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history_n of_o sir_n tho._n more_o word_n â—or_a word_n take_v out_o of_o polid._n virg._n w._n brandon_n charles_n brandon_n the_o death_n of_o king_n richard_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n slay_v lord_n tho._n haward_n earl_n of_o surrey_n advance_v by_o k._n henry_n 7._o k._n richard_n son_n punish_v for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o father_n k._n richard_n propose_v to_o marry_v elizabeth_n his_o brother_n daughter_n l._n stanley_n husband_n to_o k._n henry_n mother_n forsake_v k._n richard_n the_o l._n strange_a marvellous_o preserve_v the_o shameful_a toss_n of_o king_n richard_n dead_a corpse_n anno._n 1485._o king_n henry_n 9_o k._n henry_n marry_v with_o elizabeth_n the_o two_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n join_v together_o anno._n 1486._o maximilianus_n emperor_n the_o reign_n and_o death_n of_o fridericus_n emperor_n anno._n 1494._o maximilian_n marry_v the_o duchess_n of_o burgoyne_n this_o mary_n be_v niece_n to_o king_n edward_n 4._o the_o learning_n of_o maximilian_n 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without_o examination_n excommunication_n exit_fw-la noviomago_fw-la a_o pprophecy_n of_o weselus_n this_o oftendorpius_n be_v a_o man_n well_o learned_a and_o canon_n of_o the_o minster_n of_o lubeck_n here_o it_o appear_v that_o
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german_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1539_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr robert_n barnes_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1539_o 12_o g_o 14_o thomas_n garrard_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 15_o william_n hierome_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr b_o 16_o william_n wolsey_n martyr_n 4_o 1555_o 9_o c_o 17_o rob._n pigot_n mar._n 4_o 1555_o  _fw-fr d_o 18_o luke_n evangelist_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 17_o e_fw-la 19_o nicholas_n ridley_n bishop_n martyr_n 6_o 1555_o 6_o f_o 20_o hugh_n latymer_n bishop_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr g_o 21_o i_o web_n gent._n mar_v george_n roper_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o 14_o a_o 22_o gregory_n park_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o b_o 23_o adam_n wall_n mar_v mark_v burges_n mar_v 2_o 1551_o  _fw-fr c_o 24_o william_n hooker_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1560_o 11_o d_o 25_o simson_n priest_n beverech_n friar_n keyler_n black_a friar_n davy_n stratton_n gentleman_n norman_a gorley_n uicar_n of_o dolour_n a_o black_a canon_n with_o 4._o other_o martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 19_o e_fw-la 26_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr f_o 27_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o g_o 28_o simon_n and_o jude._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 29_o three_o die_v in_o prison_n at_o cicester_n confess_v 18_o 1556_o 16_o b_o 30_o mother_n seaman_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o 5_o c_o 31_o mother_n bennet_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o november_n have_v 30._o day_n the_o moon_n xxix_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n  _fw-fr d_o 1_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr â—_o e_o 2_o richard_n meking_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o 2_o f_o 3_o richard_n spenser_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o  _fw-fr g_o 4_o andrew_n hewet_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o 10_o a_o 5_o john_n porter_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1542_o  _fw-fr b_o 6_o thomas_z bernard_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1542_o 18_o c_o 7_o james_n morton_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1542_o 7_o d_o 8_o george_n wizard_n gentleman_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1146_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 9_o john_n kirby_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o â—5_n f_o 10_o roger_n clarke_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o 4_o g_o 11_o richard_n barfield_n aliâs_fw-la somersam_fw-la mar._n 20_o 1531_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 12_o john_n clarke_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o 12_o b_o 13_o dimstane_n chittenden_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr c_o 14_o william_n foster_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr d_o 15_o alice_z potkins_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o 9_o e_fw-la 16_o john_n archer_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr f_o 17_o hook_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1556_o 17_o g_o 18_o john_n hallingdale_n martyr_n 