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be_v a_o venecyan_n bear_v as_z platina_n historial_n write_v of_o his_o life_n which_o propryete_a be_v very_o strange_a among_o meek_a &_o good_a bishop_n for_o in_o his_o war_n he_o syte_v the_o dolphyne_n of_o france_n which_o afterward_o be_v lowy_n the_o eleven_o king_n of_o france_n of_o that_o name_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v which_o it_o a_o great_a company_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n to_o raise_v and_o trouble_v the_o counceyl_n of_o basyle_n against_o felix_n his_o adversary_n y_fw-fr â—_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o say_a counceyll_n who_o name_n be_v be_o duke_n of_o savoy_n sometime_o a_o holy_a heremyte_v and_o thus_o short_o to_o conclude_v this_o xxiii_o sysme_n that_o which_o be_v bytwene_v felix_n &_o eugenie_n which_o continue_v xvi_o year_n till_o the_o death_n of_o of_o eugenius_n who_o succeed_v nâ—colas_n the_o u_o bear_v in_o the_o town_n of_o sarasanne_n in_o y_fw-es â—_o lordship_n of_o luke_o soon_o to_o a_o physytien_n who_o be_v choose_v anno_fw-la .1447_o and_o at_o this_o time_n the_o church_n be_v in_o divysion_n in_o three_o party_n for_o the_o one_o allow_v eugenius_n and_o the_o other_o fellix_fw-la and_o some_o neither_o of_o both_o and_o be_v not_o content_a with_o the_o one_o nor_o with_o the_o other_o and_z inconclusyon_n it_o be_v determine_v by_o themperour_n fredericus_fw-la the_o iii_o that_o felix_fw-la of_o savoy_n shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o gyve_v his_o dignyte_n &_o profit_n to_o the_o say_v nicolas_n and_o this_o felyx_n be_v content_a to_o be_v come_v cardynall_n and_o legaâ—_n appostolyke_o over_o all_o country_n to_o see_v peace_n and_o unyte_v unyversall_a and_o thus_o end_v the_o xxiii_o sysme_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o decree_n and_o act_n which_o the_o say_a felix_n do_v in_o his_o papalyte_n be_v confirm_v to_o be_v good_a &_o so_o die_v in_o good_a estymacyon_n and_o holiness_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o of_o the_o xxiiii_o sysme_n which_o contynew_v to_o this_o day_n as_o we_o have_v have_v and_o have_v experience_n of_o and_o so_o bref_o to_o proceed_v and_o conclude_v the_o xxiiii_o sysme_n begin_v in_o calixtus_fw-la day_n whereof_o i_o make_v no_o mencyon_n because_o my_o auctoure_n leve_v there_o at_o the_o xxiii_o â—â—sme_n as_o he_o then_o have_v no_o delyte_n nor_o pleasure_n to_o write_v thereof_o because_o the_o abuse_n and_o abominable_a vice_n &_o enormyte_v be_v to_o tedius_a to_o wryt_v specyal_o of_o the_o arrogaunt_a abhomynacyon_n sysmâ—s_n bataylle_n blood_n shedde_v luxury_n simony_n buggery_n treason_n poison_n with_o in_o numerable_a vice_n to_o much_o abhor_v all_o cyvyll_a lyve_a and_o urbanyte_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v there_o be_v so_o many_o now_o lyuâ—ng_v that_o which_o have_v experience_n of_o the_o lyâ—e_n &_o act_n of_o some_o of_o these_o antecristyans_n bishop_n of_o rome_n follow_v &_o specyalâ—y_a julius_n the_o second_o that_o i_o can_v wryt_v no_o more_o of_o pope_n holy_a lyve_v &_o ypocrytall_a deceit_n and_o dissymylacyon_n and_o extorsion_n and_o so_o to_o proceed_v ¶_o after_o nycolas_n rain_v calixtus_n the_o three_o who_o rain_v iii_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la .1455_o then_o rain_v in_o england_n henry_n the_o syxth_o crown_v in_o france_n ¶_o after_o he_o rain_v pius_n the_o second_o anno_fw-la dni_fw-la .1458_o in_o henry_n the_o vi_o tyme._n ¶_o after_o pius_n rain_v paulus_n the_o second_o who_o rain_v vii_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la .1464_o in_o who_o time_n rain_v in_o france_n lowy_n the_o eleven_o afore_v write_v and_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o in_o england_n ¶_o after_o pius_n rain_v sixtus_fw-la the_o four_o thurtyne_fw-gr year_n then_o rain_v edward_n y_fw-fr â—_o four_o in_o england_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la .1471_o ¶_o after_o pius_n rain_v innocentius_n the_o eight_o who_o rain_v viii_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la 1435._o then_o rain_v richard_n the_o three_o in_o england_n in_o who_o time_n be_v great_a water_n in_o rome_n &_o great_a