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come_v and_o then_o he_o shall_v tear_v mr._n sterne_n and_o soon_o after_o she_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v well_o he_o be_v so_o quick_a otherwise_o her_o imp_n have_v soon_o skip_v upon_o his_o face_n and_o perhaps_o have_v get_v into_o his_o throat_n and_o then_o there_o will_v have_v be_v a_o nest_n of_o toad_n in_o his_o belly_n she_o say_v likewise_o that_o she_o have_v one_o imp_n for_o which_o she_o will_v fight_v up_o to_o the_o knee_n in_o blood_n before_o she_o will_v lose_v it_o francis_n mill_n grace_n norman_n mary_n philips_n and_o mary_n parsly_n who_o all_o watch_v with_o elizabeth_n clark_n declare_v upon_o oath_n that_o about_o twelve_o a_o clock_n that_o night_n she_o smackt_v with_o her_o mouth_n and_o beckon_v with_o her_o hand_n and_o instant_o there_o appear_v a_o white_a thing_n about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o car._n they_o also_o see_v five_o imp_n more_o who_o she_o call_v by_o the_o name_n aforementioned_a and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o old_a beldame_n anne_n west_n do_v by_o witchcraft_n kill_v robert_n oakes_n wife_n of_o lawford_n and_o a_o clothier_n child_n of_o dedham_n in_o essex_n both_o which_o die_v about_o a_o week_n before_o she_o add_v that_o old_a west_n have_v the_o wife_n of_o william_n cole_n of_o mannintree_n in_o handle_v and_o she_o die_v according_o of_o a_o pine_a and_o languish_a disease_n george_n turner_n inform_v upon_o oath_n that_o go_v to_o see_v elizabeth_n clark_n after_o she_o be_v apprehend_v and_o ask_v she_o whether_o she_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o the_o drown_v of_o one_o thomas_n turner_n his_o brother_n who_o be_v cast_v away_o at_o sea_n about_o two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a before_o she_o answer_v that_o the_o old_a beldame_n west_n raise_v that_o wind_n which_o sink_v his_o hoy_n and_o that_o she_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o upon_o these_o and_o other_o information_n and_o her_o confession_n elizabeth_n clark_n be_v arraign_v convict_a and_o execute_v at_o chelmsford_n march_v 27._o 1645._o inform._n witch_n p._n 6._o 13._o in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o will_v remove_v the_o scene_n into_o new-england_n as_o we_o find_v a_o discovery_n make_v late_o and_o publish_v by_o the_o special_a command_n of_o the_o governor_n take_v it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n mr._n câ—tton_n mather_n we_o have_v now_o say_v he_o with_o horror_n see_v the_o discovery_n of_o a_o great_a witchcraft_n a_o army_n of_o devil_n be_v horrible_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o place_n which_o be_v the_o centre_n and_o after_o a_o sort_n the_o first-born_a of_o our_o english-settlements_a and_o the_o house_n of_o the_o good_a people_n there_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o doleful_a shriek_n of_o their_o child_n and_o servant_n torment_v by_o invisible_a hand_n with_o torture_n altogether_o preternatural_a after_o the_o mischief_n there_o endeavour_v and_o since_o in_o part_n conquer_v the_o terrible_a plague_n of_o evil_a angel_n have_v make_v its_o progress_n into_o some_o other_o place_n where_o other_o person_n have_v be_v in_o like_a manner_n diabolical_o handle_v these_o our_o poor_a afflict_a neighbour_n quick_o after_o they_o become_v infect_v and_o infest_a with_o these_o demon_n arrive_v to_o a_o capacity_n of_o discern_v those_o which_o they_o conceive_v the_o shape_v of_o their_o trouble_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a and_o just_a suspicion_n that_o the_o demon_n may_v impose_v the_o shape_v of_o innocent_a person_n in_o their_o spectral_a exhibition_n upon_o the_o sufferer_n which_o may_v perhaps_o prove_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o witch-plot_n