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&_o fall_v in_o to_o such_o a_o malady_n that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o xix_o year_n and._n viiâ_n weke_n &_o u_o day_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la all_z in_o trouble_n &_o war_n &_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o abbey_n of_o feversham_n the_o which_o he_o let_v make_v in_o the_o uj_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la celestinus_fw-la the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o innocent_n u_o month_n &_o lytell_fw-mi he_o do_v ¶_o lucius_n be_v after_o he_o &_o lytell_fw-mi profyte_v for_z they_o die_v both_o in_o a_o pestilence_n ¶_o eugenius_n the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o u_o year_n &_o iiiâ_o month_n this_o man_n first_o be_v the_o discyple_a of_o saint_n bernarde_n and_z after_o the_o
of_o governaunce_n take_v husband_n as_o well_o stranger_a as_o other_o lewd_a &_o simple_a people_n yâ_z which_o forget_v their_o honour_n &_o worship_n &_o birth_n couple_v &_o marry_v they_o with_o them_z yâ_z be_v of_o low_a degree_n &_o lytell_a reputacyon_n ¶_o in_o this_o same_o year_n die_v henry_n duke_n of_o lancastre_n &_o also_o in_o this_o year_n edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n wed_v the_o countess_n of_o kent_n yâ_z be_v sir_n thomas_n wife_n of_o holland_n the_o which_o be_v depart_v sometime_o &_o de_fw-mi vorce_v fro_o yâ_z earl_n of_o salysbury_n for_o cause_n of_o yâ_z fall_v knight_n and_o about_o this_o time_n begin_v &_o rise_v a_o great_a company_n of_o diverse_a na_fw-mi cyon_n gadr_v togider_v who_o leder_n be_v englysshmen_n wtout_fw-fr any_o heed_v yâ_z which_o do_v moche_v harm_n in_o yâ_z party_n of_o france_n and_o not_o long_o after_o there_o arise_v a_o other_o company_n of_o dyvers_a nation_n yâ_z be_v call_v the_o white_a company_n yâ_z which_o in_o 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