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lancaster_n joan_n elder_a daughter_n marry_v to_o l._n mowbray_n mary_n second_o daughter_n marry_v to_o hen._n l._n percy_n hen._n 2d_o son_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n derby_n and_o lâ—icester_n h._n ii_o one_a d._n of_o lancaster_n make_v by_o edward_n iii_o j._n of_o ga._n 3d._a son_n of_o ed._n d._n of_o lanâ—_n by_o his_o one_a wife_n blanch_n heir_n of_o lancaster_n first_o wife_n to_o jo._n of_o gaunt_n 13._o hen._n iu._n first_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lanc._n 1406._o 14._o henry_n v._o king_n of_o england_n 1414._o 15._o hen._n vi_o depose_v by_o the_o house_n of_o york_n edw._n prince_n of_o wâ—les_n slay_v by_o the_o house_n of_o york_n eleanor_z 3â—_n daughter_n marry_v to_o â—_o e._n of_o arunâ—el_n the_o one_a son_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n die_v without_o issue_n john_n the_o 3d._a son_n earl_n of_o derby_n edmond_n crockbâ—â—k_n 2d_o son_n earl_n of_o lancaster_z 8._o henry_n iii_o succeed_v his_o father_n john_n 1316._o 9_o edward_n i._o son_n of_o henry_n iii_o reign_v 1272._o 10._o edward_n ii_o afterward_o depose_v 11._o edw._n iii_o fâ—om_n who_o bâ—gan_v the_o â—â—uses_n of_o lan_n â—_o york_z 1326._o edw._n prince_n of_o wales_n one_a son_n die_v before_o his_o fath._n 12._o richard_n ii_o depose_v by_o h._n d._n of_o lanc._n 1460._o the_o house_n of_o brittany_n by_o the_o second_o â—â—ay_n beatrix_n marry_v to_o john_n ii_o duke_n of_o brittany_n arth._n ii_o d._n of_o brit._n who_o title_n end_v in_o the_o inf._n of_o sp._n john_n ii_o that_o marry_a beatrix_n john_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n d._n of_o brittany_n the_o house_n of_o devonshire_n h._n d._n of_o exeter_n have_v no_o issue_n and_o leave_v all_o to_o his_o sister_n ann_n marry_v to_o siâ—_n t._n nevil_n father_n of_o r._n j._n e._n of_o west_n john_n holland_n d._n of_o exeter_n son_n of_o elizabeth_n elizabeth_z 2d_o daughter_n marry_v to_o j._n h._n d._n of_o exet._n the_o house_n of_o portugal_n philippe_n elder_a daughter_n marry_v to_o john_n i._o k._n of_o 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of_o york_n four_o son_n of_o k._n edward_n edw._n elder_a son_n d._n of_o york_n have_v no_o issue_n th._n of_o will_v d._n of_o glo._n 5_o son_n of_o e._n iii_o slay_v by_o his_o neph_n rich._n ann_n mar_v to_o â—_o l._n staf._n whereby_o they_o become_v duke_n of_o buck_n the_o house_n of_o york_z richardâ—d_n â—d_z son_n d._n of_o york_n husband_n of_o ann_n ann_n mort._n mar_v the_o d._n of_o york_n by_o which_o they_o claim_v r._n plantagâ—net_n d._n of_o york_z 1_o st_z pretender_n of_o that_o house_n 18._o rich._n iii_o 2d_o son_n of_o rich._n d._n of_o york_n 1483._o edw._n prince_n of_o wales_n die_v without_o issue_n george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n 2d_o son_n of_o richard_n edward_n earl_n of_o warwick_n put_v to_o death_n by_o h._n vii_o margaret_z countess_z of_o salisbury_z marry_v of_o rich._n pâ—ol_n reginald_n pool_n die_v cardinal_n so_o england_n hon._n i._o mâ—â—tague_n â—â—t_n son_n put_v to_o death_n by_o henry_n viii_o winifred_n 2d_o daughter_n marry_v to_o s._n t._n barington_n catharine_n marry_v to_o s._n f._n hâ—stings_n e._n of_o hunt_v h._n hastingsâ—arl_n â—arl_z of_o hantington_n and_o his_o brethren_n geoffrey_n pool_n knight_n geoffrey_n pool_n arthur_n and_o geoffrey_n pool_n son_n of_o geoffrey_n 18._o edw._n iu._n first_o k._n of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n 1460._o 17._o edw._n v._o put_v to_o death_n hy_o his_o uncle_n richard_n the_o line_n of_o somerset_n