in_o the_o issue_n yet_o many_o of_o the_o person_n thus_o represent_v be_v examine_v several_a of_o they_o have_v be_v convict_v of_o a_o very_a damnable_a witchcraft_n yea_o more_o than_o one_o twenty_o have_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v sign_v unto_o a_o book_n which_o the_o devil_n show_v they_o and_o engage_v in_o his_o hellish_a design_n of_o bewitch_v and_o ruine_v our_o land_n we_o know_v not_o at_o least_o i_o know_v not_o how_o far_o the_o delusion_n of_o satan_n may_v be_v interweave_v into_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o confession_n but_o one_o will_v think_v all_o the_o rule_n of_o understanding_n human_a affair_n be_v at_o a_o end_n if_o after_o so_o many_o most_o voluntary_a harmonious_a confession_n make_v by_o intelligent_a person_n of_o all_o age_n in_o sundry_a town_n at_o several_a time_n we_o must_v not_o believe_v the_o main_a stroke_n wherein_o those_o confession_n agree_v especial_o when_o we_o have_v a_o thousand_o preternatural_a thing_n every_o day_n before_o our_o eye_n wherein_o the_o confessior_n do_v acknowledge_v their_o concernment_n and_o give_v demonstration_n of_o their_o be_v so_o concern_v if_o the_o devil_n now_o can_v strike_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o any_o poison_n of_o so_o fine_a a_o composition_n and_o operation_n that_o score_n of_o innocent_a people_n shall_v unite_v in_o confession_n of_o a_o crime_n which_o we_o see_v actual_o 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shall_v deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n take_v heed_n of_o they_o and_o cleave_v fast_o to_o christ_n for_o they_o will_v leave_v no_o corner_n of_o his_o conscience_n unsearched_a but_o will_v attempt_v by_o all_o guileful_a and_o subtle_a mean_n to_o corrupt_v he_o and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o fall_v from_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n the_o night_n after_o he_o have_v subscribe_v he_o be_v great_o trouble_v and_o through_o affliction_n of_o conscience_n can_v not_o sleep_v neither_o can_v his_o mind_n be_v ease_v till_o he_o have_v procure_v his_o subscription_n and_o tear_v out_o his_o name_n be_v condemn_v to_o be_v burn_v he_o thus_o say_v my_o mind_n and_o conscience_n i_o praise_v god_n be_v now_o quiet_a in_o christ_n and_o i_o by_o his_o grace_n be_o very_o willing_a and_o content_a to_o give_v over_o my_o body_n to_o the_o death_n for_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o pure_a religion_n against_o antichrist_n and_o all_o his_o false_a religion_n and_o doctrine_n ibid._n p._n 28._o 7._o in_o suffolk_n among_o other_o there_o be_v one_o peter_n moon_n and_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v charge_v for_o not_o come_v to_o church_n and_o for_o neglect_v other_o popish_a ceremony_n moon_n be_v first_o examine_v whether_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o the_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n whether_o the_o queen_n be_v not_o the_o right_a inheritrix_n of_o the_o crown_n whether_o christ_n body_n be_v not_o real_o present_v in_o the_o sacrament_n &_o c_o and_o be_v of_o a_o timorous_a disposition_n he_o so_o answer_v as_o his_o adversary_n be_v satisfy_v his_o wife_n also_o by_o his_o example_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o same_o dissimulation_n and_o so_o they_o be_v dismiss_v but_o when_o they_o come_v home_o and_o begin_v to_o bethink_v themselves_o what_o they_o have_v do_v they_o fall_v into_o such_o trouble_n and_o horror_n of_o conscience_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a whole_o to_o despair_n and_o moon_n see_v a_o sword_n hang_v in_o his_o parlour_n be_v tempt_v to_o have_v slay_v himself_o with_o it_o which_o yet_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o prevent_v and_o afterward_o upon_o their_o unfeigned_a