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fresh_a quarrel_n against_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n son_n who_o the_o pope_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v make_v emperor_n beside_o 363._o beside_o pe._n elii_fw-la &_o lumpadu_fw-la mellific_n hist_o parâ—_n 3._o p._n 363._o he_o doubt_v what_o inextricable_a difficulty_n he_o may_v undergo_v if_o italy_n shall_v prove_v refractory_a to_o he_o he_o also_o fear_v not_o a_o little_a the_o avarice_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v but_o hist_o but_o co._n per_n hist_o especial_o because_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o at_o that_o time_n whether_o by_o right_n or_o by_o wrong_n the_o emperor_n be_v indeed_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n which_o king_n edward_n be_v resolve_v never_o to_o be_v for_o all_o these_o reason_n the_o king_n of_o england_n entertain_v the_o german_n with_o due_a honour_n but_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v so_o great_a a_o burden_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n till_o he_o have_v get_v the_o crown_n of_o france_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o in_o peaceable_a possession_n and_o according_o the_o next_o spring_n maii._n spring_n ashmole_n garter_n p._n 656._o ex_fw-la claus_n 22._o ed._n 3._o m._n 22._o dorsc_n 10_o maii._n he_o send_v unto_o the_o prince_n elector_n sr._n hugh_n nevile_n and_o ivo_n de_fw-fr glynton_n canon_n of_o st._n paul_n london_n with_o a_o full_a declaration_n of_o his_o intention_n which_o contain_v a_o formal_a refusal_n of_o that_o imperial_a dignity_n but_o not_o without_o many_o great_a thanks_o for_o the_o honour_n they_o have_v design_v he_o and_o withal_o 218._o withal_o sleidâ—n_fw-fr de_fw-fr mâ—ntrchirs_n l._n 3._o p._n 218._o he_o promise_v to_o do_v unto_o the_o sacred_a empire_n all_o the_o good_a office_n that_o he_o may_v upon_o this_o refusal_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elector_n proceed_v but_o not_o so_o unanimous_o to_o another_o election_n for_o some_o 362._o some_o lâ—â—tprand_fw-fr c._n 44._o &_o lampadius_n meaâ—fc_n hist_o pars_fw-la 3._o p._n 362._o choose_v frederick_n marquis_n of_o misnia_n and_o other_o gunter_n earl_n of_o negromont_n but_o the_o one_o be_v bribe_v off_o and_o the_o other_o dispatch_v by_o poison_n charles_n of_o luxemburgh_n king_n of_o bohemia_n the_o pope_n creature_n prevail_v and_o be_v emperor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charles_n iu._n on_o the_o a_o the_o i_o â—â—ici_fw-la chron._n tech._n ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la a_o 8_o of_o february_n this_o year_n john_n cantacuzenus_n tutor_n to_o john_n palaeologus_n emperor_n of_o greece_n seize_v on_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o on_o the_o 13_o of_o may_n follow_v be_v crown_v emperor_n in_o the_o palace_n together_o with_o his_o lady_n at_o which_o time_n he_o create_v his_o son_n matthew_n despote_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o on_o the_o 21_o of_o the_o same_o month_n give_v his_o daughter_n helena_n cantacuzena_n in_o marriage_n to_o his_o pupil_n and_o fellow-emperour_n who_o be_v then_o about_o 15_o year_n of_o age._n on_o the_o 355._o the_o pitsrus_n de_fw-fr illusir_n angl._n s_o ripter_n p._n 45â—_n &_o lampad_a n_z meilific_n hist_o p._n 355._o 10_o of_o april_n there_o die_v william_n oceam_n a_o english_a monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n and_o a_o most_o famous_a both_o philosopher_n and_o divine_a who_o among_o many_o other_o learned_a work_n maintain_v by_o writing_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v above_o the_o pope_n on_o occasion_n of_o the_o pope_n pretence_n at_o that_o time_n against_o lewis_n of_o bavaria_n wherefore_o be_v also_o excommunicate_v he_o have_v his_o recourse_n to_o the_o say_v lewis_n and_o say_v o_o emperor_n do_v you_o defend_v i_o with_o your_o sword_n and_o i_o will_v defend_v you_o with_o the_o word_n another_o learned_a countryman_n of_o we_o 456._o we_o pitsius_fw-la ibid._n p._n 456._o decease_v also_o about_o this_o time_n namely_o walter_n hemingford_n a_o regular_a canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austen_n in_o the_o monastery_n of_o gisborne_n in_o yorkshire_n who_o in_o a_o tolerable_a good_a style_n with_o great_a care_n and_o equal_a fidelity_n write_v a_o history_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o a_o chronicle_n of_o our_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o as_o far_o as_o nature_n give_v he_o leave_v i_o shall_v only_o here_o add_v one_o short_a case_n of_o law_n which_o for_o its_o use_n may_v seem_v not_o unworthy_a of_o memory_n that_o a_o prohibition_n 46._o prohibition_n 21_o ed._n 3._o râ—t_fw-la 46._o be_v this_o year_n send_v to_o dr._n william_n bateman_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n he_o presume_v to_o excommunicate_v the_o party_n that_o bring_v the_o writ_n whereupon_o a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n be_v bring_v upon_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o the_o whole_a matter_n set_v forth_o so_o that_o a_o bill_n be_v find_v against_o he_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o his_o temporality_n shall_v be_v seize_v till_o he_o have_v full_o absolve_v the_o party_n and_o satisfy_v the_o king_n for_o the_o contempt_n chapter_n 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