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molinsh_fw-mi ââ¦er_fw-fr de_fw-fr quincy_n &_o robert_n fitz._n walter_n the_o policy_n of_o k._n henry_n friend_n in_o their_o march_n the_o fearful_a end_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o perch_n the_o king_n army_n have_v a_o strange_a victory_n call_v lewis_n fair._n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m._n s._n s._n mat._n paris_n paris_n walsingham_n ypodig_n neust._n the_o perilous_a eââ¦_n state_n of_o lewis_n lewis_n wend._n ms._n paris_n hist._n hist._n ypod._n neust._n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n eustace_n and_o the_o french_a succour_n defeat_v at_o sea_n sea_n stow_z in_o henry_n 3_o london_n besiege_v article_n of_o peace_n between_o henry_n and_o lewis_n lewis_n doct._n pow._n hist._n cambr._n p._n 278._o 278._o job._n til._n chron._n chron._n paul_n aemil._n in_o phil._n 2._o 2._o hollinsh_fw-mi in_o h._n 3._o lewis_n have_v no_o money_n grant_v to_o he_o by_o this_o composition_n rog._n wendover_n m_o s._n math._n paris_n the_o same_o math._n paris_n at_o a._n d._n 1227._o say_v that_o king_n henry_n charge_v the_o londoner_n for_o have_v give_v lewis_n 5000_o mark_n at_o his_o departure_n force_v they_o to_o give_v he_o as_o much_o much_o enguer_n de_fw-fr mon._n gagwin_n paul_n aemil._n job._n tili_n an._n 1218._o 1218._o rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m._n s._n mat._n paris_n paris_n so_o ancient_a writer_n call_v he_o and_o well_o may_v may_v an._n 1219._o 1219._o in_o the_o temple-church_n in_o london_n london_n paris_n ad_fw-la a_o 1214._o say_v geruasius_n de_fw-fr melkelââ¦y_n make_v these_o verse_n verse_n hollinsh_fw-mi p._n 202_o ann._n 1220._o an._n reg._n 5._o king_n henry_n crown_v again_o again_o mat._n paris_n walsingham_n westminster_n church_n enlarge_v by_o henry_n 3_o ann._n 1221._o 1221._o wend._n m_o s._n paris_n hist._n ma._n ma._n ypodig_n neust._n mat_n west_n west_n d._n pow._n bist_fw-ge camb._n camb._n mat._n paris_n paris_n ro_n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n hist._n ma._n ma._n polyd._n vergil_n vergil_n hââ¦t_fw-la scot._n 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oââ¦terbourne_n &_o alij_fw-la roger_n wend._n m._n s._n math._n paris_n paris_n tilââ¦us_n aemylius_fw-la walse_v say_v 14._o paris_n scarce_o 10._o likelihood_n for_o a_o war_n with_o france_n france_n paul_n aemil._n in_o jud._n 80._o aemylius_fw-la an._n 1227._o the_o king_n beget_v enemy_n at_o home_n by_o raise_v money_n to_o make_v war_n abroad_o abroad_o rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n the_o king_n perhaps_o have_v this_o sum_n for_o the_o thing_n which_o fablan_n say_v he_o grant_v the_o charter_n of_o liberty_n revoke_v and_o cancel_v cancel_v mat._n paris_n peace_n in_o france_n frustrate_v the_o english_a design_n for_o france_n france_n mat._n paris_n ad_fw-la an._n 1234._o scriptores_fw-la brit._n apud_fw-la paul_n aemil._n in_o ludou_n 9_o 9_o rog._n de_fw-fr wend_fw-mi ms._n mat_n paris_n at_o a._n d._n 1234._o 1234._o yet_o walsingham_n name_v he_o earl_n of_o kent_n before_o that_o ceremony_n of_o gird_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n sword_n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n the_o baron_n in_o arm_n at_o stamford_n the_o baron_n rebellious_a message_n to_o the_o king_n the_o welsh_a in_o arm_n arm_n quinque_fw-la leucââ¦rum_fw-la mat._n parââ¦_n parââ¦_n rog._n wend_n m_o math_n paris_n ceri_fw-la say_v d._n powel_n in_o hist._n cambr._n cambr._n mat._n paris_n paris_n hist._n cambr._n cambr._n rog._n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n paris_n this_o william_n be_v afterward_o hang_v by_o lewelin_n for_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n as_o be_v report_v iââ¦_n mat._n paris_n ad_fw-la an._n 1230._o though_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgh_n letter_n to_o lewelin_n mat._n paris_n ad_fw-la an._n 1232._o queen_n isabella_n practice_n