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A11051
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The mirrour of vertue in worldly greatnes. Or The life of Syr Thomas More Knight, sometime Lo. Chancellour of England
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Roper, William, 1496-1578.
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STC 21316; ESTC S116166
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place_n where_o i_o have_v have_v convenient_a time_n and_o leisure_n to_o remember_v my_o last_o end_n and_o now_o most_o of_o all_o be_o i_o bind_v unto_o his_o grace_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v so_o short_o rid_v out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o wretched_a life_n &_o therefore_o will_v i_o not_o fail_v to_o pray_v earnest_o for_o his_o grace_n both_o here_o &_o in_o the_o other_o world_n also_o the_o king_n pleasure_n be_v further_a quoth_v sir_n thomas_n pope_n that_o at_o your_o execution_n you_o shall_v not_o use_v many_o word_n m._n pope_n quoth_v he_o you_o do_v well_o to_o give_v i_o warning_n of_o the_o king_n pleasure_n for_o otherwise_o i_o may_v have_v offend_v his_o majesty_n against_o my_o will_n i_o have_v indeed_o purpose_v at_o that_o time_n to_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o but_o of_o no_o matter_n of_o offecâ—…_n to_o his_o grace_n nevertheless_o whatsoever_o i_o intend_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o conform_v myself_o obedient_o to_o his_o commandment_n and_o beseech_v you_o good_a m._n pope_n be_v a_o mean_n unto_o his_o majesty_n that_o my_o daughter_n margaret_n may_v be_v at_o my_o burial_n the_o king_n be_v content_v already_o quoth_v sir_n thomas_n pope_n that_o your_o wife_n child_n and_o other_o of_o your_o friend_n have_v liberty_n to_o be_v present_a thereat_o o_o how_o much_o be_o i_o bind_v unto_o his_o grace_n quoth_v sir_n thomas_n more_n that_o vouchsafe_v to_o have_v so_o gracious_a a_o consideration_n of_o my_o poor_a burial_n whereupon_o sir_n tho._n pope_n take_v his_o leave_n can_v not_o forbear_v weep_v which_o sir_n tho._n more_o percâ—…yving_v comfort_v he_o in_o this_o wise_a q_o net_n yourself_o good_a m._n pope_n and_o be_v not_o discomfort_a for_o i_o trust_v we_o shall_v one_o day_n â—…e_v each_o other_o in_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o live_v and_o love_v together_o in_o joyful_a bliss_n eternal_o upon_o sir_n thomas_n pope_n departure_n he_o change_v himself_o into_o his_o best_a apparel_n as_o one_o 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