repentance_n to_o restore_v and_o comfort_v they_o ibid._n 8._o sir_n john_n check_v who_o have_v be_v tutor_n to_o king_n edward_n vi_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o tower_n and_o keep_v close_a prisoner_n and_o put_v to_o this_o miserable_a choice_n either_o to_o forego_v his_o life_n or_o that_o which_o be_v more_o precious_a his_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n neither_o can_v his_o liberty_n be_v procure_v by_o his_o great_a friend_n at_o any_o low_a rate_n than_o to_o recant_v his_o religion_n this_o he_o be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o accept_v of_o till_o his_o hard_a imprisonment_n join_v with_o threat_n of_o much_o worse_a in_o case_n of_o his_o refusal_n and_o the_o many_o large_a promise_n make_v upon_o his_o submission_n with_o what_o other_o mean_v humane_a policy_n can_v invent_v wrought_v so_o upon_o he_o whilst_o he_o consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o draw_v from_o he_o a_o abrenuntiation_n of_o that_o truth_n which_o he_o have_v so_o long_o profess_v and_o still_o believe_v upon_o this_o he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o liberty_n but_o never_o to_o his_o comfort_n for_o the_o sense_n of_o and_o sorrow_n for_o his_o own_o apostasy_n and_o the_o daily_a sight_n of_o the_o cruel_a butchery_n exercise_v on_o other_o for_o their_o constant_a adherence_n to_o the_o truth_n make_v such_o deep_a impression_n upon_o his_o break_a spirit_n as_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o speedy_a yet_o through_o god_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n to_o a_o comfortable_a end_n of_o his_o miserable_a life_n a._n c._n 1557._o ibid._n p._n 28._o 9_o there_o be_v one_o ralph_n allerton_n who_o come_v into_o his_o parish_n church_n of_o bently_n in_o essex_n and_o find_v the_o people_n idle_a or_o ill_o employ_v he_o exhort_v they_o to_o go_v to_o prayer_n and_o after_o he_o have_v read_v to_o they_o a_o chapter_n out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o which_o be_v apprehend_v he_o be_v carry_v before_o bishop_n bonner_n who_o by_o his_o subtle_a persuasion_n and_o flattery_n so_o prevail_v with_o this_o poor_a man_n that_o he_o draw_v he_o to_o recant_v his_o former_a profession_n and_o so_o dismiss_v he_o but_o this_o base_a cowardice_n of_o his_o bring_v he_o into_o such_o bondage_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n and_o so_o cast_v he_o down_o that_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o be_v exceed_o gracious_a unto_o he_o he_o have_v perish_v for_o ever_o but_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o mercy_n after_o he_o have_v chasten_v raise_v he_o up_o again_o give_v he_o not_o only_o hearty_a and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n of_o his_o backslide_n but_o also_o a_o constant_a boldness_n to_o profess_v his_o name_n and_o gospel_n even_o unto_o death_n ibid._n 10._o in_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n there_o be_v one_o richard_n sharp_a a_o weaver_n who_o be_v apprehend_v for_o religion_n be_v carry_v before_o doctor_n dalby_n the_o chancellor_n who_o after_o he_o have_v examine_v he_o about_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n so_o wrought_v upon_o he_o by_o persuasion_n that_o he_o draw_v from_o he_o a_o promise_n to_o make_v a_o public_a recantation_n and_o the_o time_n and_o place_n be_v appoint_v for_o it_o but_o after_o this_o promise_n sharp_o feel_v such_o a_o hell_n in_o his_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o follow_v any_o business_n and_o he_o decay_v in_o his_o bodily_a health_n and_o whole_o lose_v his_o colour_n whereupon_o on_o a_o sabbath_n go_v to_o his_o parish-church_n he_o press_v to_o the_o quire-door_n and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v neighbour_n bear_v i_o record_v that_o yonder_o idol_n point_v