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There are two instances of Henry III in two chapters.
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it is common to hurt oneself on purpose to prove one’s sincerity. Our king gives many notable examples of it, which he witnessed himself in Poland.∗ …
from the prisons of Italy at the speedy and solemn request of our king. …