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astlepade_n in_o pee_z till_o on_o of_o his_o earl_n that_o wo_v call_v coill_n make_v afair_a town_n ayene_v the_o king_n will_v and_o let_v call_v the_o town_n colchestre_fw-fr after_o his_o own_o name_n wherefore_o the_o king_n wo_v full_a wroth_a &_o thought_n to_o destruy_a he_o and_o begone_v to_o be_v upon_o he_o &_o _o bring_v great_a pover_fw-mi of_o man_n &_o yaf_a the_o earl_n battle_n &_o the_o earl_n defendid_a he_o fers_o with_o his_o power_n &_o _o slay_v the_o king_n himself_o in_o that_o bataill_n &_o _o tho_o wos_o coill_n crown_v and_o make_v king_n of_o this_o land_n ¶_o this_o coill_n regn_v and_o govern_v the_o ream_n well_o and_o nobilli_n for_o he_o wo_v a_o nobull_n man_n and_o well-beloved_a among_o the_o breton_n when_o tho_o of_o room_n herd_n that_o astlepade_n be_v slay_v they_o be_v wonder_v glad_a and_o send_v a_o other_o great_a prince_n of_o roman_n that_o wo_v call_v constance_n and_o he_o come_v to_o the_o king_n coill_n for_o to_o chalengf_v the_o 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there_o be_v a_o emperor_n at_o room_n that_o wo_v a_o sarzyn_n &_o _o a_fw-fr tyrant_n thas_o wo_v call_v maxence_n that_o put_v to_o death_n all_o that_o beleve_v in_o god_n &_o _o destruyed_a holy_a chrche_n by_o all_o his_o pover_fw-mi and_z slay_v all_o cristen_v man_n that_o he_o may_v find_v and_o among_o all_o other_o he_o let_v martyr_n send_v katrin_n &_o money_n other_o cristin_a pepull_a that_o have_v drede_v of_o death_n that_o flee_v &_o _o come_v in_o to_o this_o land_n to_o king_n constantine_a and_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o sorrow_n that_o maxence_o do_v to_o cristinte_v wherefore_o constantine_n have_v pit_n and_o great_a sorew_v make_v &_o
first_o wo_v call_v constance_n and_o that_o other_o aurilambros_n and_o the_o three_o uter_fw-la this_o constance_n the_o elder_a brother_n when_o he_o come_v to_o age_n he_o make_v he_o a_o monk_n at_o wynchestre_n this_o constantin_n the_fw-mi father_fw-mi thurgh_n tresone_n wo_v slay_v for_o it_o befall_v on_o a_o time_n that_o a_o pehite_a come_v to_o he_o upon_o a_o day_n in_o message_n as_o it_o be_v and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v with_o the_o king_n prevali_fw-la in_o council_n the_o king_n let_v voy_v his_o chambre_n of_o the_o man_n that_o there_o be_v withyn_a and_o there_o a_o bode_n no_o mo_z bot_n the_o king_n and_o the_o pehite_a &_o _o he_o make_v a_o countenance_n as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v speak_v with_o the_o king_n in_o his_o ere_n and_o there_o he_o kill_v he_o with_o a_o long_a knife_n &_o after_o that_o he_o go_v quainteli_fw-la out_o of_o the_o chambre_n in_o to_o a_o other_o chambre_n so_o at_o the_o last_o no_o man_n wist_v where_o he_o wo_v bicomen_fw-mi ¶_o when_o the_o king_n man_n wist_v that_o their_o lord_n wo_v so_o deid_v they_o make_v so_o much_o sorrow_n they_o not_o wit_v what_o to_o do_v ¶_o for_o as_o much_o as_o his_o two_o son_n aurilombros_n and_o uter_fw-la be_v so_o young_a that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v king_n &_o the_o three_o brother_n wo_v monk_n at_o wenchestre_n as_o be_v say_v befoor_a but_o vortiger_n that_o wo_v earl_n of_o westsexe_n think_v privy_o in_o