18_o 1557_o 6_o a_o 19_o william_n sparrow_n martyr_n 18_o 1557_o  _fw-fr b_o 20_o richard_n gybson_n gentleman_n mar._n 18_o 1557_o 14_o c_o 21_o saunder_n gouch_n martyr_n 4_o 1558_o 3_o do_v 22_o elizabeth_n driver_n martyr_n 4_o 1558_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr philip_n humphrey_n martyr_n 5_o 1558_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 23_o john_n davy_n mar._n 5_o 1558_o 11_o f_o 24_o henry_n davy_n mar._n 5_o 1558_o 19_o g_o 25_o john_n corneforth_o martyr_n 10_o 1558_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 26_o christopher_n browne_n martyr_n 10_o 1558_o 8_o b_o 27_o 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parliament_n house_n stout_o and_o proud_o before_o they_o all_o say_v &_o aâ—â—â—med_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o crown_n of_o the_o same_o with_o all_o thereunto_o belong_v do_v pertain_v unto_o he_o at_o that_o present_a as_o of_o very_a right_n and_o to_o none_o other_o for_o that_o the_o say_a king_n richard_n by_o his_o own_o deed_n be_v deprive_v for_o ever_o of_o all_o the_o right_a title_n &_o interest_n that_o ever_o he_o have_v have_v or_o may_v have_v in_o the_o same_o and_o thus_o at_o length_n by_o right_n and_o wrong_n he_o exalt_v himself_o unto_o yâ—_z throne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n since_o which_o time_n our_o common_a weal_n never_o flourish_v nor_o prosper_v but_o altogether_o have_v be_v void_a of_o virtue_n for_o that_o the_o spiritualty_n be_v so_o oppress_v exercise_n and_o warlike_a practice_n have_v not_o be_v maintain_v charity_n be_v wax_v cold_a &_o covetousness_n and_o misery_n have_v take_v place_n &_o final_o mercy_n be_v take_v away_o &_o vengeance_n supply_v the_o rcome_v whereby_o it_o do_v appear_v as_o before_o be_v say_v that_o yâ—_z say_v lord_n henry_n be_v not_o only_o perjure_a &_o false_a by_o usurp_v the_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n belong_v to_o another_o but_o also_o excommunicate_a for_o the_o apprehend_n unjust_a imprison_n and_o deprive_v his_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n of_o his_o royal_a crown_n and_o dignity_n wherefore_o as_o in_o the_o article_n before_o we_o pronounce_v the_o say_a lord_n henry_n to_o be_v excommunicate_a 5._o five_o we_o depose_v etc._n etc._n against_o the_o say_a lord_n henry_n that_o he_o the_o same_o lord_n henry_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o favourer_n &_o complice_n heap_v mischief_n upon_o mischief_n have_v commit_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v a_o most_o wicked_a and_o mischievous_a fact_n yea_o such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v hear_v of_o at_o any_o time_n before_o for_o after_o that_o they_o have_v take_v and_o imprison_v the_o king_n and_o depose_v he_o by_o 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his_o excommunication_n most_o execrable_a so_o that_o as_o before_o we_o pronounce_v the_o say_a henry_n not_o only_o perjure_a but_o also_o excommunicate_a 6._o six_o we_o depose_v etc._n etc._n against_o the_o say_a lord_n henry_n that_o after_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o cause_v forthwith_o to_o be_v apprehend_v diverse_a lord_n spiritual_a church_n bishop_n abbot_n prior_n and_o religious_a man_n of_o all_o order_n who_o he_o arrest_v imprison_v &_o bind_v and_o against_o all_o order_n bring_v they_o before_o the_o secular_a judge_n to_o be_v examine_v not_o spare_v the_o bishop_n who_o body_n be_v anoint_v with_o sacred_a oil_n nor_o priest_n nor_o religious_a man_n but_o command_v they_o to_o be_v condemn_v hang_v and_o behead_v by_o the_o temporal_a law_n and_o judgement_n notwithstanding_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n and_o holy_a order_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v reverence_v and_o worship_v it_o he_o have_v be_v a_o true_a and_o lawful_a king_n for_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a oath_n in_o the_o coronation_n of_o a_o lawful_a king_n be_v to_o defend_v and_o keep_v inviolate_a the_o liberty_n and_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o to_o deliver_v any_o priest_n or_o religious_a man_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n except_o for_o heresy_n only_o and_o that_o after_o his_o degradation_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n contrary_n unto_o all_o this_o have_v he_o do_v so_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o this_o article_n as_o afore_o in_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o be_v both_o perjure_a and_o excommunicate_a 7._o seventh_o we_o depose_v etc._n etc._n against_o the_o say_a lord_n henry_n that_o not_o only_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o other_o religious_a man_n but_o also_o diverse_a of_o the_o lord_n