Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal Letters; from Autographs in the British Museum, and One Or Two Other Collections. 2d serHenry Ellis Harding and Lepard, 1827 - Great Britain |
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agayne Anne Anne Boleyn Anne of Cleves answeryde and sayde apone beseche Bishop Calais Cardinal Cardinal Wolsey College contynuance COTTON Cottonian Cottonian Manuscript Crystyan daye Duke dyde enim etiam geve goodnes gracyous gret grete hade hath Henry the Eighth Howse humble hys Grace Item kepe King Henry King's Kinges Highnes Kinges pleasure Kings Grace knowyth Kyngs Lady land Letter London Lord Cromwell Lord Deputie Lord Privie Seale Lordship lyke Magdalen College Magestye Majestie maner Mary Master mihi moche Monastery moost mynde myne ordynance Orig Pole powr pray quæ quam Queen Quene quod Realme Reyme saye sent servant shal shalbe shewed sholde shuld th'Emperor ther therof thing Thomas Cromwell Thomas Starkey thyng thys tuæ tyme unto uppon VESPASIAN VIIIth warre Wheather wher Wherfore wiche wold Wolsey Wolsey's wyffe wyll wyth yeres yowr
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