his_o heart_n thurgh_n quentance_n to_o be_v king_n and_o go_v to_o wynchestre_n there_o that_o constance_n be_v monk_n &_o _o too_o he_o say_v constans_n quoth_v he_o your_o father_fw-mi be_v deid_v and_o your_o ij_o brother_n that_o be_v with_o gosseline_n the_o bisshope_fw-mi of_o london_n to_o norissh_v ben_fw-mi so_o young_a that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v king_n ¶_o wherefore_o i_o council_n you_o that_o you_o forsake_v your_o habit_n and_o come_v with_o i_o &_o _o i_o shall_v make_v sych_a a_o meyn_n un_fw-fr to_o the_o 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as_o much_o as_o to_o the_o ream_n aperten_v so_o that_o himself_o no_o thing_n entermel_v but_o onli_fw-la bare_a the_o name_n of_o king_n ¶_o when_o vortiger_n see_v that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o land_n in_o his_o ward_n and_o governall_a at_o his_o own_o will_v he_o think_v a_o prevy_a treason_n and_o to_o sle_n constance_n the_o king_n that_o he_o may_v himself_o be_v crow_v and_o make_v king_n and_o regne_fw-la and_o let_v send_v after_o a_o hundred_o knight_n of_o pehetes_n the_o worthy_a of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o they_o heel_a with_o he_o for_o to_o duel_n as_o to_o be_v keper_n of_o be_v body_n as_o he_o will_v wend_v thurgh_n the_o land_n to_o ordain_v thing_n that_o apperteyn_v to_o a_o king_n ¶_o and_o this_o vortiger_n honour_v so_o much_o the_o hondr_v knight_n and_o so_o much_o yafe_v they_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o so_o scotfree_a ivelle_n robe_n horse_n and_o other_o thing_n plente_v wherefore_o they_o hold_v he_o more_o lord_n than_o they_o do_v the_o king_n ¶_o and_o vortiger_n tell_v they_o if_o he_o may_v be_v king_n you_o as_o it_o be_v thurgh_n treason_n he_o will_v make_v they_o rich_a of_o the_o land_n so_o at_o the_o last_o thurgh_n great_a yefte_n that_o he_o have_v yefuen_v largeli_fw-la they_o cry_v thurgh_n the_o court_n that_o vortiger_n be_v better_o worthy_a to_o be_v king_n than_o constance_n wherefore_o vortiger_n make_v semland_n as_o he_o have_v be_v wroth_a and_o he_o depart_v then_n from_o the_o court_n and_o say_v he_o most_o go_v else_o where_o for_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v to_o do_v and_o so_o the_o traitor_n say_v for_o encheson_n that_o they_o shall_v he_o slay_v that_o be_v to_o say_v constancy_n ¶_o when_o this_o vortiger_n wo_v go_v it_o befall_v soon_o after_o that_o though_o hundred_o knight_n of_o pehites_n break_v the_o door_n of_o the_o king_n chamber_n and_o there_o they_o he_o slay_v &_o _o smite_v of_o his_o heed_n and_o bear_v it_o to_o vortiger_n there_o that_o he_o duel_v and_o when_o vortiger_n see_v that_o heed_n he_o wep_v full_a tender_o with_o his_o eye_n and_o nerthelee_n he_o wo_v somedell_o glad_a of_o his_o death_n ¶_o and_o anon_o let_v take_v the_o hundred_o knight_n of_o pehites_n and_o bind_v their_o hand_n be_v hind_n they_o a_o lead_v they_o to_o london_n &_o there_o they_o be_v damn_a to_o death_n as_o false_a traitor_n and_o anon_o after_o all_o the_o bretan_n of_o the_o land_n by_o the_o common_a assent_n crow_v vortyger_n and_o make_v he_o king_n of_o the_o land_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la c.lxxiiij_o sother_n a_o martyr_n wos_fw-fr pope_n