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d._n 9_o annales_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la britcnum_n de._n an._n 1326._o convocatum_fw-la est_fw-la concilium_fw-la general_n etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la est_fw-la sublimatus_fw-la sublimatus_fw-la stat._n 1._o e._n 3._o rastal_n rastal_n rot._n parl._n 50._o e._n 3._o 3._o begin_v his_o reign_n an._n 1377._o 1377._o knighton_n f._n 2683._o propinquiorem_fw-la aliquem_fw-la de_fw-la stir_v pe_z regid_a regid_a 23_o r._n 2._o 2._o rot._n parl._n 1_o h._n 4._o n._n 16._o 16._o n._n 52._o 52._o rot._n serve_v die_v coron_n h._n 4._o 4._o rot._n parl._n 1_o h._n 4._o 4._o rot._n parl._n 1_o h._n 4._o n._n 54._o so_o welsing_n welsing_n rot._n parl._n sup_v tpod._n neust_fw-fr f._n 156._o regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la sic_fw-la vacans_fw-la vacans_fw-la vid._n the_o debate_n at_o large_a p._n 127._o 127._o walse_v sup_n &_o rot._n parl._n parl._n rot._n parl._n n._n 54._o jiden_fw-mi status_fw-la cum_fw-la tote_fw-la populo_fw-la absque_fw-la quacunque_fw-la difficultate_fw-la vel_fw-la mâ—râ_fw-la ut_fw-la dux_n praefatus_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la regnaret_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la consenserunt_fw-la consenserunt_fw-la rot._n servic_n sup_v sup_v vid._n inf_n the_o case_n of_o bishop_n merk_n merk_n rot._n pat._n 2_o h._n 4._o rot_n 4._o 4._o interliga_n &_o confederati_fw-la adversario_fw-la &_o inimiâ—o_fw-la nri_fw-fr regis_fw-la &_o rni_fw-la svi_fw-la de_fw-fr erancia_n &_o adherentibus_fw-la ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la adversar_n etc._n etc._n etc._n nota_fw-la richard_n name_n be_v use_v only_o to_o colour_v the_o invite_v the_o french_a to_o overrun_v this_o hand_n hand_n quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la epus_fw-la unctus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nota_fw-la et_fw-la consequenter_fw-la eccles_n anglicanae_n per_fw-la quam_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n pardonae_n vimus_fw-la eidem_fw-la nuper_fw-la episcope_n sectam_fw-la pacis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la amodo_fw-la se_fw-la bene_fw-la geret_fw-la erga_fw-la dominum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la populum_fw-la this_o recite_v in_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o commons_o rot._n pat._n 8_o h._n 4._o p._n 1._o m._n 4._o 4._o d'un_fw-fr volunt_fw-la &_o d'un_fw-fr assentcoment_n quill_n nen_fw-mi busoignoit_fw-fr my_o affermerent_n affermerent_n enheretablement_n enheretablement_n pur_fw-mi viver_n &_o morer_fw-la encontre_fw-fr tout_fw-fr les_fw-fr gent_n de_fw-fr monde_fw-fr monde_fw-fr rot._n pat._n 7._o h._n 4._o pars_fw-la 2._o in_o 23._o ad_fw-la ammovendam_fw-la penitus_fw-la materiam_fw-la disceptationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n fore_z &_o esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fore_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la debere_fw-la vid._n alt_z ib._n recite_v the_o breach_n of_o former_a oath_n oath_n rot._n pat._n sup_v hereditas_fw-la sive_fw-la hereditaria_fw-la hereditaria_fw-la rot._n pat._n 8_o h._n 4._o p._n 1._o m._n 4._o 4._o rot._n pat._n 8._o h._n 4._o ponrvous_a succeder_n en_fw-fr voz_fw-mi saisditz_fw-fr corone_n roialm_n &_o signory_n pour_fw-fr les_fw-fr avoir_fw-fr ove_fw-la routz_fw-fr leur_fw-fr appurtenance_n apres_fw-fr ure_n decesse_n a_o luy_fw-fr etc._n etc._n etc._n communi_fw-la consensu_fw-la regni_fw-la juxta_fw-la morem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n heir_n apparent_a pour_fw-fr vous_fw-fr succeder_n succeder_n pol._n virg._n in_o vit._n h._n 5._o &_o drs._n gale_n praef._n script_n saxon._n dan._n dan._n walsingham_n walsingham_n polydore_fw-la virgil._n in_o quo_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la creando_fw-la more_fw-it majorum_fw-la agitabatur_fw-la vid._n etiam_fw-la stow_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 5._o mention_v this_o and_o call_v that_o assembly_n a_o parliament_n parliament_n rot._n parl._n 1_o h._n 6._o 6._o 13_o h._n 6._o 6._o vid._n the_o oath_n 29_o h._n 6._o stow_z f._n 395._o i_o be_o and_o aught_o to_o be_v humble_a subject_n and_o lieage-man_n etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 38_o h._n 6._o n._n 7._o 7._o rot._n parl._n 39_o h._n 6._o n._n 11._o 11._o n._n 12._o 12._o vid._n unreasonableness_n of_o the_o 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