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to_o revenge_v his_o royal_a blood_n for_o within_o a_o while_n the_o duke_n of_o clarence_n king_n edward_n brother_n be_v attaint_v of_o treason_n and_o private_o put_v to_o death_n in_o the_o tower_n as_o some_o say_v drown_v in_o a_o butt_n of_o malmsey_n king_n edward_n himself_o continual_o infest_a with_o trouble_n through_o his_o unquiet_a reign_n and_o people_n every_o where_o suffer_v through_o storm_n pestilence_n and_o loss_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n after_o his_o decease_n his_o two_o son_n murder_v by_o their_o unnatural_a uncle_n the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o that_o monster_n himself_o after_o a_o short_a usurpation_n slay_v in_o bosworth_n field_n as_o in_o the_o sequel_n shall_v more_o at_o large_a be_v show_v and_o thus_o i_o shall_v end_v with_o the_o death_n of_o this_o pious_a though_o unfortunate_a king_n who_o leave_v no_o issue_n his_o only_a son_n be_v murder_v as_o be_v before_o recite_v chap._n v._n