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presence_n beseech_v he_o to_o tell_v he_o wherein_o he_o have_v offend_v o_o brother_n reply_v the_o king_n you_o have_v never_o offend_v i_o and_o be_v the_o sight_n of_o my_o executioner_n so_o dreadful_a and_o shall_v not_o i_o that_o have_v great_o and_o grievous_o offend_v god_n fear_v to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n clark_n mirror_n p._n 138._o lvii_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v see_v the_o excellent_a effect_n of_o natural_a and_o christian_a magnanimity_n courage_n and_o faithfulness_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o sort_n of_o fidelity_n which_o be_v exceed_o praiseworthy_a which_o be_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o some_o man_n to_o their_o engagement_n and_o the_o trust_v repose_v in_o they_o the_o syrian_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o man_n of_o no_o faith_n and_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v trust_v by_o any_o man_n and_o that_o beside_o their_o curiosity_n in_o keep_v their_o garden_n they_o have_v scarce_o any_o thing_n in_o they_o that_o be_v commendable_a the_o greek_n also_o labour_v under_o this_o imputation_n as_o be_v as_o false_a as_o they_o be_v luxurious_a and_o voluptuous_a it_o be_v strange_a that_o those_o who_o be_v so_o covetous_a after_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o improvement_n and_o knowledge_n shall_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n neglect_v that_o which_o set_v a_o full_a value_n upon_o man_n than_o a_o thousand_o other_o accomplishment_n namely_o his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o promise_n and_o trust_n lviii_o ferdinand_n the_o first_o king_n of_o spain_n leave_v three_o son_n behind_o he_o sanctius_n alphonsus_n and_o garcius_n among_o who_o he_o have_v also_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n but_o they_o live_v not_o long_o in_o mutual_a peace_n for_o soon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n sanctius_n
danger_n that_o the_o child_n be_v in_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o cruel_a usage_n of_o he_o he_o discharge_v he_o bid_v he_o go_v home_o and_o take_v his_o child_n with_o he_o which_o he_o according_o do_v with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n for_o his_o poor_a boy_n who_o within_o fourteen_o day_n after_o dye_v book_n martyr_n vol._n 3_o 20._o joan_n grandchild_n to_o robert_n king_n of_o naples_n by_o charles_n his_o son_n succeed_v his_o grand_a father_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o sicily_n 1343._o a_o woman_n of_o a_o beautiful_a body_n and_o rare_a endowment_n of_o nature_n she_o be_v first_o marry_v to_o her_o cousin_n andrew_n a_o prince_n of_o royal_a extraction_n and_o of_o a_o sweet_a and_o love_a disposition_n but_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o satisfy_v her_o wantonness_n she_o keep_v company_n with_o lewd_a person_n at_o last_o she_o grow_v weary_a of_o he_o complain_v of_o his_o insufficiency_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v and_o strangle_v upon_o a_o beam_n in_o the_o nighttime_n in_o the_o city_n of_o aversa_n and_o then_o throw_v out_o his_o body_n into_o a_o garden_n where_o it_o lay_v some_o day_n unbury_v it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o andrew_n on_o a_o day_n come_v into_o the_o queen_n chamber_n and_o find_v she_o twist_v a_o thick_a string_n of_o silk_n and_o silver_n demand_v of_o she_o for_o what_o purpose_n she_o make_v it_o she_o answer_v to_o hang_v you_o in_o which_o he_o then_o little_o believe_v the_o rather_o because_o those_o who_o intend_v such_o mischief_n use_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o before_o hand_n but_o it_o seem_v she_o be_v as_o good_a as_o her_o word_n fuller_n h._n state_n p._n 348._o 21._o bithricus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n