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his_o child_n in_o their_o young_a age_n and_o not_o in_o their_o old_a age_n for_o thenne_fw-fr hit_n be_v moche_n dyffycyle_v to_o make_v they_o bow_v as_o to_o we_o râ—â—ateth_v this_o fable_n of_o a_fw-fr fader_fw-mi of_o famylle_n which_o have_v a_o soon_o the_o which_o do_v no_o thing_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v but_o ever_o be_v go_v and_o playeng_v in_o the_o town_n and_o the_o faâ—â—r_n for_o the_o crime_n and_o mysâ—â—wle_n of_o his_o soon_o brawl_v ever_o and_o bete_v his_o meyny_n and_o say_v to_o they_o such_o a_o fable_n of_o a_o plough_n man_n or_o labourer_n which_o bond_n a_o bowl_n by_o the_o horn_n to_o a_o ox_n the_o booll_n will_v not_o be_v bind_v and_o smoâ—â—_n strong_o with_o his_o foot_n after_o the_o man_n and_z launch_v his_o horn_n at_o he_o ¶_o and_o at_o the_o last_o when_o he_o be_v bind_v the_o labourer_n say_v to_o they_o i_o have_v join_v and_o bind_v you_o both_o to_o guider_n to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o too_o some_o labour_n but_o i_o 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