to_o the_o altar_n be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o abominable_a idol_n that_o ever_o be_v and_o i_o be_o sorry_a that_o ever_o i_o deny_v my_o lord_n god_n for_o this_o he_o be_v carry_v to_o prison_n and_o seal_v the_o truth_n with_o his_o blood_n ibid._n p._n 29._o 11._o when_o i_o of_o prague_n come_v to_o the_o council_n at_o constance_n they_o send_v he_o to_o a_o town_n where_o they_o tie_v he_o fast_o to_o a_o great_a block_n and_o set_v his_o leg_n in_o the_o stock_n his_o hand_n also_o be_v make_v fast_o unto_o they_o the_o block_n be_v so_o high_a that_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o sit_v thereon_o but_o his_o head_n must_v hang_v downward_o where_o also_o they_o allow_v he_o nothing_o but_o bread_n and_o water_n but_o within_o eleven_o day_n hang_v thus_o by_o the_o heel_n he_o fall_v very_o sick_a yet_o thus_o they_o keep_v he_o in_o prison_n almost_o twelve_o month_n and_o then_o send_v to_o he_o require_v he_o to_o recant_v and_o to_o subscribe_v that_o john_n huss_n be_v just_o put_v to_o death_n which_o he_o do_v partly_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o hope_v to_o escape_v their_o hand_n yet_o they_o send_v to_o examine_v he_o again_o but_o he_o refuse_v to_o answer_n except_o he_o be_v bring_v in_o public_a before_o the_o council_n and_o they_o presume_v that_o he_o will_v open_o confirm_v his_o former_a recantation_n send_v for_o he_o may_v 25._o 1416._o subborn_v false_a witness_n to_o accuse_v he_o but_o he_o so_o learned_o clear_v himself_o and_o refute_v his_o adversary_n that_o they_o be_v astonish_v at_o his_o oration_n which_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o that_o all_o such_o article_n which_o wickliff_n and_o huss_n have_v write_v against_o the_o enormity_n pomp_n and_o disorder_n of_o the_o prelate_n he_o will_v firm_o hold_v and_o defend_v even_o unto_o death_n and_o that_o all_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v do_v not_o so_o much_o gnaw_v and_o trouble_v his_o conscience_n as_o do_v that_o most_o pestiferous_a act_n of_o he_o in_o recant_v what_o he_o have_v just_o speak_v and_o to_o the_o consent_n to_o the_o wicked_a condemnation_n of_o huss_n and_o that_o he_o repent_v with_o his_o whole_a heart_n that_o ever_o he_o do_v it_o for_o this_o he_o be_v condemn_v and_o burn_v ibid._n p._n 30._o 12._o some_o of_o the_o friend_n of_o galcacius_fw-la garacciolus_n marquis_n of_o vico_fw-la have_v promise_v to_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o voluntary_a exile_n but_o afterward_o look_v back_o and_o turn_v again_o to_o their_o vomit_n they_o be_v apprehend_v and_o cast_v into_o the_o inquisition_n be_v they_o be_v force_v public_o to_o recant_v and_o to_o abjure_v their_o religion_n and_o so_o they_o become_v the_o subject_a of_o misery_n and_o infamy_n and_o be_v equal_o odious_a to_o both_o party_n ibid._n p._n 30._o 13._o tho._n bilney_n a._n c._n 1531._o of_o cambridge_n professor_n of_o both_o law_n convert_v thomas_n arthur_n and_o mr._n hugh_n latimer_n but_o after_o recant_v his_o principle_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o
stretch_v out_o her_o finger_n to_o the_o full_a length_n use_v to_o swear_v by_o these_o ten_o bloody_a bone_n this_o woman_n have_v a_o son_n call_v stephen_n maurice_n who_o be_v bear_v with_o two_o thumb_n upon_o a_o hand_n and_o he_o likewise_o marry_v have_v several_a child_n bear_v in_o like_a manner_n with_o two_o thumb_n apiece_o upon_o each_o hand_n all_o which_o supernumerary_a thumb_n she_o in_o a_o bloody_a manner_n with_o her_o own_o hand_n cut_v off_o this_o woman_n assist_v my_o mother_n as_o midwife_n when_o she_o bring_v i_o into_o the_o world_n w._n t._n 6._o sir_n roger_n mosson_n of_o mosson_n in_o flintshire_n have_v a_o coal-pit_n sink_v pretty_a deep_a by_o some_o workman_n who_o discover_v a_o good_a mine_n of_o coal_n