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they_o to_o consider_v the_o fruit_n which_o follow_v of_o that_o sect_n cause_n the_o 6._o cause_n as_o slander_n offence_n disturbance_n robberye_n murder_n not_o murder_n the_o cause_n why_o the_o pope_n do_v charge_v the_o lutherian_o with_o sedition_n do_v rise_v upon_o this_o because_o one_o franciscus_n sickyngus_fw-la a_o valiant_a man_n and_o a_o great_a favourer_n of_o luther_n do_v war_n against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o trier_n for_o 〈◊〉_d two_o certain_a person_n from_o 〈◊〉_d which_o shall_v have_v 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o his_o mean_n do_v not_o sedition_n dissension_n which_o this_o sect_n have_v and_o daily_o do_v stir_v up_o through_o whole_a germany_n also_o blasphemye_n be_v blasphemye_n as_o for_o slanderous_a word_n &_o 〈◊〉_d taunt_n with_o what_o face_n 〈◊〉_d pope_n charge_n luther_n be_v 〈◊〉_d so_o impudent_a and_o bitter_a as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d his_o present_a letter_n be_v manifest_a to_o 〈◊〉_d see_v wherein_o he_o show_v himâ—â—â—â—_n in_o his_o own_o colour_n what_o he_o be_v slanderous_a word_n scoff_v jest_n and_o bitter_a taunt_n which_o be_v ever_o in_o their_o mouth_n against_o which_o unless_o that_o they_o shall_v find_v a_o present_a remedy_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v lest_o the_o desolation_n of_o god_n wrath_n will_v fall_v upon_o germany_n be_v so_o divide_v or_o rather_o upon_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n who_o have_v the_o sword_n give_v of_o god_n into_o their_o hand_n for_o the_o suppression_n of_o malefactor_n suffer_v such_o enormity_n among_o their_o subject_n 48._o jer._n 48._o curse_a be_v he_o say_v the_o prophet_n which_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o and_o hold_v back_o his_o sword_n from_o the_o blood_n of_o wicked_a doer_n the_o seven_o reason_n be_v reason_n the_o 7._o cause_n or_o reason_n that_o the_o prince_n shall_v consider_v how_o luther_n use_v the_o same_o way_n of_o seduce_v the_o people_n of_o christ_n as_o have_v the_o venomous_a vyper_n variety_n vyper_n if_o the_o do_n &_o property_n of_o 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cause_n be_v plead_v in_o judgement_n before_o a_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n money_n lay_v matter_n bring_v into_o the_o spiritual_a court_n for_o money_n either_o for_o ravish_v of_o virgin_n or_o for_o child_n unlawful_o bear_v out_o of_o wedlock_n or_o for_o servant_n wage_n or_o any_o other_o matter_n touch_v widow_n the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n be_v call_v upon_o by_o the_o superior_n of_o the_o laity_n which_o do_v contend_v they_o will_v neither_o defer_v that_o judgement_n or_o by_o any_o mean_n will_v be_v entreat_v to_o remit_v they_o to_o their_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n the_o gain_n that_o rise_v to_o the_o clergy_n by_o false_a sclaunder_n and_o rumour_n lucre_n scold_v matter_n bring_v to_o the_o spiritual_a court_n for_o gain_n and_o lucre_n it_o happen_v oftentimes_o that_o man_n and_o woman_n through_o sinister_a and_o false_a report_n &_o slander_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o official_a or_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n as_o man_n guilty_a and_o shall_v not_o be_v 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speak_v evil_a or_o slander_v one_o a_o other_o and_o outrage_n somuch_o that_o the_o one_o oftentimes_o accuse_v the_o other_o either_o of_o adoultry_n or_o witchery_n which_o thing_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o official_a she_o which_o through_o her_o anger_n have_v so_o slander_v the_o other_o be_v force_v by_o a_o oath_n to_o excuse_v and_o purge_v herself_o that_o whatsoever_o injurious_a or_o slanderous_a word_n she_o have_v speak_v come_v not_o of_o any_o deliberate_a purpose_n or_o intent_n but_o through_o wrath_n and_o displeasure_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o other_o which_o be_v accuse_v either_o of_o adoultrie_n or_o sorcery_n be_v command_v by_o a_o oath_n to_o declare_v her_o innocence_n that_o she_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o those_o fact_n so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a unto_o all_o man_n that_o in_o such_o case_n whether_o they_o be_v guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a they_o must_v swear_v if_o they_o will_v keep_v their_o good_a name_n and_o fame_n whereby_o not_o only_o 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