marry_v ethelburga_n daughter_n of_o offa_n king_n of_o mercia_n by_o who_o after_o he_o have_v reign_v seventeen_o year_n he_o be_v poison_v and_o bury_v at_o warham_n upon_o which_o occasion_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o noble_n that_o from_o thenceforth_o the_o king_n wife_n shall_v not_o be_v call_v queen_n nor_o be_v suffer_v to_o sit_v with_o they_o in_o place_n of_o estate_n this_o ethelburga_n flee_v into_o france_n with_o infinite_a treasure_n where_o offer_v a_o mighty_a sum_n of_o her_o gold_n to_o charles_n king_n of_o france_n he_o put_v she_o to_o her_o choice_n whether_o she_o will_v have_v he_o or_o his_o son_n to_o her_o husband_n she_o choose_v the_o son_n by_o reason_n as_o she_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o young_a then_o say_v charles_n have_v thou_o choose_v i_o thou_o shall_v have_v have_v my_o son_n but_o now_o thoushalt_v neither_o have_v he_o nor_o i_o and_o then_o send_v she_o into_o a_o monastery_n to_o be_v make_v a_o nun_n where_o she_o continue_v a_o abbess_n for_o some_o year_n but_o afterward_o be_v find_v to_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o a_o layman_n she_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o monastery_n and_o end_v her_o life_n in_o poverty_n and_o much_o misery_n stow_n chronicle_n p._n 77._o 22._o when_o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v determine_v to_o invade_v the_o dacae_n where_o he_o know_v spitamenes_n be_v who_o not_o only_o have_v revolt_v himself_o but_o have_v also_o draw_v divers_a other_o into_o the_o society_n of_o his_o rebellion_n and_o have_v at_o sometime_o overthrow_v some_o of_o alexander_n captain_n there_o fall_v out_o one_o thing_n remarkable_a the_o wife_n of_o spitamenes_n upon_o who_o he_o extreme_o dote_v when_o by_o her_o feminine_a flattery_n she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o persuade_v her_o husband_n to_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o victor_n clemency_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o appease_v alexander_n who_o he_o can_v not_o avoid_v nor_o escape_v she_o set_v upon_o her_o husband_n when_o be_v intoxicate_v with_o wine_n he_o lie_v fast_o a_o sleep_n and_o draw_v a_o sword_n that_o she_o have_v conceal_v under_o her_o garment_n she_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n deliver_v it_o to_o a_o servant_n who_o be_v accessary_a thereunto_o and_o with_o he_o only_o in_o her_o company_n as_o she_o be_v with_o her_o garment_n besprinkle_v with_o his_o blood_n she_o go_v direct_o to_o alexander_n camp_n and_o send_v word_n that_o there_o be_v one_o there_o to_o inform_v he_o of_o something_o that_o he_o be_v concern_v to_o know_v from_o she_o when_o she_o be_v admit_v she_o desire_v the_o servant_n may_v come_v in_o who_o show_v the_o head_n of_o spitamenes_n to_o those_o that_o search_v what_o he_o carry_v wrap_v up_o in_o his_o garment_n when_o the_o king_n know_v this_o though_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o considerable_a peace_n of_o service_n to_o he_o that_o a_o renegado_n and_o a_o traitor_n be_v dispatch_v yet_o have_v he_o a_o horror_n of_o the_o fact_n that_o she_o shall_v ensnare_v his_o life_n who_o have_v well_o deserve_v at_o her_o hand_n who_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o parent_n of_o the_o child_n that_o they_o have_v betwixt_o they_o and_o therefore_o consider_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o fact_n overweigh_v any_o pretend_a merit_n from_o himself_o he_o send_v her_o word_n that_o she_o shall_v forthwith_o depart_v his_o camp_n lest_o she_o shall_v infect_v the_o greek_n with_o the_o barbarity_n of_o her_o example_n wan_o hist_o man._n p._n 374._o xxiii_o fulvius_n understanding_n that_o he_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o triumvir_n betake_v himself_o to_o his_o wife_n hope_v to_o be_v hide_v and_o some_o way_n keep_v private_a