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claus_n 8._o in_o 3._o in_o dor_n claus_n 13_o e._n 2._o in_o 13._o in_o dor_n claus_n 16._o e._n 2._o in_o 27._o in_o dor_n ddw_n 3._o claus_n 1_o ed._n 3._o in_o dor_n rot._n parl._n 5_o edw._n 3._o parl._n 6_o ed._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 6_o ed._n 3._o saff_n 2._o in_o 6._o rot._n parl._n 7_o ed._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 7_o e._n 3._o sess_z 2._o parl._n 7_o e._n 3._o in_o 6._o rot._n parl._n 13_o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 13_o e._n 3._o sess_z 2._o parl._n 14._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 18_o e._n 3._o ro._n parl._n 21_o e._n 3._o parl._n 25_o e._n 3._o parl._n 27_o e._n 3._o parl._n 27_o e._n 3._o parl._n 29_o e._n 3._o paâ—l_n 36_o e._n 3._o parl._n 40_o e._n 3._o king_n john_n parl._n 43_o e._n 3._o parl._n 45_o e._n 3._o parl._n 46_o e._n 3._o par._n 50_o ed._n 3._o rich._n 2._o par._n 1_o rich._n 2._o in_o 5_o &_o 6._o parl._n 1_o rich._n 2_o in_o 7._o parl._n 3_o rich._n 2._o in_o 4._o &_o 5._o par._n 4_o rich._n 2._o n_o 2_o &_o 3._o parl._n 5_o rich._n 2._o in_o 3._o parl._n 5._o sess_z 2._o parl._n 6._o rich._n 2._o parl._n 6_o sess_z 2._o par._n 7_o rich._n 2._o parl._n 7_o sess_z 2._o par._n 8_o rich._n 2._o claus_n 9_o rye_n 2._o par._n 10_o rich._n 2._o parl._n 13_o ric._n 2._o rot._n claus_n 13._o ric._n 2._o far._n 14_o ric._n 2._o parl._n 17_o ri._n 2._o henry_n 4._o parl._n 5._o hen._n 4._o parl._n 6._o hen._n 4._o parl._n 7._o &_o 8._o hen._n 4._o in_o 19_o &_o 20._o claus_n 7_o h._n 4._o ln_o 33._o in_o 57_o in_o 59_o hen._n 5._o parl._n 1_o hen._n 5._o in_o 2._o in_o 4._o parl._n 2_o hen._n 5._o parl._n 3_o hen._n 5._o parl._n 4_o &_o 5._o hen._n 5._o parl._n 5_o hen._n 5._o parl._n 7_o hen._n 5._o hen._n 6._o rot._n parl._n 2_o hen._n 6._o rot._n pa_n 3_o h._n 6._o rot._n pa._n 9_o h._n 6._o rot._n parl._n 14_o hon._n 6._o rot._n parl._n 15_o hen._n 6._o parl._n 20_o h._n 6._o parl._n 23_o h._n 6._o rot._n parl._n 25_o hen._n 6._o in_o 3._o n._n 6._o parl._n 27_o h._n 6._o parl._n 29_o h._n 6._o parl._n 33_o h._n 6._o edward_n 4._o parl._n 7._o 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