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¶_o and_o so_o it_o wo_v as_o the_o holy_a man_n say_v wherefore_o the_o king_n send_v preveli_a to_o sir_n anthoyn_v of_o lucy_n a_o knight_n of_o the_o cuntre_n of_o cardoill_n that_o he_o shall_v take_v sir_n andrew_n of_o harkela_n and_o put_v he_o un_fw-fr to_o the_o death_n ¶_o and_o to_o bring_v this_o thing_n un_fw-fr to_o the_o end_n the_o king_n send_v his_o commission_n so_o that_o this_o same_o andrew_n be_v take_v at_o cardoill_n &_o _o led_z un_fw-mi to_o the_o bar_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o earl_n worthy_o array_v &_o _o with_o a_o sword_n gurt_n about_o hin_n &_o hose_v &_o _o spore_v ¶_o though_o speak_v sir_n anthoyn_v in_o this_o manner_n sir_n andrew_n ê™_n he_o the_o king_n put_v upon_o the_o
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of_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o france_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a._n thousand_o ccc_o &_o _o xxxvij_o &_o of_o king_n edward_n xij_o in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n during_o the_o ê‘lament_n at_o westmynstre_n in_o lent_n tim_a king_n edward_n make_v of_o the_o erledom_n of_o cornwaill_v a_o duchie_a and_o let_v it_o call_v the_o duchie_a of_o cornewaill_v the_o which_o duchie_n he_o yaf_v un_fw-fr to_o edward_n his_o first_o son_n with_o the_o erledom_n of_o chestre_n ¶_o and_o also_o king_n edward_n make_v at_o that_o same_o time_n vi_o other_o erll_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v sir_n henri_fw-fr earl_n of_o lancastre_n son_n earl_n of_o leycestre_n willm_n of_o boghun_n earl_n of_o northhamton_n villm_n of_o mountagu_n earl_n of_o salusberi_n ¶_o hugh_o of_o awdell_n earl_n of_o glocestre_n ¶_o robert_n of_o ufford_v earl_n of_o southfolke_n and_o willm_n of_o clyton_n earl_n of_o huntyngton_n ¶_o and_o in_o that_o same_o year_n it_o wo_v ordain_v in_o the_o same_o 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