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de_fw-fr razon_n que_fw-fr por_fw-mi voluntad_fw-es que_fw-la dello_n tenemos_fw-la porque_fw-es con_fw-mi toda_fw-it reverencia_fw-la y_fw-es acatamiento_fw-it la_fw-fr honramos_a y_o desseamos_a honrar_n y_o acatar_n pues_z que_fw-la demas_fw-la cumplir_fw-fr el_fw-es mandamiento_fw-it de_fw-es dios_fw-es a_fw-fr que_fw-fr somos_fw-la obligado_n por_fw-mi ella_n tenemos_fw-la y_fw-fr esperamos_a tener_n tan_o grand_fw-mi sucession_n de_fw-fr reynos_n y_fw-fr senorios_fw-la como_fw-mi tenemos_fw-la y_fw-fr porque_fw-es de_fw-es la_fw-fr dicha_n prelation_n no_o see_v pueda_fw-la seguir_n ni_fw-fr causar_n perjuizio_fw-mi ni_fw-fr confusion_n adelante_v a_o los_fw-la nuestros_fw-la reynos_n de_fw-fr espanna_n ni_fw-fr a_fw-fr los_fw-es reyes_n nuestros_fw-la successores_fw-la ni_fw-fr a_fw-fr los_fw-la naturales_fw-la sus_fw-la subditos_fw-la que_fw-la por_fw-mi tiempo_fw-la fueren_n por_z end_n queremos_fw-la que_fw-la sepan_n todo_fw-es los_fw-es que_fw-fr agora_n son_n o_o 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