 20._o 20._o 2._o chron._n 35._o 23._o 23._o justin._n martyr_n quaest._n 79._o 79._o hieron_n in_o psa._n 93._o â—om_n 7._o 7._o eccl._n 9_o 2._o 2._o eccl._n 38._o 22._o heri_fw-la mihi_fw-la hodie_fw-la tibi_fw-la tibi_fw-la rom._n 14._o 4._o 4._o plin._n nat._n hist._n li._n 7._o 51._o 51._o matt._n 24._o 42._o 42._o matth._n 25._o 4._o 4._o 2._o reg._n 20._o 1._o 1._o psal._n 90._o 12._o 12._o eccle._n 11._o 3._o 3._o olymp_n in_o eccl._n 11._o bern._n sermon_n paru_fw-la 49._o 49._o psal._n 82._o 1._o