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the_o execution_n whereof_o they_o commit_v to_o their_o wife_n and_o woman_n which_o be_v also_o according_o perform_v a_o strange_a wonder_n that_o so_o great_a a_o secret_a shall_v pass_v general_o through_o that_o sex_n without_o utter_v or_o discovery_n this_o general_a massacre_n of_o the_o dane_n as_o same_o report_n begin_v at_o a_o little_a town_n in_o hertfordshire_n twenty_o four_o mile_n from_o london_n call_v wealwin_n from_o which_o act_n it_o take_v first_o name_n as_o if_o there_o the_o weal_n of_o their_o country_n be_v first_o warm_v and_o the_o day_n of_o saint_n brice_n happen_v that_o year_n upon_o the_o monday_n which_o to_o this_o day_n be_v call_v hoc_fw-la or_o hop-monday_n but_o wherefore_o i_o know_v not_o unless_o by_o hoc_fw-la this_o day_n as_o a_o remarkablenote_v monday_n hoc_fw-la or_o hâ—…p_n monday_n to_o posterity_n or_o by_o hop_v as_o that_o day_n the_o dane_n according_a to_o
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his_o tithe_n of_o the_o norman_a gentleman_n the_o death_n of_o prince_n alured_n son_n to_o canutus_n and_o emma_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o earl_n goodwin_n after_o the_o death_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n harold_n earl_n goodwin_n son_n usurp_v you_o see_v how_o hitherto_o merlin_n have_v predict_v nothing_o which_o the_o success_n and_o event_n have_v not_o make_v good_a we_o will_v yet_o examine_v he_o further_o and_o prove_v if_o he_o have_v be_v as_o faithful_a in_o the_o future_a as_o the_o former_a who_o thus_o proceed_v and_o helluo_n then_o with_o open_a jaw_n shall_v yawn_v devour_v even_o till_o midnight_n from_o the_o dawn_n and_o he_o a_o hydra_n with_o seven_o head_n shall_v grace_v glad_a to_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o race_n and_o then_o upon_o the_o neustrian_a blood_n shall_v prey_v and_o tithe_v they_o by_o the_o pole_n now_o well_o away_o burst_n shall_v he_o after_o gordged_a with_o humane_a blood_n and_o leave_v his_o name_n in_o part_n of_o 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fly_v towards_o scotland_n whither_o octavian_n pursue_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o second_o battle_n where_o he_o and_o the_o britain_n be_v discomfit_v and_o himself_o with_o some_o few_o take_v ship_v and_o sail_v to_o norway_n but_o not_o long_o after_o he_o return_v into_o england_n with_o a_o strong_a armâ—…_n of_o britain_n and_o norway_n in_o which_o interim_n a_o british_a earl_n who_o great_o love_v octavian_n slay_v traherne_a so_o that_o with_o little_a difficulty_n he_o subdue_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o commons_o who_o be_v leave_v without_o a_o commander_n and_o repossess_v the_o land_n which_o be_v from_o the_o time_n that_o constantine_n make_v he_o governor_n or_o protector_n of_o the_o land_n ten_o year_n octavian_n thus_o reinstated_n gather_v great_a britain_n octavian_n make_v absolute_a k._n of_o britain_n riches_n and_o treasure_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o fear_v not_o the_o power_n of_o any_o foreign_a prince_n and_o rule_v the_o nation_n in_o great_a peace_n and_o quietness_n who_o be_v grow_v age_v and_o full_a of_o year_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o some_o of_o his_o british_a noble_a man_n he_o send_v one_o mauritius_n son_n to_o caradock_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n unto_o rome_n for_o a_o hopeful_a young_a gentleman_n call_v maximian_n who_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n that_o he_o will_v come_v into_o this_o land_n and_o by_o marry_v his_o only_a daughter_n enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n after_o he_o though_o divers_a persuade_v he_o to_o confer_v that_o honour_n upon_o conan_n meriadock_n his_o near_a cousin_n but_o the_o former_a motion_n prevail_v meriadock_n conon_n meriadock_n and_o maximian_n the_o son_n of_o leonine_n brother_n to_o helen_n and_o uncle_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v send_v over_o with_o the_o beforenamed_a mauritius_n and_o with_o a_o sufficient_a guard_n of_o roman_n land_v safe_o at_o the_o port_n of_o southampton_n which_o conan_n meriadock_n hear_v he_o 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merlin_n and_o his_o wonderful_a prophecy_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o birth_n of_o merlin_n surname_v ambrose_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a or_o no_o and_o by_o what_o spirit_n he_o prophesy_v etc._n etc._n to_o prophet_n there_o be_v several_a attribute_n give_v some_o be_v call_v prophetae_fw-la some_o vates_fw-la other_o videntes_fw-la that_o be_v prophet_n predicter_n and_o seer_n prophet_n predicter_n and_o seer_n seer_n and_o these_o have_v be_v from_o all_o antiquity_n the_o name_n of_o prophet_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v peculiar_a to_o those_o only_a that_o deal_v only_o in_o divine_a mystery_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n the_o word_n which_o the_o almighty_a do_v dictate_v unto_o they_o concern_v those_o thing_n which_o shall_v future_o happen_v and_o such_o also_o be_v call_v in_o the_o holy_a text_n seer_n but_o vates_fw-la be_v a_o title_n promiscuous_o confer_v on_o prophet_n and_o poet_n as_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o of_o the_o first_o be_v moses_n 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