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i_o wyllyan_n caxton_n at_o request_n of_o a_o merchant_n &_o mercer_n of_o london_n which_o instaunt_o require_v i_o to_o 〈…〉_o for_o the_o we_o will_v of_o alle_fw-mi theâ—_n that_o shalle_a rede_n or_o here_o it_o /_o as_z for_o a_o specyall_a 〈…〉_o to_o know_v all_o vice_n and_o branch_n 〈◊〉_d they_o /_o and_z also_o a_o virtue_n by_o which_o well_o understonden_v and_o seen_v may_n direct_v a_o parsone_n to_o everla_a bliss_n /_o which_o book_n be_v callyd_v in_o frensshe_n /_o le_fw-fr lyure_o royal_a that_o be_v to_o say_v thâ—â—…yall_a book_n /_o or_z a_o book_n for_o a_o king_n for_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n call_v every_o man_n a_o king_n /_o which_o wise_o and_o parfyt_o can_v govern_v and_o direct_v hynself_n after_o virtue_n /_o and_o this_o book_n show_v and_o enseygn_v it_o see_v bubtyl_o /_o so_o short_o /_o so_o perceyvyng_o and_o so_o parfyght_o /_o that_o for_o the_o short_a comprehencyon_n of_o the_o noble_a clergye_n and_o of_o the_o right_a great_a substance_n /_o which_o be_v comprise_v therein_o it_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v call_v well_o by_o right_a and_o quick_o reason_n above_o all_o other_o book_n in_o frensshe_n or_o in_o englysshe_n /_o the_o book_n ryall_n or_o the_o book_n for_o a_o king_n /_o and_o also_o by_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v make_v and_o ordain_v at_o request_n of_o that_o right_a noble_a king_n phelyp_v le_fw-fr bele_z king_n of_o france_n /_o aught_o it_o to_o be_v call_v ryall_n /_o as_o tofore_o be_v say_v /_o which_o translacyon_n or_o reducing_n out_o of_o frensshe_n in_o to_o englysshe_v be_v achyeve_v /_o fynysshed_a &_o accomplyssh_v the_o xiii_o day_n of_o septembre_n in_o the_o year_n of_o thyncarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n m._n ccccc_n &_o vii_o the_o xxii_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o ¶_o here_o end_v the_o book_n call_v the_o ryoall_n enprynt_v at_o london_n in_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n by_o wynkyn_n the_o word_n wynkyn_n de_fw-fr word_n
&_o bear_v of_o marye_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v conceyve_v in_o the_o vyrgyn_v mary_n and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a goost_n and_o nothing_o of_o man_n /_o and_z that_o the_o vyrgyn_v marry_o abode_n always_o vyrgyn_v &_o tofore_o and_o after_o this_o artycle_n set_v in_o saint_n james_n the_o more_o sa_v out_o conceptus_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la natus_fw-la ex_fw-la maria_fw-la virgine_fw-la ¶_o the_o fourthe_a artycle_n pertain_v to_o the_o passion_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o suffer_v under_o pilot_n his_o passion_n the_o which_o pilot_n be_v provoste_v and_o juge_a for_o the_o time_n in_o iherusalem_n for_o the_o roman_n and_o of_o he_o be_v ihesu_n cry_v juge_v wrongful_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o right_a fellow_n jew_n and_o crucyfy_v and_o deed_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n &_o dyscend_v in_o to_o hell_n this_o artycle_n make_v saint_n johan_n thevamgely_v sa_v passus_fw-la sub_fw-la poncio_n pylato_fw-la crucifixus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la et_fw-la sepultus_fw-la /_o descendit_fw-la ad_fw-la inferna_fw-la ¶_o the_o fyfth_o artycle_n be_v of_o the_o resurreccyon_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o three_o day_n he_o arise_v fro_o dethe_v this_o artycle_n make_v saint_n thomas_n sa_v tercia_fw-la die_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la a_o mortuis_fw-la ¶_o the_o vi_o artycle_n be_v of_o the_o ascencyon_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o ascend_v unto_o heaven_n and_o syt_v upon_o the_o right_a side_n of_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi almyghty_a this_o artycle_n make_v saint_n james_n the_o lass_n sa_v ascendit_fw-la ad_fw-la celo_n sedet_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la ✿_o ¶_o the_o seven_o artycle_n be_v of_o the_o come_n of_o our_o savyoure_n ihesu_n cry_v unto_o the_o doom_n or_o jugement_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o then_n he_o be_v come_v for_o to_o juge_a the_o lyve_a and_o the_o deed_n this_o 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