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puritan_n a_o foolish_a argument_n of_o agreement_n between_o protestant_n &_o puritan_n consider_v good_a reader_n what_o notable_a argument_n you_o be_v like_a to_o have_v in_o the_o rearward_n and_o rest_n of_o his_o book_n see_v these_o and_o other_o like_a be_v put_v in_o the_o vanguard_n there_o ensue_v yet_o further_o in_o his_o epistle_n this_o encounâ—ereâ—_n say_v he_o seem_v to_o glory_n that_o the_o year_n of_o she_o ma_fw-fr â—â—â—_o grow_v on_o fastâ—_n but_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n i_o trust_v will_v prolong_v her_o daâ—es_n ibid._n pag_n 5._o ibid._n to_o the_o hold_v out_o still_o of_o the_o pope_n usurp_a authority_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v two_o apparent_a abuse_n flattery_n calumniation_n and_o flattery_n calumniation_n and_o flattery_n calumniation_n in_o that_o the_o encounterer_fw-mi name_v not_o her_o majesty_n â—eâ—_n many_o year_n by_o way_n of_o vaunt_n but_o by_o way_n of_o sorrow_n and_o compassion_n to_o the_o realm_n &_o comonwelth_n the_o flattery_n consist_v in_o that_o the_o k._n will_v needs_o persuade_v her_o ma_n tâ—e_v of_o hold_v out_o still_o which_o as_o every_o man_n desire_v to_o be_v long_o yet_o this_o still_o be_v so_o gross_a and_o palpable_a a_o flattery_n as_o no_o man_n of_o judgement_n and_o gravity_n can_v but_o scorn_v he_o for_o it_o especial_o since_o the_o essexian_a assault_n which_o may_v be_v presume_v will_v have_v abbreviate_v this_o still_o if_o it_o have_v prevail_v if_o not_o in_o the_o earl_n own_o intention_n yet_o in_o many_o other_o of_o the_o puritan_n hot_a brotherhood_n that_o egg_v he_o on_o to_o this_o attempt_n a_o little_a after_o when_o i_o persuade_v to_o union_n of_o heart_n and_o good_a will_n in_o england_n by_o toleration_n and_o mitigation_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n he_o as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o need_n thereof_o answer_v thus_o as_o for_o his_o unity_n if_o it_o be_v unity_n in_o verytie_n as_o he_o be_v not_o not_o christian_a man_n can_v or_o will_v refuse_v that_o 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poliâ—ore_n some_o of_o surfeit_v in_o 〈◊〉_d night_n as_o radulphus_fw-la niger_n some_o of_o the_o bloody_a flux_n 〈◊〉_d roger_n hoveden_n some_o of_o a_o burn_a ague_n some_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d sweat_n some_o of_o eat_v apple_n some_o of_o eat_a 〈◊〉_d peach_n plum_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o 〈◊〉_d be_v among_o writer_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o this_o king_n 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o writer_n though_o the_o most_o agree_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v poison_v by_o the_o monk_n above_o name_v yet_o matthew_n paris_n something_a differ_v from_o the_o other_o writer_n write_v that_o he_o die_v of_o a_o ague_n by_o surfeit_v etc._n etc._n mark_v here_o now_o good_a reader_n and_o by_o this_o one_o example_n among_o ten_o thousand_o consider_v 〈◊〉_d malicious_a falsehood_n of_o john_n fox_n in_o set_v â—owne_n his_o fantastical_a history_n to_o deceive_v the_o people_n â—or_a after_o that_o he_o have_v with_o a_o long_a discourse_n and_o narration_n of_o the_o king_n pitiful_a 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