famine_n through_o all_o out_o eutopa_fw-mi &_o great_a pestilence_n follow_v ¶_o after_o innocentius_n alexander_n the_o vi_o who_o rain_v xii_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la â—492_n then_o rain_v king_n henry_n the_o vii_o of_o england_n ¶_o after_o alexander_n rain_v pius_n the_o iii.xxx_fw-la day_n and_o julius_n the_o second_o succeed_v he_o which_o be_v a_o great_a warryar_n and_o in_o all_o his_o time_n be_v no_o peace_n through_o all_o crystendome_n but_z through_o his_o malycyous_a mind_n be_v all_o crystendome_n in_o war_n batayl_n and_z stryffe_o w_z to_o sh_a of_n crysten_v man_n blood_n to_o pytefull_a and_o live_v a_o excecrable_a life_n both_z afore_o god_n &_o man_n he_o rain_v ten_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la 1543._o then_o rain_v king_n henry_n y_fw-fr â—_o seven_o ¶_o after_o this_o julius_n rain_v leo_n the_o ten_o &_o he_o rain_v ix_o year_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la .1513_o in_o the_o v._o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o viii_o &_o in_o his_o time_n begin_v luter_n to_o wryt_fw-la anno_fw-la 1517._o ¶_o after_o lo_o rain_v adrianê°_n de_fw-fr traiecto_fw-la who_z rain_v one_o year_n and_o .1522_o the_o xiiii_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o ¶_o and_o after_o he_o rain_v clement_n the_o .7_o anno_fw-la m._n ccccc.xxii_fw-la who_o rain_v xiii_o year_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o viii_o ¶_o and_o after_o he_o paulus_n y_fw-fr â—_o three_o anno_fw-la m._n ccccc.xxxv_o &_o this_o paulus_n be_v the_o cc.xxi_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n in_o who_o time_n now_o large_o appear_v the_o xxiiii_o sysme_n which_o long_o have_v endure_v and_o yet_o more_o large_o shall_v appear_v to_o the_o high_a honour_n of_o god_n and_z to_o the_o great_a tranquilite_n of_o all_o crysten_v regyons_fw-fr for_o the_o which_o let_v we_o all_o gyve_v laudes_fw-la and_o prayer_n to_o god_n that_o antechry_v may_v be_v know_v apparent_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o kind_n in_o the_o â—yes_n &_o heart_n of_o all_o crysten_v people_n and_z that_o he_o may_v be_v utter_o confound_v with_o all_o his_o assystence_n and_o adherentes_fw-la tradycyon_n &_o sect_n thus_o fynysh_v this_o lytell_a abbrevyatyon_n &_o follow_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o auctor_fw-la ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understonde_v that_o thing_n concern_v prophecy_n and_o thing_n to_o come_v we_o have_v no_o certain_a determynatyon_n nor_o yet_o just_a judgement_n of_o as_o concern_v the_o veryte_n and_o truth_n yet_o it_o be_v write_v y_fw-mi â—_o the_o world_n accord_v to_o scripture_n shall_v fynysshe_v by_o fire_n elymentall_a also_o it_o be_v write_v in_o scripture_n as_o the_o appocalypsis_n wytness_v that_o afore_o that_o time_n antechryst_n shall_v apere_fw-la afore_o all_o people_n and_o shall_v be_v know_v &_o after_o the_o antechry_v open_o know_v shall_v the_o great_a and_o horryble_a sysme_n appear_v the_o twenty_o &_o four_o y_z t_z which_o so_o long_o have_v be_v hyddyn_v afore_o the_o people_n for_o the_o which_o crystyen_n king_n and_o prince_n shall_v be_v 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obstynat_o stand_v faâ—te_n in_o any_o like_o prophecy_n and_o sayenge_n as_o a_o arâ—icle_n of_o scripture_n nor_o to_o gyve_v faith_n there_o unto_o none_o otherwise_o then_o the_o catholyke_a church_n will_v it_o admit_v and_z so_o aâ—_n all_o such_o sentensyes_n write_v and_o set_v forth_o in_o latin_a to_o the_o intent_n y_fw-es â—_o all_o people_n may_v perceyve_v of_o whence_o they_o be_v &_o of_o who_o and_o so_o follow_v now_o the_o hole_n substance_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v afore_o write_v pen_v and_o declare_v by_o the_o most_o noble_a orator_n master_v alayn_v charter_n which_o wrytcth_v this_o sentensyes_n word_n â—or_a word_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n call_v lâ—xil_v whereof_o i_o do_v translate_v but_o a_o part_n which_o be_v expedyent_n and_o serve_v for_o this_o tyme._n ☞_o ☞_o ☞_o ☞_o â§_o â§_o ¶_o in_o old_a time_n past_o be_v decree_v in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es latin_a church_n now_o call_v rome_n as_o concern_v