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david_n brother_n endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o escape_n out_o of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n break_v his_o neck_n 263._o his_o body_n recover_v and_o convey_v to_o conwey_n and_o honourable_o bury_v 270._o gruffydh_n llwyd_n knight_v by_o king_n edward_n i._o rebel_n 311._o treat_v with_o sir_n robert_n bruce_n for_o succour_n against_o the_o english_a with_o his_o letter_n to_o he_o ibid._n overruns_a north-wales_n and_o the_o march_n and_o be_v take_v prisoner_n 313._o gurmundus_fw-la a_o norwegian_a from_o ireland_n invade_v britain_n 7._o gwenwynwyn_n worsted_n by_o the_o english_a 218._o refuse_v homage_n to_o prince_n lhewelyn_n 222._o at_o last_o consent_n to_o it_o 223._o detain_v prisoner_n at_o shrewsbury_n 225._o set_a at_o liberty_n re-gain_n his_o country_n 228._o revolt_v from_o prince_n lhewelyn_n and_o be_v dispossess_v 242._o h._n harold_n succeed_v canute_n his_o brother_n in_o england_n 83._o dies_z and_o be_v succeed_v by_o hardi_n canute_n his_o brother_n 85._o 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with_o prince_n owen_n 175._o quarrel_n and_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o france_n 187._o invade_v wales_n and_o bring_v prince_n rhys_n to_o do_v he_o homage_n 188._o invade_v wales_n again_o with_o a_o most_o potent_a army_n 190._o return_v without_o any_o thing_n memorable_a and_o for_o revenge_n put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o hostage_n 191._o make_v a_o three_o expedition_n into_o wales_n to_o as_o little_a purpose_n ibid._n pass_n through_o wales_n receive_v homage_n of_o prince_n rhys_n in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n 198_o 199._o return_v through_o wales_n and_o incline_v to_o leave_v it_o in_o a_o peaceable_a condition_n 199_o 200._o engage_v in_o a_o civil_a war_n against_o his_o son_n henry_n 201._o make_v a_o peace_n with_o france_n and_o his_o child_n force_v to_o submit_v 202._o dies_z 209._o henry_n iii_o king_n of_o england_n invade_v wales_n and_o be_v worsted_n 251._o invade_v wales_n again_o 254._o make_v henry_n of_o mâ—nmouth_n his_o 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