for_o her_o son_n against_o the_o french_a queen_n isabel_n false_o charge_v charge_v nich._n guilles_n chr._n fran._n the_o noble_a form_n of_o war_n among_o the_o old_a english_a praise_v by_o stranger_n earl_n hubert_n in_o the_o king_n displeasure_n displeasure_n mat._n paris_n call_v he_o henry_n earl_n of_o britain_n walse_v peter_n duke_n of_o britain_n ann._n 1230._o 1230._o the_o great_a humility_n and_o charity_n of_o k._n henry_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n ms._n ms._n polyd._n vergil_n li._n 16._o lib._n statuââ¦_n ad_fw-la a._n r._n 20._o hen._n 3_o 3_o polyd._n vergil_n l._n 16._o say_v but_o forty_o forty_o mat._n paris_n paris_n paul_n aemil._n aemil._n roger_n wend._n m._n s._n math._n paris_n walsingham_n in_o ypodig_n neust._n the_o irish_a attempt_v to_o recover_v their_o country_n from_o the_o english_a miscarry_v an._n 1231._o 1231._o math._n paris_n paris_n math._n paris_n paris_n idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m._n s._n s._n mat._n paris_n antiquit._fw-la britamnica_fw-la in_fw-la vit_fw-mi edmunds_n mat._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o 3._o paul_n aemil._n three_o year_n truce_n with_o france_n ro._n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n an._n 1232._o the_o memorable_a dejection_n of_o earl_n hubert_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o king_n want_v see_v into_o into_o polyd._n verg._n lib_n ãâã_d wendover_v ms._n ms._n mat._n paris_n pol._n verg._n l._n ãâã_d ãâã_d wend._n ms._n ms._n mat._n paris_n paris_n wendover_v ms._n ms._n mat._n paris_n the_o principal_a cord_n in_o the_o scourge_n prepare_v for_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n the_o earl_n of_o kent_n defence_n disallow_v article_n or_o cà lumniation_n of_o treason_n object_v a_o precious_a stone_n to_o make_v a_o man_n invincible_a if_o you_o lââ¦st_v believe_v it_o the_o earl_n take_v sanctuary_n sanctuary_n wendover_v mat._n paris_n other_o malicious_a article_n object_v the_o hang_n of_o constantine_n object_v the_o earl_n of_o kent_n take_v sanctuary_n sanctuary_n on_o holyrood_n day_n 14._o sept._n sept._n fab._n cone_n ms._n the_o earl_n again_o take_v sanctuary_n sanctuary_n rog._n wend._n m._n s._n mat._n paris_n the_o honest_a and_o noble_a mind_n of_o a_o poor_a artificer_n artificer_n additââ¦_n m._n par._n ad_fw-la wendou_n a_o pithy_a speech_n of_o that_o artificer_n the_o earl_n restore_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v *_o ro._n wend._n m._n s._n mat._n paris_n the_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n a_o faithful_a friend_n to_o hubers_n the_o earl_n treasure_n deliver_v to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n relent_v towards_o the_o earl_n and_o will_v not_o take_v his_o life_n life_n in_o wiltshire_n an._n 1233._o an._n reg_fw-la 17._o 17._o wend._n ms._n ms._n math._n paris_n ex_fw-la reg._n wend_n juditia_fw-la commitââ¦_n ãâã_d leges_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la pax_fw-la discordantibus_fw-la institââ¦_n ãâã_d the_o king_n by_o advance_v stranger_n discontent_v his_o noble_n the_o english_a peer_n confederate_a against_o the_o stranger_n five_o sun_n in_o the_o sky_n in_o april_n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n the_o baron_n contemn_v the_o king_n summons_n summons_n paris_n call_v he_o bacum_n the_o frank_a speech_n of_o a_o preacher_n preacher_n that_o be_v rock_n and_o stone_n stone_n in_o july_n the_o baron_n second_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n command_n the_o trayteroââ¦_n errand_n to_o the_o king_n king_n in_o august_n next_o next_o rog._n de_fw-fr wend_fw-mi ms._n the_o earl_n marshal_n in_o arm_n arm_n mat._n paris_n confederates_n himself_o with_o lewelin_n prince_n of_o wales_n *_o rog._n wend._n ms._n mat._n paris_n paris_n the_o sunday_n after_o michaelmas_n hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n escape_v into_o wales_n wales_n thom._n westm._n roger_n wend._n