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to_o be_v his_o warrant_n to_o destroy_v the_o fly_n which_o the_o fly_n can_v not_o deny_v whereupon_o he_o desire_v that_o the_o case_n may_v be_v reason_v in_o conscience_n which_o the_o spider_n now_o grant_v cap._n 86._o ¶_o they_o both_o lay_v sundry_a sharp_a reason_n in_o conscience_n for_o the_o spider_n life_n and_o death_n but_o the_o spider_n in_o conclusion_n draw_v these_o four_o principle_n reason_n law_n custom_n and_o conscience_n which_o he_o at_o begin_v grant_v to_o try_v all_o by_o so_o to_o combine_v that_o he_o make_v thereby_o a_o aparence_n to_o show_v the_o fli_a convinst_a &_o straight_o by_o custom_n he_o geve_v judgement_n of_o the_o fly_v death_n to_o which_o the_o fly_n yield_v pray_v to_o speak_v with_o twelve_o fly_n before_o he_o die_v and_o it_o be_v grant_v cap._n 87_o ¶_o the_o fly_n to_o twelve_o grave_a fly_n for_o all_o fly_n geve_v his_o advice_n for_o a_o void_a their_o parel_n by_o their_o strife_n have_v in_o window_n against_o spider_n the_o 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depart_v from_o the_o spider_n cap._n 93._o ¶_o the_o maid_n appear_v as_o woe_n to_o distroye_v the_o spider_n as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v dystroyde_v with_o her_o foot_n press_v he_o to_o death_n cap._n 94._o ¶_o the_o maid_n have_v before_o her_o the_o twelve_o spider_n and_o the_o twelve_o fly_n that_o have_v be_v before_o in_o place_n and_o upon_o she_o show_v that_o all_o harm_n do_v by_o those_o generation_n be_v grow_v by_o mysorder_n she_o final_o devise_v full_a redress_n in_o point_v they_o to_o grow_v to_o order_n cap._n 95._o ¶_o the_o twelve_o spider_n and_o twelve_o fly_n have_v hear_v their_o order_n set_v by_o the_o maid_n they_o thankefullie_o receyve_v it_o and_o upon_o her_o commandment_n to_o they_o to_o put_v this_o order_n in_o ure_n among_o all_o spider_n and_o fly_n they_o joyful_o depart_v that_o commandment_n to_o fulfil_v cap._n 96._o ¶_o the_o spider_n and_o fly_n be_v now_o absent_a the_o maid_n sweepyth_v the_o wyndow_n clean_o in_o every_o place_n as_o 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