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court_n and_o likewise_o the_o performance_n by_o the_o king_n in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o what_o be_v desire_v adjoin_v to_o his_o former_a discourse_n that_o which_o follow_v subitò_fw-la ruptâ_fw-la cute_fw-la cum_fw-la sanie_fw-la vermis_n ebulliunt_fw-la resedit_fw-la tumour_n dolour_n omnis_fw-la abscessit_fw-la ammirantibus_fw-la qui_fw-la aderant_fw-la tantam_fw-la sub_fw-la purpurâ_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la tantam_fw-la sceptrigeris_fw-la manibus_fw-la inesse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la that_o be_v all_o on_o the_o sudden_a the_o skin_n break_v the_o worm_n and_o mattur_fw-la drop_n out_o the_o swell_a fall_n all_o the_o pain_n go_v away_o all_o that_o stand_v by_o be_v amaze_v to_o see_v such_o a_o cure_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o royal_a robe_n and_o such_o virtue_n to_o proceed_v from_o hand_n which_o hold_v a_o sceptre_n for_o not_o only_o the_o mention_n of_o heal_v the_o struma_n in_o this_o manner_n be_v first_o find_v in_o the_o history_n of_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o praise_n 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