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conspirid_a ayens_fw-fr he_o they_o kylleden_fw-mi he_o and_o y_o â—_o pupil_n kill_v they_o y_z e_z have_fw-mi slay_v amon_n &_o maden_a josie_n his_o son_n king_n for_o he_o &_o he_o reign_v xxxi_o year_n in_o jerusalem_fw-la josie_n do_v that_o that_o be_v rightful_a in_o god_n sight_n and_o go_v in_o the_o wey_n of_o david_n his_o father_n &_o bow_v nether_a to_o you_o â—_o rightside_o nether_a to_o y_z e_z leftesyde_v in_o the._n viij_o year_n of_o his_o rheum_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n he_o begin_v to_o seek_v y_z e_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o in_o y_o e._n twelve_o year_n after_o y_fw-es â—_o he_o begin_v he_o cleanse_v juda_n and_o jerusalem_fw-la fro_o hight_v place_n &_o imagis_n &_o idol_n they_z distrieden_fw-ge before_o he_o the_o aulteris_n of_o baalim_fw-la &_o the_o simulacâ—…is_n that_o weren_a put_v above_o he_o kyt_v down_o and_o alto_fw-mi brake_n wodis_fw-la &_o grave_a image_n and_o scaterid_fw-la the_o renlifis_fw-la on_o y_fw-es â—_o 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say_v god_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bear_v into_o thy_o sepulchre_n in_o piece_n and_o thy_o eâ—…ne_n shullen_a not_o see_v all_o the_o evyll_n which_o i_o shall_v bring_v in_o on_o this_o place_n and_o on_o the_o dwellar_n thereof_o and_o when_o josie_n have_v hear_v these_o word_n he_o clepide_v together_o all_o the_o elder_a man_n of_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o sty_v up_o into_o god_n house_n and_o all_o man_n of_o juda_n and_o the_o dwellar_n of_o jerusalem_n stieden_fw-ge togider_n priestis_n and_o dekenis_n and_o all_o pupil_n from_o the_o jest_n tilto_fw-mi the_o most_o and_o in_o audience_n of_o hem_n the_o king_n read_v in_o god_n house_n all_o the_o wordis_fw-la of_o the_o book_n and_o he_o stod_z in_o his_o throne_n either_o seat_n of_o doom_n and_o sinote_v bond_n of_o peace_n before_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v after_o god_n and_o keep_v his_o hestis_n and_o wytnessynge_n and_o iustifyingis_fw-la in_o all_o his_o herte_n and_o in_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o 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