after_o auicetum_n ix_o year_n the_o which_o decreit_n that_o a_o nun_n shall_v not_o towch_v the_o pall_n of_o the_o awter_n never_o pit_n in_o sense_n there_o to_o and_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v a_o wompull_a about_o her_o heed_n and_o money_n ê‘ellis_fw-la he_o see_v a_o bout_n matimony_n there_o for_o he_o ordand_v that_o no_o woman_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o lawful_a wife_n bot_n if_o she_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o press_v elentherê°_n a_o martyr_n wos_fw-fr pope_n after_o sother_n xv_o year_n the_o which_o ordand_v that_o cristyn_a man_n shall_v furese_v no_o meet_a resonabull_n that_o wo_v manny_n mete_v nota._n also_o that_o no_o man_n un_fw-mi acuse_v in_o acrime_n shall_v be_v put_v from_o his_o dignity_n or_o his_o degree_n till_o he_o be_v convyckyt_v thurgh_n ensampull_a of_o criy_v the_o which_o keppid_a still_o judas_n scaryoth_v not_o a_o cuse_v and_o crist_n know_fw-mi he_o guilty_a and_o what_o sum_n ever_o he_o do_v among_o the_o apostil_v for_o the_o dyngnite_n of_o his_o seruis_fw-la a_o boode_n firm_a and_o stabull_n and_o he_o send_v also_o legatis_fw-la un_fw-mi to_o lucy_n the_o king_n of_o bretan_n the_o which_o baptize_v he_o and_o his_o pepull_a and_o fagus_n and_o domianus_n legate_n the_o which_o the_o pope_n send_v first_o preched_a in_o englond_n and_o this_o cristyndom_a durit_n in_o bretan_n cc._o year_n un_fw-fr to_o the_o time_n of_o dioclision_n the_o emperor_n when_o send_v albone_n wo_v martyre_v marchus_n antonius_n and_o lucius_n comodus_n be_v emprour_n bot_n marcus_n die_v anon_o and_o lucius_n comodus_fw-la regn_v comodus_n wo_v call_v profitabull_n of_o scorn_n for_o he_o wo_v to_o every_o man_n unprofitabull_n he_o wo_v yeffen_v utter_o to_o lechori_n money_n senetour_n and_o cristyn_a man_n he_o make_v for_o to_o be_v kill_v he_o dampen_v his_o own_o wife_n to_o death_n for_o age_n he_o die_v a_o sodan_n death_n with_o stranggil_v among_o maiden_n helius_n ê‘tenax_n after_o this_o man_n wo_v emperor_n sex_n month_n and_o wo_v a_o man_n of_o great_a discretion_n who_o julian_n the_o great_a lawyer_n kill_v and_o he_o entrid_v the_o empire_n and_o be_v slay_v the_o seven_o month_n of_o severê°_n victor_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o elentherium_n x._o year_n and_o for_o the_o discord_n of_o the_o pascall_n time_n he_o call_v a_o counsele_n in_o alexander_n where_o be_v be_v present_a that_o tyme._n &_o money_n other_o where_o he_o decreit_v that_o estyr_n day_n shall_v be_v kepe_v on_o the_o sunday_n bot_n he_o most_o keep_v the_o change_n of_o the_o moan_n of_o april_v and_o that_o wo_v to_o differ_v fro_o jues._n for_o money_n bisshopis_fw-la of_o the_o est_fw-la a_o boid_a that_o time_n the_o same_o day_n the_o jue_n do_v haloe_v that_o fest_n ¶_o also_o he_o ordand_v that_o in_o time_n of_o need_n child_n may_v be_v cristyne_v in_o every_o place_n &_o _o in_o every_o water_n zepherinê°_n a_o martyr_n &_o _o a_o roman_a wos_n pope_n after_o victor_n ix_o year_n this_o man_n ordaud_n that_o cristen_v pepull_a of_o xij_o year_n age_n &_o a_o bown_n shall_v resave_o his_o god_n on_o estyr_n day_n of_o we_o â—â—_o year_n also_o he_o ordant_a that_o all_o the_o
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