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Cornewall, and John de la Pumeray their nephue, refused the gift thereof, bicause it was not as yet conquered.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second
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The same yeare fell discord betwixt the yoong king of France, and his mother and vncles, hir brethren, earle Theobald and earle Stephan, who thinking themselues not well vsed, procured king Henrie the sonne to ioine with them in fréendship, and to go ouer into England to purchase his fathers assistance in their behalfe against their nephue.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second
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The first and principall cause which he alleged, was for to chalenge his right, meaning the dominion of the land that to him was giuen and assigned (as he said) by his nephue king Edward late ruler of the same land.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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William surnamed Bastard, doo giue and grant to thee my nephue
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror
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Rafe was his nephue, as sonne to his sister Goda by hir first husband Gualter de Maunt.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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[Sidenote: _Edmerus_.] and his nephue Hacune, which (as ye haue heard) were deliuered as pledges to king Edward, & sent into Normandie to remaine there with duke William, and at length with much adoo, got leaue: but yet he was told aforehand of the king, that he would repent his iournie, and
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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Chester, with Rafe earle of Hereford, the kings nephue by his sister
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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[Sidenote: _Polydor_.] him his nephue Hacune, but kept his brother Wilnote with him still as a pledge.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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The second was, to reuenge the death of his nephue Alured or
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England
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[Sidenote: The earle of Angus Umfreuill cōmonlie called erle of Kime.] hauing with him his nephue yoong Gilbert Umfreuill earle of Angus
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