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in_o what_o he_o do_v amiss_o wherein_o you_o shall_v show_v yourselves_o friendly_a to_o he_o and_o so_o i_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o you_o and_o son_n go_v your_o way_n unto_o my_o lord_n your_o master_n and_o serve_v he_o diligent_o and_o so_o part_v and_o go_v down_o into_o the_o hall_n and_o so_o take_v his_o barge_n then_o after_o long_a and_o large_a debate_v the_o matter_n about_o king_n the_o lord_n percy_n assurance_n to_o mistress_n anne_n bullen_n it_o be_v devise_v that_o the_o contract_n shall_v be_v infringe_v and_o dissolve_v and_o that_o the_o lord_n piercy_n shall_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n daughter_n and_o so_o indeed_o not_o long_o after_o he_o do_v whereby_o the_o former_a contract_n be_v break_v thereat_o and_o dissolve_v wherewith_o mistress_n anne_n be_v great_o displease_v promise_a that_o if_o ever_o it_o lay_v in_o her_o power_n she_o will_v do_v the_o cardinal_n some_o displeasure_n which_o indeed_o she_o afterwards_o do_v but_o 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search_n of_o this_o matter_n further_a intelligence_n that_o all_o this_o business_n be_v devise_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o england_n whereupon_o the_o duke_n slay_v conceive_v such_o indignation_n against_o the_o cardinal_n that_o he_o go_v immediate_o to_o rome_n and_o there_o intend_v to_o sack_v the_o town_n and_o to_o have_v take_v the_o pope_n but_o at_o the_o first_o assault_n of_o the_o town_n the_o duke_n be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o be_v there_o slay_v notwithstanding_o the_o captain_n continue_v their_o assault_n and_o at_o last_o many_o of_o the_o town_n flee_v with_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o angel_n where_o he_o continue_v in_o great_a calamity_n i_o have_v write_v this_o history_n more_o at_o large_a because_o it_o be_v think_v of_o all_o this_o mischief_n wherefore_o you_o may_v see_v whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v purpose_n be_v he_o prince_n or_o prelate_n yet_o god_n dispatch_v all_o thing_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o will_n it_o be_v a_o folly_n 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