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so cruel harmes.

[Sidenote: You remember that your ancestors desired to abolish the
Consular government (the commencement of the Roman liberty),
because of the pride of the Consuls; as their ancestors before for
the same consideration had suppressed the title of King. ]

? Certys ye remembri? wel
as I trowe ? at ? ilke dignitee ? at men clepi? ? e emperie
of {con}sulers ? e whiche ? at somtyme was bygynnyng 1364
of fredom. ? ? oure eldres coueiteden to han
don a-wey ?
at dignitee for ? e p{r}ide of ? e conseilers.

[Linenotes:
1355 _seyne_--seye
1358 _come_--comen
1359 _don_--MS. done, C. don
_[as] greet[e]_--as grete
1360 _distruccioun_--destrucciou{n}s
_do? _--MS. do? e, C. doth
_flamme_--flaumbe
1361 _flamme_--flawmbe
_wit_--omitted
1362 _do? _--MS. do? e, C. doth
1363 _clepi? _--clepyn
1364 _whiche_--whych
_somtyme_--whilom
1366 _for_--MS. of, C.