mat._n paris_n paris_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n dââ¦ct_v pow_n hist._n cambr_n p._n 289._o 289._o viz._n joh._n de_fw-fr mââ¦nmouth_n ralph_n de_fw-fr thorney_n the_o earl_n great_a courage_n and_o agility_n agility_n now_o the_o roll_n in_o chancery_n lane_n stow_n survey_v survey_v saint_n johns_n hospital_n by_o magdalene_n college_n the_o first_o stone_n whereof_o be_v lay_v by_o the_o ââ¦ing_n himself_o rossus_n leolines_n opinion_n of_o k._n henry_n almesdeede_n mat._n paris_n d._n powel_n hist._n camb._n pag._n 292._o an._n 1234._o an._n reg_fw-la ââ¦8_n ââ¦8_n rog._n wend_n the_o king_n give_v way_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o rebellious_a a_o practice_n to_o ruin_v the_o earl_n marshal_n the_o
take_v by_o king_n charles_n charles_n duke_n of_o orleans_n set_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o english_a english_a rââ¦_n pateââ¦_n de_fw-fr ãâã_d 6._o 18._o the_o copy_n whereof_o i_o have_v from_o the_o learned_a m._n john_n claphââ¦_n a_o short_a truce_n and_o a_o match_n conclude_v for_o king_n henry_n with_o the_o titularie_a king_n of_o sicil_n daughter_n a._n d._n 1444._o a._n reg._n 22._o 22._o hist._n angl._n li._n 23._o 23._o holinsh._n rob._n fabian_n she_o be_v marry_v to_o king_n henry_n and_o crown_v crown_v a._n d._n 1445_o a._n reg_fw-la 23._o fabian_n this_o contract_n by_o proxy_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n and_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n be_v chief_a if_o not_o sole_a actor_n in_o break_v it_o the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n regent_n of_o english_a france_n the_o duke_n of_o gloucesters_n trouble_n ad._n 1447._o 1447._o in_o february_n february_n stow_n annal._n the_o duchess_n of_o gloucester_n arraign_v of_o sorcery_n and_o treason_n the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n dead_a a_o strange_a spare_v of_o life_n forfeit_v for_o treason_n treason_n record_n apud_fw-la stow_n annal_n annal_n record_n ibid._n ibid._n polyd._n verg._n lib._n 83._o 83._o hall_n in_o the_o duke_n article_n against_o the_o cardinal_n the_o cardinal_n of_o ââ¦chester_n decease_v decease_v a._n d._n 1448._o a._n reg_fw-la 26._o suffolk_n make_v a_o duke_n duke_n stow_n annal._n richard_n duke_n of_o york_n practise_v to_o attain_v the_o crown_n stow_n annal_n the_o loss_n of_o normandy_n occasion_v by_o breach_n of_o truce_n truce_n serres_n serres_n serres_n normandy_n lose_v a._n d._n 1449._o a._n d._n 1450._o secundùm_fw-la io._n tili_n tili_n a._n d._n 1452._o say_v polyd_v and_o til._n gascoigne_n lose_v lose_v stew_n annal._n annal._n hall_n chron._n the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n commit_v prisoner_n to_o the_o tower_n and_o enlarge_v the_o duke_n of_o york_n procure_v the_o murder_n of_o the_o lord_n privy_a seal_n seal_n the_o crown_n of_o england_n a_o full_a execute_v for_o treason_n the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n king_n henry_n chief_a stay_n accuse_v by_o the_o commons_o at_o the_o parliament_n parliament_n this_o be_v in_o a._n d._n 1446._o 1446._o stow_n annaââ¦_n the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n go_v into_o banââ¦ment_n be_v wicked_o murder_v murder_v caââ¦bd_v in_o glocest_n the_o bloody_a effect_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n popularity_n popularity_n cambden_n in_o sulfolke_n the_o noble_a and_o great_a desert_n of_o he_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n suffolk_n i_o ãâã_d de_fw-fr cââ¦s_fw-fr quââ¦_n parââ¦_n liquebant_fw-la liquebant_fw-la stow_n annal._n the_o kentish_a rebel_n under_o jack_n cade_n give_v out_o the_o name_n of_o mortimer_n cade_n demand_n stow_n annalââ¦_n annalââ¦_n pygot_n the_o first_o civil_a conflict_n under_o this_o king_n where_o cade_n have_v the_o victory_n horn_n a_o worthy_a alderman_n of_o london_n persuade_v the_o resistance_n of_o cadââ¦_n be_v in_o canger_n 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