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his_o subject_n and_o his_o son_n vortimer_n choose_v and_o crown_v in_o his_o stead_n speed_n chron._n pag._n 207.266.267_o sigehert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n use_v exaction_n and_o cruelty_n upon_o his_o subject_n be_v put_v by_o his_o place_n and_o kenwolfe_n make_v king_n in_o his_o steed_n speed_n hist._n pag._n 229._o so_o ofr_v king_n of_o northumberland_n for_o his_o ill_a government_n be_v expel_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o deprive_v of_o all_o kingly_a authority_n speed_n pag._n 245.246_o ethelred_n the_o son_n of_o mollo_n so_o far_o offend_v his_o subject_n that_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o at_o cobre_n beornerd_a king_n of_o mercia_n because_o govern_v the_o people_n not_o by_o just_a law_n but_o by_o tyranny_n be_v expel_v the_o kingdom_n and_o offa_n choose_v and_o crown_v mat._n westm._n pa._n 275._o the_o like_a be_v edwin_n case_n king_n of_o mercia_n and_o northumberland_n for_o his_o misgovernment_n tyranny_n and_o oppression_n 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elect_v and_o crown_v walsing._n hist._n