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refuge_n to_o the_o prayer_n and_o patronage_n of_o s._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n who_o he_o have_v before_o afflict_v with_o so_o many_o injury_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1174._o wherefore_o an._n dom._n 1174._o commend_v normandy_n with_o all_o his_o dominion_n to_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n and_o his_o martyr_n he_o sail_v over_o into_o england_n and_o set_v apart_o all_o other_o important_a matter_n travel_v towards_o canterbury_n before_o the_o entrance_n whereof_o thomas_n the_o king_n admirable_a penance_n at_o the_o shrine_n of_o s._n thomas_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o discover_v the_o metropolytan_n church_n wherein_o the_o bless_a martyr_n body_n rest_v change_v from_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o king_n to_o the_o show_n of_o a_o most_o silly_a man_n with_o naked_a foot_n and_o naked_a body_n beside_o one_o only_a contemptible_a coat_n upon_o his_o naked_a skin_n with_o unspeakable_a devotion_n and_o humility_n like_o another_o david_n on_o his_o bare_a foot_n in_o the_o sight_n 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honour_n and_o devotion_n which_o he_o owe_v he_o abrogate_v again_o all_o his_o wicked_a custom_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o dissension_n enact_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v just_a ordinance_n all_o this_o be_v therefore_o so_o devoute_o and_o humble_o accomplish_v the_o king_n on_o the_o morrow_n as_o a_o pilgrimme_a after_o celebration_n of_o the_o mass_n of_o a_o martyr_n before_o the_o relic_n of_o this_o martyr_n return_v submissive_o as_o he_o come_v on_o his_o naked_a and_o dirty_a foot_n without_o receive_v any_o sustenance_n have_v a_o singular_a hope_n short_o to_o recover_v under_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o martyr_n redress_n of_o his_o misfortune_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o vain_a expectation_n for_o be_v with_o such_o religious_a and_o severe_a penance_n reconcyle_v to_o the_o martyr_n almighty_a god_n by_o the_o martyr_n intercession_n and_o merit_n rescue_v he_o from_o these_o calamity_n you_o a_o maruaillous_a thing_n to_o tell_v as_o well_o for_o the_o 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and_o child_n reduce_v to_o obedience_n and_o the_o cloud_n of_o misfortune_n thus_o disperse_v king_n henry_n the_o father_n as_o before_o victorious_o shine_v all_o which_o as_o he_o attribute_v only_o to_o almighty_a god_n and_o his_o martyr_n so_o humble_o commend_v myself_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o other_o i_o here_o conclude_v this_o translation_n fin_fw-fr