but_o meet_v with_o a_o fire-damp_n be_v so_o affright_v that_o they_o desert_v the_o work_n at_o last_o a_o bold_a fellow_n that_o be_v a_o notorious_a swearer_n come_v and_o undertake_v to_o go_v on_o with_o it_o he_o with_o two_o or_o three_o more_o man_n go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n leave_v the_o other_o man_n near_o the_o eye_n thereof_o whilst_o himself_o with_o a_o candle_n light_v go_v forward_o but_o present_o be_v so_o attack_v with_o the_o fire-damp_n that_o the_o other_o man_n be_v strike_v down_o with_o it_o in_o great_a amazement_n and_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o recover_v themselves_o and_o a_o engine_n of_o a_o vast_a bulk_n and_o weight_n that_o stand_v near_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o pit_n be_v carry_v up_o into_o the_o air_n as_o high_a as_o the_o top_n of_o some_o tree_n that_o grow_v upon_o a_o hill_n near_o adjoin_v and_o the_o man_n himself_o that_o go_v foremost_a with_o the_o candle_n miserable_o and_o irrecoverable_o perish_v this_o i_o have_v out_o of_o the_o philosophical_a transaction_n print_v some_o year_n ago_o but_o in_o what_o year_n particular_o i_o remember_v not_o have_v not_o the_o pamphlet_n by_o i_o at_o present_a 7._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1649._o about_o the_o end_n of_o june_n there_o be_v a_o soldier_n at_o ware_n go_v with_o some_o other_o to_o wash_v himself_o in_o the_o river_n but_o find_v the_o water_n shallow_a he_o ask_v if_o there_o be_v no_o deep_a a_o place_n for_o he_o to_o swim_v in_o some_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v not_o far_o off_o a_o deep_a pit_n but_o that_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o therefore_o advise_v he_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o he_o go_v into_o it_o to_o who_o he_o answer_v god_n damn_v i_o if_o it_o be_v as_o deep_a as_o hell_n i_o will_v go_v into_o it_o which_z according_o he_o do_v but_o immediate_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n never_o rise_v again_o but_o be_v there_o drown_v attest_v by_o good_a witness_n clark_n myrrh_n c._n 129._o 8._o one_o mr._n barrington_n a_o great_a swearer_n go_v forth_o a_o hunt_n or_o hawk_v on_o a_o lord's-day_n or_o a_o festival_n and_o not_o speed_v to_o his_o mind_n come_v to_o a_o alehouse_n at_o puckrych_n five_o mile_n from_o ware_n in_o the_o way_n to_o cambridge_n and_o call_v for_o drink_v begin_v to_o swear_v after_o his_o unhappy_a custom_n say_v by_o god_n blood_n this_o be_v a_o unlucky_a day_n and_o present_o after_o he_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n which_o so_o vex_v he_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o rail_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n swear_v passion_n wound_n flesh_n nail_n blood_n and_o body_n etc._n etc._n till_o at_o last_o he_o proceed_v far_a to_o bleed_v at_o the_o ear_n eye_n wrist_n joint_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o of_o all_o his_o body_n at_o the_o navel_n and_o fundament_n in_o a_o wonderful_a great_a quantity_n and_o stream_n of_o blood_n blare_a out_o his_o tongue_n in_o a_o fearful_a manner_n as_o black_a as_o pitch_n so_o that_o no_o person_n dare_v come_v near_o he_o this_o continue_a faith_n my_o author_n till_o the_o devil_n and_o death_n make_v a_o end_n of_o he_o next_o day_n the_o body_n be_v lay_v on_o a_o cart_n carry_v to_o stondâ—n_n and_o bury_v in_o the_o highway_n mr._n batman_n in_o his_o doom_n warn_v to_o the_o judgement_n p._n 418._o who_o say_v he_o have_v it_o from_o mr._n barrington_n wife_n afterward_o marry_v to_o mr._n carington_n in_o cambridge_n chap._n cvii_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o sabbath-breaker_n as_o god_n require_v we_o to_o remember_v the_o sabbath-day_n so_o as_o to_o keep_v it_o holy_a so_o himself_n remember_v they_o that_o dare_v to_o