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to_o king_n richard_n the_o title_n of_o york_n be_v by_o a_o woman_n stow_v in_o vit_fw-mi henrici_fw-la 5_o au_fw-fr 3._o regni_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o cambrige_n execute_v for_o conspiracy_n a_o objection_n for_o york_n that_o edmond_n mortymer_n be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a polydore_n l._n 20._o &_o stow_n in_o vit_fw-fr rich._n 〈◊〉_d a_o 1385_o hollings-head_n in_o vit_fw-mi rich._n 2._o pag._n 1088._o stow_n a_o 1382._o polydore_n li._n 20._o a_o 1394._o the_o cause_n of_o hatred_n be_v rweeve_v king_n richard_n and_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n john_n frosard_n in_o histo_fw-la polydor._n holling_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2_o though_o wass_v in_o vit_fw-mi richardi_fw-la 2._o pag._n 341._o &_o 344._o john_n fros_n sard_n in_o vit_fw-mi henri_fw-fr why_o ro_n she_o mortimer_n be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a holling_n in_o vit_fw-fr richard_n 3._o pag._n 1406._o &_o in_o vit_fw-mi edward_n 6._o pa._n 1715_o the_o declaration_n of_o king_n edward_n 6._o in_o favour_n of_o the_o lady_n jane_n grace_n girard_n de_fw-fr haillan_n l._n 15._o his_fw-la fran._n initio_fw-la whether_o uncle_n or_o nephew_n to_o be_v prefer_v in_o succession_n barthol_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o example_n of_o the_o uncle_n before_o the_o nephew_n in_o spain_n garibay_n li._n 13_o cap._n 14_o and_o 1276._o an_o other_o example_n in_o france_n and_o flanders_n polidor_n l._n 25._o in_o vit_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 3._o an_o other_o example_n of_o britanny_n supra_fw-la c._n 2_o an_o other_o example_n in_o scotland_n the_o convention_n of_o the_o house_n of_o balliol_n &_o bruse_n in_o scotland_n 8._o example_n in_o ingland_n 〈◊〉_d head_n in_o vit_fw-mi regis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 142._o how_o arthur_n duke_n of_o britanny_n be_v declare_v 〈◊〉_d apparent_a 〈◊〉_d 1._o 14_o 〈◊〉_d in_o vit_fw-mi richar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 420._o 2._o 3._o hollingli_fw-la in_o vit_fw-fr richar_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 496._o &_o 499._o 4._o holinshed_n pag._n 540._o walse_v in_fw-ge ypodig_fw-ge neustriss_n opinion_n of_o lawyer_n for_o the_o nephew_n &_o uncle_n benedict_n cap._n ranutius_n verb_n in_o eodem_fw-la testam_fw-la baldus_n in_o lib._n ut_fw-la in_o test_n cap._n de_fw-fr suis_fw-fr &_o leg_n hered_a &_o per._n li._n unicam_fw-la pro_fw-la 20._o svi_fw-la auten_n &_o novissimo_fw-la touch_v the_o common_a la_o of_o ingland_n different_a rule_n in_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o of_o other_o inheritance_n the_o common_a la_o ground_v in_o custom_n ancient_a lawyer_n that_o defend_v the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n holling_n 〈◊〉_d vit_fw-mi henric_n 6._o pag._n 〈◊〉_d 00._o the_o sum_n of_o this_o controversy_n repeat_v 1._o 2._o 3._o other_o argument_n of_o lancaster_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 5._o pag._n 587._o the_o prince_n of_o york_n often_o attain_v stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 6._o 2._o york_n enter_v by_o violence_n stow_v in_o fine_a vit_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 6._o 3._o the_o house_n of_o york_n put_v down_o a_o holy_a king_n 4._o long_o pos_fw-fr session_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n 5._o the_o difference_n of_o king_n of_o both_o house_n 6._o the_o prince_n of_o york_n cruel_a one_o to_o the_o other_o polydor_z virg_n hist._n anglie_o lib._n 24._o great_a union_n &_o faythfulnes_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o lancaster_n polyd._n lib._n 23._o diffention_n in_o the_o house_n of_o york_n king_n edward_n 4._o king_n richard_n 3_o king_n henry_n 3._o how_o many_o he_o put_v to_o death_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n the_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n the_o house_n of_o buckingam_n the_o house_n of_o courtneis_n the_o house_n of_o salisbury_n seymers_n put_v to_o death_n queen_n of_o scot_n 7._o no_o old_a noble_a house_n stand_v in_o ingland_n but_o such_o as_o take_v part_n with_o lancaster_n sive_fw-la ancient_a noble_a house_n arondel_n oxford_n northum_n berland_n westmoreland_n shrewsbury_n house_n that_o favo_fw-la red_a york_n deftroy_v the_o mon_n bray_v the_o de_fw-fr 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