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the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o as_o the_o record_n say_v that_o he_o chief_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v so_o who_o be_v le_fw-fr principal_a officer_n and_o who_o know_v the_o state_n and_o necessity_n both_o of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a odd_a circumstance_n of_o those_o time_n that_o the_o legislature_n shall_v be_v necessitate_v to_o relieve_v the_o king_n against_o fraud_n commit_v by_o the_o principal_a judge_n in_o equity_n and_o by_o the_o keeper_n of_o his_o conscience_n anno_fw-la 11._o rich._n ii_o the_o legislative_a authority_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o what_o have_v be_v do_v the_o year_n before_o against_o this_o chancellor_n but_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o proceed_v far_o against_o he_o and_o other_o bad_a minister_n who_o have_v attempt_v to_o overthrow_v the_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n uncle_n to_o the_o king_n and_o constable_n of_o england_n the_o earl_n of_o derby_n the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_z thomas_z earl_n marshal_z accuse_v michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n and_o other_o of_o high_a treason_n the_o term_n then_o use_v be_v they_o appeal_v they_o of_o treason_n 7._o treason_n rot._n parl._n 11_o rich._n 2._o p._n 2._o m._n 7._o thomas_n duc_n de_fw-fr gloucester_n constable_n d_o engleterre_fw-fr henry_n conte_n de_fw-fr derby_n richard_n conte_n de_fw-fr arundel_n &_o de_fw-fr surry_n thomas_n conte_n de_fw-fr warwick_n &_o thomas_n conte_n marshal_n appellons_n alesandre_n ercevesque_fw-la deverwik_n robert_n de_fw-fr verr_n duc_n d_o irland_n michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n conte_n de_fw-fr suffolk_n robert_z treselian_a faux_fw-fr justice_n &_o nicholas_n brembre_n faux_fw-fr chivalier_fw-fr de_fw-fr londres_n de_fw-fr hautes_fw-la trahisons_fw-fr par_fw-fr eux_fw-fr faits_fw-fr encâ—ntre_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seignour_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o son_n royalme_n come_v traitor_n &_o enemy_n du_fw-ge royalme_n qeux_fw-fr appel_n &_o trahison_n sont_fw-fr declarez_fw-fr appointex_n &_o specesiez_fw-fr pleinement_n sy_n come_v est_fw-fr contenu_fw-fr en_fw-fr diverse_v article_n desous_a escript_n et_fw-la priont_n qe_fw-fr les_fw-fr dit_v appelles_n soient_fw-fr demandez_fw-fr et_fw-fr qe_fw-fr droit_fw-fr et_fw-fr justice_n ent_a soit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr en_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n then_o these_o lord_n exhibit_v against_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n and_o the_o rest_n 39_o article_n of_o high_a treason_n in_o the_o 5_o 6_o and_o seven_o article_n they_o be_v accuse_v for_o have_v procure_v to_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o to_o their_o kindred_n grant_v of_o the_o crown-land_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n beside_o gift_n of_o money_n to_o the_o value_n of_o above_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o mark_n by_o which_o the_o
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