profane_v it_o the_o child_n that_o gather_v stick_n on_o that_o day_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o early_a time_n of_o the_o mosaic_a oeconomy_n be_v by_o the_o order_n of_o god_n himself_o stone_v to_o death_n and_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o show_v his_o severity_n betimes_o in_o the_o punish_n of_o this_o sin_n so_o he_o have_v continue_v to_o the_o present_a age_n to_o show_v his_o great_a displeasure_n against_o it_o insomuch_o that_o i_o think_v king_n james_n be_v much_o in_o the_o right_n when_o he_o cause_v his_o declaration_n for_o sport_n upon_o that_o day_n to_o be_v tear_v out_o of_o his_o print_a volume_n of_o write_n where_o it_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v see_v 1._o a_o certain_a nobleman_n profane_v the_o sabbath_n usual_o in_o hunt_v have_v a_o child_n by_o his_o wife_n with_o a_o head_n like_o a_o dog_n and_o with_o ear_n and_o chap_n cry_v like_o a_o hound_n 2._o stratford_n upon_o avon_n be_v twice_o on_o the_o same_o day_n twelve_o month_n be_v the_o lord's-day_n almost_o consume_v with_o fire_n chief_o for_o profane_v the_o lord's-day_n and_o contemn_v his_o word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o faithful_a minister_n 3._o feverton_n in_o devonshire_n who_o remembrance_n make_v my_o heart_n bleed_v be_v oftentimes_o admonish_v by_o her_o godly_a preacher_n that_o god_n will_v bring_v some_o heavy_a judgement_n on_o the_o town_n for_o their_o horrible_a profanation_n of_o the_o lord's-day_n occasion_v chief_o by_o the_o market_n on_o the_o day_n follow_v not_o long_o after_o his_o death_n on_o the_o 3d._n of_o april_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1598._o god_n in_o less_o than_o half_a a_o hour_n consume_v with_o a_o sudden_a and_o fearful_a fire_n the_o whole_a town_n except_o only_o the_o church_n the_o court-house_n and_o the_o almshouse_n or_o a_o few_o poor_a people_n dwelling_n where_o a_o man_n may_v have_v see_v four_o hundred_o dwelling-house_n all_o at_o once_o on_o fire_n and_o above_o fifty_o person_n consume_v by_o the_o flame_n not_o many_o year_n after_o this_o a_o misfortune_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n befall_v the_o town_n again_o for_o on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o august_n 1612._o fourteen_o year_n since_o the_o former_a fire_n it_o be_v again_o fire_v and_o all_o consume_v except_o some_o thirty_o house_n of_o poor_a people_n with_o the_o school-house_n and_o almshouse_n they_o be_v blind_a which_o see_v not_o in_o this_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n god_n grant_v they_o grace_n when_o it_o be_v next_o build_v to_o change_v their_o market-day_n and_o to_o remove_v all_o occasion_n of_o profane_v the_o lord_n s-day_n let_v other_o town_n remember_v the_o tower_n of_o siloe_n luke_n 13.4_o and_o take_v warn_v by_o their_o neighbour_n chastisement_n fear_v god_n threaten_n jerem._n 17.27_o and_o believe_v god_n prophet_n if_o they_o will_v prosper_v 1_o chron._n 20.20_o thus_o far_o dr._n bread_n in_o his_o theatre_n of_o god_n s_o judgement_n p._n 419_o 420._o 4._o mr._n smythyes_n curate_n of_o st._n giles_n cripplegate_n in_o the_o confession_n and_o discovery_n of_o a_o condemn_a prisoner_n execute_v may_v the_o 25_o 1687_o for_o theft_n say_v that_o it_o be_v his_o earnest_a desire_n that_o all_o young_a man_n especial_o shall_v take_v care_n not_o to_o misspend_v the_o lord's-day_n and_o i_o do_v now_o know_v say_v he_o that_o ever_o i_o observe_v any_o repentance_n in_o a_o condemn_a malefactor_n who_o do_v not_o bitter_o lament_v his_o neglect_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n on_o that_o day_n 5._o edmund_n kirk_n vintner_n execute_v at_o tyburn_n july_n 11._o 1684._o for_o murder_a his_o wife_n in_o his_o confession_n acknowledge_v 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