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1348._o his_o body_n without_o any_o pomp_n or_o wont_a solemnity_n be_v carry_v to_o canterbury_n and_o there_o secret_o bury_v by_o the_o north_n wall_n beside_o the_o wall_n of_o thomas_n becket_n at_o that_o place_n if_o i_o mistake_v not_o where_o we_o see_v a_o old_a wooden_a tomb_n near_o to_o the_o tomb_n of_o bishop_n warham_n this_o man_n begin_v to_o build_v the_o archbishop_n palace_n at_o maidstone_n but_o die_v before_o he_o can_v bring_v it_o to_o any_o perfection_n 54._o thomas_n bradwardin_n thomas_n bradwardin_n of_o who_o somewhat_o be_v say_v before_o be_v bear_v at_o hartfield_n in_o sussex_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n where_o have_v travayl_v along_o time_n in_o the_o study_n of_o good_a learning_n he_o proceed_v doctor_n of_o divinity_n he_o be_v a_o good_a mathematician_n a_o great_a philosopher_n and_o a_o excellent_a divinc_n as_o diverse_a work_n of_o his_o not_o yet_o perish_v do_v testify_v but_o above_o all_o he_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d bene_fw-la sedem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mors_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trux_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anno_fw-la m._n c._n 〈◊〉_d l._n x._o 〈◊〉_d bino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la legis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d benigna_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la absque_fw-la mora_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sibigaudia_fw-la digna_fw-la 60._o thomas_n mylling_a be_v yet_o very_o young_a become_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o go_v to_o oxford_n where_o he_o 〈◊〉_d till_o he_o become_v doctor_n of_o divinity_n have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n attain_a good_a knowledge_n in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o those_o day_n be_v geason_a return_v then_o to_o westminster_n he_o be_v make_v abbot_n there_o and_o short_o after_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o hereford_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o under_o who_o he_o be_v of_o the_o privy_a counsel_n and_o be_v godfather_n unto_o prince_n edward_n his_o elder_a son_n he_o die_v 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