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say_v la_fw-fr royne_fw-fr ma_fw-fr fise_n in_o ceste_fw-fr isle_n per_fw-la bon_fw-fr reason_n aves_fw-la renount_n the_o three_o course_n date_n in_o compost_n creme_a motle_n carpe_v deore_o turbut_n tenche_n perche_n with_o goion_n fysshe_n sturgeon_n with_o welke_n porpery_n roast_v man_n fry_v crevy_v the_o ewe_n douce_fw-fr prany_n elys_n roast_v with_o lamprey_n a_o leche_v call_v the_o white_a leche_n flouryssh_v with_o hawthorne_n levy_v and_o red_a hawy_n a_o march_n pain_n garnyssh_v with_o dyvers_a fygur_n of_o angelly_n among_o the_o which_o be_v set_v a_o image_n of_o saint_n katherine_n hold_v this_o reason_n i_o lest_o escrit_fw-fr pour_fw-fr voir_fw-fr et_fw-fr eit_n per_fw-la marriage_n pure_a cest_fw-fr guerre_fw-fr ne_fw-fr dure_v and_o last_o a_o sotyltye_n name_v a_o tiger_n look_v in_o a_o mirror_n and_o a_o man_n sytting_a on_o horse_n back_o clean_o arm_v hold_v in_o his_o arm_n a_o tiger_n whelp_n with_o this_o reason_n par_fw-fr force_fw-fr sanz_fw-fr reason_n ie_fw-fr ay_fw-fr prize_v ceste_fw-fr beast_n and_o with_o his_o one_o hand_n make_v a_o countenance_n of_o throw_a of_o myrrour_n at_o the_o great_a tiger_n the_o which_o hold_v this_o reason_n gile_n the_o mirror_n ma_fw-fr foot_n distour_n and_o thus_o with_o all_o honour_n be_v fynyssh_v this_o solemn_a coronacyon_n after_o the_o which_o the_o queen_n sojourn_v in_o the_o palay_v of_o westmynster_n till_o palm_n sondaye_v follow_v and_o upon_o the_o morn_n she_o take_v she_o iournaye_v toward_o wyndesore_n where_o the_o king_n and_o she_o hold_v their_o eester_fw-mi and_o after_o that_o high_a fee_v pass_v y_fw-es e_o king_n make_v provysyon_n for_o his_o war_n in_o france_n during_o the_o term_n of_o this_o mayres_n year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n cccc.xx_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n cccc.xxi_n  _fw-fr john_n boteler_n  _fw-fr wyllyam_n cambryge_n grocer_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la ix_o  _fw-fr wyllyam_n weston_n  _fw-fr this_o year_n upon_o eester_fw-mi evyn_fw-mi be_v 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payment_n of_o this_o aid_n to_o the_o king_n grant_v he_o offycer_n shall_v receyve_v all_o light_n coin_n of_o gold_n so_o that_o they_o want_v not_o in_o weyghte_n over_o the_o rate_n of_o xii_o d._n in_o the_o noble_a and_o if_o any_o noble_a want_v more_o than_o x.i_fw-la d_o or_o any_o other_o pese_n of_o gold_n after_o the_o rate_n than_o the_o owner_n to_o make_v up_o the_o value_n to_o vi_o s.viii._fw-la s.viii._fw-la d._n by_o reason_n of_o this_o also_o silver_n as_o groat_n &_o pen_n be_v geson_n for_o all_o man_n put_v forth_o the_o gold_n and_o make_v store_n of_o silver_n this_o year_n also_o after_o easter_n the_o queen_n take_v shyp_a at_o southampton_n &_o sail_v to_o the_o king_n into_o france_n where_o she_o be_v honourable_o receyve_v of_o her_o father_n and_o mother_n &_o of_o the_o cytye_n &_o good_a town_n and_o in_o the_o cytye_n of_o paris_n upon_o whytsonday_n the_o king_n and_o she_o sit_v crown_n at_o dyner_n which_o have_v not_o before_o time_n ben_fw-mi see_v of_o any_o king_n of_o england_n in_o this_o mayres_n year_n also_o but_o the_o x._o year_n of_o the_o king_n and_o ten_o day_n of_o august_n a_z new_a wedyrcok_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o cross_n of_o faint_a paulys_n steple_n of_o london_n than_o king_n henry_n be_v still_o occupy_v in_o his_o war_n in_o france_n &_o daily_o wynnyg_v upon_o the_o frenchman_n in_o this_o say_a month_n of_o auguste_n and_o x._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o wax_a syke_n at_o boy_n in_o uincente_fw-la and_o die_v there_o like_o a_o good_a crysten_v man_n upon_o the_o last_o day_n of_o august_n when_o he_o have_v reyn_v ix_o year_n u_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n leve_n after_o he_o his_o only_a young_a son_n henry_n of_o the_o age_n of_o viii_o month_n &_o odd_a day_n and_o than_o his_o body_n be_v enbalm_v and_o ceryd_v and_o after_o bring_v unto_o westmynster_n as_z in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o mayres_n year_n shall_v be_v show_v and_o in_o the_o month_n of_o octobre_n follow_v die_v the_o 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