by_o she_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o extremity_n he_o may_v the_o rather_o expect_v her_o fidelity_n in_o this_o thing_n because_o that_o of_o a_o slave_n he_o have_v make_v she_o a_o freewoman_n and_o receive_v she_o to_o his_o bed_n but_o he_o find_v a_o deadly_a enemy_n instead_o of_o a_o friend_n for_o she_o suspect_v that_o he_o be_v in_o love_n with_o another_o woman_n do_v herself_o accuse_v and_o discover_v he_o to_o the_o triumvir_n by_o who_o order_n he_o die_v in_o a_o miserable_a manner_n fulgosus_fw-la exercit._n p._n 609._o xxiv_o the_o noble_a pittacus_n so_o famous_a for_o his_o valour_n and_o 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my_o elder_a son_n hissemus_n and_o so_o send_v he_o away_o with_o money_n and_o a_o honourable_a retinue_n this_o alphonsus_n do_v afterward_o take_v the_o city_n and_o kingdom_n of_o toledo_n but_o it_o be_v after_o the_o death_n of_o almenon_n and_o his_o son_n lipsius_n mon_fw-fr p._n 321._o lix_n antaff_n king_n of_o some_o part_n of_o ireland_n war_a against_o king_n ethelstan_n disguise_v himself_o like_o a_o harper_n and_o come_v into_o ethelstans_n tent_n whence_o be_v go_v a_o soldier_n that_o know_v he_o discover_v it_o to_o the_o king_n who_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o soldier_n for_o not_o declare_v it_o soon_o the_o soldier_n make_v this_o answer_n i_o once_o serve_v antaff_n under_o his_o pay_n as_o a_o soldier_n and_o give_v he_o the_o same_o faith_n i_o now_o give_v you_o if_o then_o i_o shall_v betray_v he_o what_o trust_n can_v your_o grace_n repose_n in_o my_o truth_n let_v he_o therefore_o die_v but_o not_o by_o my_o treachery_n and_o let_v your_o care_n remove_v your_o royal_a self_n from_o danger_n remove_v your_o tent_n from_o the_o place_n where_o it_o stand_v lest_o at_o unaware_o he_o set_v upon_o you_o which_o the_o king_n do_v and_o the_o bishop_n pitch_v in_o the_o same_o place_n be_v that_o night_n with_o all_o his_o retinue_n slay_v by_o antaff_n hope_v to_o have_v surprise_v the_o king_n and_o believe_v he_o have_v slay_v he_o because_o he_o himself_o know_v his_o tent_n stand_v in_o that_o place_n speed_v chrocle_n p._n 381._o lx._n henry_n king_n of_o arragon_n and_o sicily_n be_v decease_v and_o leave_v john_n his_o son_n a_o child_n of_o twenty_o two_o month_n of_o age_n behind_o he_o entrust_v to_o the_o care_n and_o fidelity_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o brother_n of_o the_o decease_a king_n and_o uncle_n to_o the_o infant_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a virtue_n and_o merit_n and_o therefore_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o noble_n and_o people_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o not_o only_o in_o private_a discourse_n but_o in_o the_o public_a assembly_n he_o have_v the_o general_a voice_n and_o mutual_a consent_n to_o be_v choose_v king_n of_o arragon_n but_o he_o be_v still_o deaf_a to_o these_o proffer_n allege_v the_o right_a of_o his_o infant_n nephew_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n which_o they_o be_v bind_v the_o rather_o to_o maintain_v by_o how_o much_o the_o weak_a the_o young_a prince_n be_v to_o do_v it_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v though_o the_o assembly_n be_v adjourn_v for_o that_o time_n they_o meet_v again_o in_o hope_n that_o have_v time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o he_o will_v now_o accept_v it_o who_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o their_o purpose_n have_v cause_v the_o little_a child_n to_o be_v clothe_v in_o royal_a robe_n and_o have_v hide_v he_o under_o his_o garment_n go_v and_o sit_v in_o the_o assembly_n then_o paralus_n master_n of_o the_o horse_n by_o common_a consent_n do_v again_o ask_v he_o who_o o_n ferdinand_n be_v it_o your_o pleasure_n to_o have_v declare_v our_o king_n he_o 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