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and_z they_o have_v he_o full_a lytyll_o in_o mind_n and_o swear_v many_o horryble_a oath_n in_o vanyte_n and_o shrewednesse_n because_o of_o mysuse_v when_o they_o think_v not_o on_o god_n and_o therefore_o that_o excusaconn_n be_v but_o a_o open_a scorn_n &_o a_o great_a blaspheme_v to_o god_n for_o if_o thy_o servant_n have_v do_v a_o thing_n that_o thou_o have_v he_o forboden_a the_o oft_o that_o he_o die_v it_o the_o worse_o thou_o woldeste_v be_v pay_v and_o if_o he_o scorn_v the_o &_o say_v that_o he_o die_v it_o for_o thy_o love_n for_o to_o have_v yâ—_z in_o mind_n thou_o will_v hold_v it_o a_o full_a great_a scorn_n &_o ben_fw-mi moche_n more_o an_o anger_v with_o he_o namely_o if_o thou_o wear_v his_o lyege_n lord_n &_o his_o king_n moche_n more_o than_o god_n that_o be_v lord_n &_o king_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v a_o anger_v with_o they_o that_o so_o swear_v ayenste_n his_o commandment_n &_o excuse_v they_o so_o scornful_o sa_v that_o they_o do_v it_o to_o have_v god_n in_o 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