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as_o it_o be_v a_o calf_n issue_v out_o of_o her_o right_a side_n which_o calf_n design_v that_o grace_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o a_o angel_n before_o he_o be_v bring_v forth_o etc._n etc._n 5._o beside_o these_o the_o same_o deneard_n present_v likewise_o a_o prayer_n compose_v by_o adelbert_n â—n_o which_o after_o supplication_n make_v to_o god_n the_o father_n he_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o angel_n say_v i_o beseech_v conjure_v and_o humble_o entreat_v you_o etc._n etc._n angel_n vriel_n raguel_n tubuel_n michael_n adinis_fw-la tubuas_n sabaouc_n simichel_n etc._n etc._n 6._o when_o these_o write_n be_v read_v before_o the_o synod_n by_o gregory_n the_o notary_n regionary_a and_o nomenclator_n all_o the_o bishop_n conclude_v that_o the_o man_n be_v mad_a and_o that_o those_o be_v name_n of_o devil_n not_o of_o angel_n except_o only_o s._n michael_n since_o divine_a authority_n deliver_v to_o we_o only_o the_o name_n of_o three_o angel_n michael_n gabriel_n &_o raphael_n therefore_o they_o condemn_v they_o all_o to_o be_v burn_v notwithstanding_o the_o pope_n think_v fit_a they_o shall_v be_v lay_v up_o in_o his_o archive_v with_o a_o perpetual_a mark_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o condemnation_n and_o reprobation_n 7._o beside_o these_o write_n it_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n and_o prove_v against_o the_o same_o adelbert_n that_o from_o his_o childhood_n he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n say_v that_o a_o angel_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o human_a shape_n haâ—_n from_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o world_n bring_v he_o relic_n he_o know_v not_o of_o who_o but_o such_o aâ—_n be_v of_o wonderful_a sanctity_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o ask_v of_o goâ—_n hereby_o he_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o mind_n oâ—_n silly_a woman_n and_o ignorant_a peasant_n who_o affirmeâ—_n he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o apostolic_a sanctity_n that_o he_o have_v hâ—â—ed_v unlearned_a bishop_n to_o ordain_v he_o contrary_a to_o the_o 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earnest_a dispute_n they_o can_v not_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n on_o a_o sudden_a a_o furious_a quarrel_n arise_v among_o they_o which_o become_v so_o inflame_v that_o with_o the_o same_o madness_n and_o with_o the_o same_o arm_n with_o which_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o holy_a martyr_n who_o come_v among_o they_o only_o to_o save_v their_o soul_n they_o now_o destroy_v one_o another_o 8._o this_o slaughter_n be_v at_o a_o end_n those_o which_o remain_v alive_a move_v with_o the_o same_o hope_n of_o treasure_n run_v to_o the_o coffer_n which_o when_o they_o have_v break_v up_o instead_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n they_o find_v nothing_o but_o book_n and_o other_o paper_n of_o spiritual_a doctrine_n this_o fail_a oâ—_n their_o expectation_n do_v so_o enrage_v they_o that_o they_o throw_v away_o the_o book_n in_o the_o field_n and_o among_o the_o fen_n and_o other_o incommodious_a place_n yet_o notwithstanding_o through_o a_o marveylous_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o for_o a_o 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