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199._o ¶_o
his_o noble_a father_n afore_o he_o which_o have_v gracious_o begin_v to_o smell_v out_o in_o that_o fulse_n generation_n the_o engyâ—â—es_n of_o the_o devyll_n as_o great_a honour_n will_v it_o now_o be_v to_o you_o yea_o â–ª_o rather_o much_o great_a to_o flee_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o ever_o it_o be_v to_o saint_n george_n that_o noble_a captain_n george_n to_o flee_v the_o great_a hydre_n or_o dragon_n at_o silena_n as_o baptista_n mantuanus_fw-la specifi_v i_o speak_v not_o this_o for_o that_o i_o will_v you_o to_o fall_v upon_o that_o sort_n with_o material_a weapon_n but_o with_o the_o mighty_a strong_a word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o esaye_n daniel_n &_o paul_n report_v noble_a they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v without_o hand_n esa._n xi_o dan._n viij_o and_o two_o tes_fw-gr ij_o only_o be_v it_o god_n true_a knowledge_n that_o noble_v you_o before_o he_o be_v therefore_o no_o long_o negligent_a a_o unrecurable_a dyshonoure_n be_v it_o unto_o you_o from_o hence_o forth_o to_o be_v lead_v blind_a field_n of_o these_o busharde_n in_o the_o dark_a the_o most_o of_o you_o be_v all_o ready_a very_o plentuouslye_o enter_v that_o lord_n be_v praise_v think_v he_o only_o bless_v which_o persever_v to_o the_o end_n have_v the_o governaunce_n of_o christ_n dâ—â—e_a herytage_n draw_v not_o your_o law_n out_o of_o antichristes_n rule_n now_o that_o you_o know_v christ_n wholesome_a doctrine_n law_n neither_o yet_o fatche_v the_o bread_n that_o you_o shall_v feade_v your_o commons_n with_o doctrine_n out_o of_o his_o bawdye_o beggerlye_v bowgette_n but_o let_v they_o have_v the_o pure_a purueaunce_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o undefyled_a scripture_n be_v once_o so_o merciful_a to_o that_o christian_a flock_n that_o you_o cleâ—elye_o 〈…〉_o they_o 〈◊〉_d tâ—at_a vile_a generation_n let_v they_o no_o long_o worship_n devyl_v as_o they_o have_v do_v devyls_n in_o these_o dead_a monk_n and_o thief_n but_o let_v they_o look_v 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play_v the_o pope_n in_o deed_n and_o how_o to_o become_v a_o full_a antichrist_n in_o length_n and_o in_o bredthe_o in_o pride_n and_o in_o all_o other_o ungodlynesse_n look_v matthew_n paris_n and_o johan_n capgrave_n ☞_o anselmes_n good_a devocyon_n and_o prayer_n for_o woman_n ranulphus_n and_o trevisa_fw-la say_v that_o when_o this_o anselme_n be_v yet_o but_o a_o lowsye_a abbot_n 1089_o in_o a_o certain_a counsel_n hold_v at_o turon_n in_o france_n pope_n vrbane_n at_o his_o instygacyon_n enact_v it_o that_o the_o jewysh_a sabbot_n shall_v be_v altogether_o turn_v to_o the_o seruyce_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o that_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n her_o matin_n and_o hour_n shall_v be_v say_v of_o all_o the_o whole_a clergye_n wherein_o i_o will_v this_o point_n to_o be_v specyal_o mark_v of_o all_o my_o reader_n in_o the_o respond_v afore_o te_fw-la deum_fw-la at_o matin_n &_o in_o the_o anteme_a after_o magnificat_fw-la at_o even_a song_n be_v this_o solemn_a petycyon_n both_o 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