and_o of_o k._n h._n 7._o the_o unite_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n catharine_n swinford_n 3â—_n wife_n to_o john_n of_o gaunt_n john_n earl_n of_o somerset_z john_n duke_n of_o somerset_n margaret_n marry_v to_o edm._n tuderâ—_n â—_z of_o â—ichm_o 19_o henry_n vii_o king_n of_o england_n 1485._o 20._o henry_n viii_o king_n of_o england_n 1507._o 21._o edw._n vi_o son_n of_o henry_n viii_o 1546._o 22._o marry_o elder_a daughter_n queen_n of_o england_n 23._o elizab._n â—d_a daughter_n of_o k._n henry_n 1558._o eliz._n elder_a daughter_n of_o ed._n iu._n marry_v to_o h._n vii_o marry_o 2d_o daughter_n marry_v cha._n br._n d._n of_o suf._n franc._n elder_a daughter_n marry_v hen._n gr._n d._n of_o suf._n catarrh_n grace_n have_v by_o the_o e._n of_o heart_n two_o son_n edward_n seymour_n call_v lord_n bâ—aâ—ham_n hen._n seymor_n ad_fw-la son_n beget_v in_o the_o tower_n eleanor_z 2d_o daughter_n marry_v h._n e._n of_o camb._n margaret_n marry_v to_o h._n earl_n of_o derby_n ferdinand_n l._n strange_n and_o his_o brother_n jama_n iu._n k._n of_o scot_n first_o husband_n of_o margaret_n margar._n elder_a daughter_n marry_v twico_fw-la arch._n doug._n e._n of_o angus_n 2d_o husband_n of_o margaret_n james_n v._o king_n of_o scotland_n margaret_n marry_v to_o matthew_n e._n of_o lanox_fw-la marry_o queen_n of_o scotland_n put_v to_o death_n in_o england_n henry_n lord_n darly_n husband_n of_o mary_n charles_n 2d_o son_n marry_v to_o eliz._n candish_n james_n vi_o king_n of_o scotland_n the_o lady_n arabella_n polyd._n in_o vita_fw-la â—_o viii_o occasion_n of_o meeting_n the_o matter_n of_o succession_n discuss_v mr._n promely_a mr._n wentworth_n two_o lawyer_n many_o pretender_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n sucession_n doubtful_a and_o why_o three_o or_o four_o principal_a head_n of_o pretendor_n 1._o lancaster_n 2_o york_n 3._o the_o two_o house_n join_v circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n present_a the_o romman_a conclave_n succession_n include_v also_o some_o kind_n of_o election_n of_o this_o more_o afterward_o cap._n 4_o 5._o nearness_n only_o in_o blood_n not_o sufficient_a mâ—_n 〈…〉_z in_o 〈◊〉_d pretender_n two_o principal_a point_n handle_v in_o this_o book_n two_o part_n of_o this_o conference_n bellay_v apollog_n pro_fw-la reg_fw-la cap._n 20._o not_o only_o succession_n sufficient_a that_o no_o particular_a form_n of_o government_n be_v of_o nature_n to_o live_v in_o company_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o commonwealth_n plato_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la aristotle_n polit_fw-la divers_a praeses_fw-la 1._o inclination_n universal_a pompon_n mela._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3_o 4._o tacit._n l._n 8._o 2._o speech_n aristot._n l._n 1.1_o pol._n c._n 1.2.3.4_o 3._o imbecility_n of_o man_n theoph._n lib._n de_fw-fr plaut_n plutarch_n conde_n fortuna_fw-la &_o lib._n de_fw-fr pietatem_fw-la in_o parent_n note_v this_o say_n of_o aristotle_n 4._o the_o use_n of_o justice_n and_o friendship_n cicero_n lib._n de_fw-la amicitia_fw-la the_o use_n of_o charity_n and_o help_v one_o a_o other_o august_n lib._n de_fw-fr amicitia_fw-la gen._n 2._o v._n 18._o that_o government_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o magistrate_n be_v also_o of_o nature_n 1._o necessity_n job_n 10._o v._n 22._o 2._o consent_v of_o nation_n cicero_n li._n 1._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la 3._o the_o civil_a law_n lib._n 1._o digest_v do_fw-mi 2._o scripture_n prov._n 8._o rom._n 13._o particular_a form_n of_o government_n be_v free_a arist._n li._n 2._o