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nicostrate_n polidice_n lucretia_n ibid._n virginea_fw-la phaedra_n martia_n thais_n 134_o a_o catalogue_n of_o excellent_a and_o eminent_a woman_n ib._n dominica_n juguldis_n 135_o glotildis_n placida_n pompâ—ia_n paulinâ—_n helena_n monicha_n 136_o etheldredus_n raise_v the_o first_o school_n in_o oxford_n 137_o king_n alureds_n issue_n ib._n a_o remarkable_a accident_n 138_o the_o dane_n defeat_v by_o stratagem_n 139_o king_n edward_n numerous_a issue_n 140_o whence_o spinster_n come_v ib._n the_o first_o proof_n of_o elphledas_n valour_n 141_o her_o monomachy_n and_o brave_a victory_n 142_o her_o valour_n and_o piety_n 143_o her_o act_n building_n and_o repair_n of_o decay_a city_n ib._n her_o rare_a chastity_n and_o of_o her_o daughter_n elswina_n 144_o of_o chastity_n and_o beauty_n 145_o further_n of_o her_o valour_n the_o dane_n outrage_n and_o the_o death_n of_o turbitillus_fw-la 146_o a_o emulation_n betwixt_o two_o woman_n with_o a_o strange_a deliverance_n 147_o elphleda_n death_n and_o further_o of_o her_o daughter_n 148_o her_o epitaph_n 149_o her_o brother_n king_n edward_n victory_n and_o of_o king_n ethelstane_n 150_o queen_n margaret_z a_o preparation_n for_o her_o marriage_n 154_o her_n bring_v over_o into_o england_n with_o her_o marriage_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o 155_o she_o assume_v regal_a prerogative_n 156_o the_o death_n of_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloster_n with_o his_o character_n 157_o a_o parliament_n at_o leicester_n the_o death_n of_o the_o marquesse_n of_o suffolk_n 158_o blue-beard_n jack_n cade_n the_o birth_n of_o prince_n edward_n 159_o the_o queen_n the_o raiser_n of_o all_o combustion_n ib._n the_o proceed_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n a_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o duke_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n send_v to_o the_o tower_n 160_o somerset_n make_v captain_n of_o calais_n new_a combustion_n by_o the_o queen_n party_n 161_o the_o battle_n at_o saint_n alban_n the_o king_n prisoner_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n protector_n and_o discharge_v of_o his_o protectorship_n 162_o procession_n to_o paul_n and_o of_o andrew_n trollop_n 163_o john_n dinham_n surprise_v the_o king_n navy_n and_o simon_n mountford_n behead_v by_o the_o yorkist_n 165_o the_o bettaile_n at_o northampton_n the_o king_n take_v and_o york_n lodge_v in_o the_o king_n palace_n 166_o york_n claim_v the_o crown_n his_o pride_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o parliament_n 167_o the_o battle_n of_o wakefield_n the_o duke_n of_o yoâ—ke_n slay_v 168_o another_o battle_n at_o saint_n alban_n prince_z edward_z make_v king_n the_o earl_n of_o marsh_n raise_v new_a force_n 169_o edward_n earl_n of_o marsh_n make_v king_n the_o bloody_a battle_n at_o sherborne_n 170_o henry_n with_o his_o queen_n fly_v into_o scotland_n 171_o edward_n crown_v queen_n margaret_n army_n her_o distress_n by_o sea_n 172_o exam-field_n henry_n take_v prisoner_n king_n edward_n marry_v the_o lady_n grey_n 173_o the_o lady_n bona_n the_o duke_n of_o clarens_n 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