avoutre_n also_o thou_o bery_v false_a witness_n &_o lie_v many_o lesingys_n to_o maintain_v thy_o sin_n or_o else_o to_o hide_v it_o also_o thou_o stele_v thy_o soul_n &_o his_o soul_n who_o thou_o sleeste_v from_o god_n that_o buy_v hin_n so_o dear_o also_o when_o thou_o sle_v thou_o do_v ayensthe_v nine_o &_o the_o tenthe_n commandment_n for_o every_o manslaughter_n be_v do_v for_o covetyse_v of_o vengeance_n or_o for_o covetyse_v of_o erthe_o good_a or_o for_o covetyse_v of_o flesshe_o lust_n as_o of_o mennys_n wyve_n or_o of_o their_o child_n or_o of_o their_o seruanty_n or_o for_o covetise_n of_o worship_n so_o that_o if_o thou_o slay_v thou_o forfetist_n ayens_fw-fr all_o ten_o come_v +maundementis_fw-la and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v shewid_v of_o each_o of_o all_o ten_o that_o he_o that_o breke_v one_o breke_v all_o and_o he_o that_o be_v guilty_a in_o one_o deadly_a sin_n be_v guilty_a in_o all_o seven_o &_o in_o all_o you_o x_o commanndementis_fw-la and_o in_o token_n of_o 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manslaughtir_n be_v so_o grevous_a in_o god_n sight_n tthat_n he_o command_v in_o the_o old_a see_v that_o if_o any_o man_n biliing_n in_o await_v or_o by_o prevy_a aspiing_n or_o by_o purpose_n kill_v any_o man_n and_o after_o flee_v to_o god_n auter_n for_o so_o coure_z he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o then_v &_o be_v slay_v for_o that_o death_n exo_fw-la xxio._n co._n and_o therefore_o saint_n iohn_n say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o goddy_n previte_n that_o he_o that_o slee_v shall_v be_v slay_v apoc_n xiii_o o_o for_o as_o criste_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o same_o measure_n the_o man_n meet_v to_o other_o shall_v be_v moten_a again_o to_o they_o and_o therefore_o in_o time_n of_o his_o passion_n he_o say_v to_o peter_n put_v up_o thy_o sword_n for_o each_o man_n that_o usethe_v sword_n to_o shed_v mannis_fw-la blood_n wytheoute_fw-la lawful_a power_n grant_v of_o god_n shall_v peryssh_v by_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v to_o sai_fw-mi biswerd_v of_o bodily_a vengeance_n or_o by_o 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also_o if_o a_o press_v or_o clerk_n or_o any_o man_n sle_n the_o thief_n that_o rob_v the_o church_n he_o be_v irregular_a extra_n e_o significasti_fw-la also_o if_o clerk_n fight_v ayen_n sarasyne_n and_o ayen_n hethen_a man_n if_o they_o sle_v any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n they_o be_v irregular_a &_o if_o they_o be_v in_o doute_fw-fr whether_o they_o slough_n or_o nai_fw-mi they_o shall_v abstain_v they_o from_o the_o auter_n extra_n e_o peticio_fw-la also_o you_o iuge_a the_o advocate_n the_o accessoure_n the_o officere_fw-la the_o witness_n by_o which_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o writer_n and_o he_o that_o seythe_v the_o sentence_n or_o rede_v in_o doom_n you_o examination_n of_o the_o cause_n or_o write_v you_o enditement_n or_o other_o lettris_n by_o which_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v slay_v he_o be_v irregular_a though_o you_o cause_n
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