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religion_n by_o parliament_n and_o of_o a_o speech_n make_v in_o parliament_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o queen_n supremacy_n dr._n heylyn_n pag._n 107._o now_o a_o parliament_n draw_v on_o summon_v chief_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o reformation_n which_o be_v therein_o to_o be_v establish_v the_o queen_n design_n in_o order_n to_o it_o can_v not_o be_v so_o close_o carry_v but_o that_o such_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n as_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o election_n in_o their_o several_a county_n retain_v such_o man_n for_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o they_o conceive_v most_o likely_a to_o comply_v with_o their_o intention_n for_o a_o reformation_n among_o who_o none_o appear_v more_o active_a than_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o sir_n william_n cecil_n in_o this_o parliament_n there_o pass_v a_o act_n for_o restore_a to_o the_o crown_n the_o ten_o and_o
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new_a and_o strange_a obsequy_n perform_v for_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n how_o be_v upon_o stow_n pag._n 639._o a_o solemn_a obsequy_n be_v keep_v in_o paul_n church_n at_o london_n for_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n this_o obsequy_n be_v keep_v very_o solemn_o with_o a_o rich_a hearse_n but_o without_o any_o light_n the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n chester_n and_o hereford_n execute_v the_o dirge_n of_o the_o even_o song_n in_o english_a they_o sit_v in_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n seat_n in_o the_o upper_a choir_n in_o surplice_n with_o doctor_n hood_n about_o their_o shoulder_n the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o sermon_n six_o of_o the_o lord_n mourner_n receive_v the_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v in_o cope_n upon_o their_o surplice_n only_o at_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o communion_n how_o be_v in_o the_o same_o page_n the_o second_o of_o october_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o forenoon_n a_o 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