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alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o more_o obsolete_a english_a word_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o treatise_n with_o their_o signification_n a._n agens_fw-la against_o aghe_o against_o agenbie_fw-mi redeem_v agens_fw-la metith_n oppose_v algatis_fw-la in_o all_o respect_n aligt_v facilitate_v anentis_fw-la concern_v anoon_n present_o apocriâ—is_n apocryphal_a apower_v able_a ariosto_n arlus_fw-la assoilid_o refute_v a_o this_o side_n since_o auter_n altar_n aviseable_a deliberate_a avisement_n deliberation_n b._n bede_n command_v benefetis_n benefit_n berith_n behave_v by_o by_o bifelle_fw-fr beâ—el_fw-la biknow_v acknowledge_v bileeve_v belief_n birden_n burden_n biry_v bury_v bisi_fw-la bulsie_n bisidis_n beside_o bitaken_v deliver_v bitooke_v deliver_v boondis_fw-la content_n boony_n gift_n grace_n bren_v burn_a brent_n burn_v buidingis_fw-la command_n c._n cast_v he_o set_v himself_o certis_fw-la certain_o chargeose_o expensive_a chauncis_fw-la accident_n cheâ—â—r_n superior_a clepid_a call_v comberose_n cumbersome_a combre_n loud_o comonute_n society_n conicacioun_n examination_n coude_fw-fr can_v courseli_fw-it hasty_o d._n deed_n dead_a deem_v judge_n dekene_n deacon_n deem_v consider_v departid_v divide_v departith_o divide_v dew_n due_a discencioun_n dissension_n doom_n judgement_n dougten_a doubtful_a dowte_fw-mi doubt_n dress_n beat_v dunte_o â—ame_n durid_a last_v dwelliden_fw-mi dwell_v dymme_a dim_a e._n ellis_n else_o ennok_fw-mi enoch_n any_o any_o earth_n earth_n esili_fw-la easy_o evene_n equal_a expowne_v expound_v f._n fadir_n father_n fadris_n father_n fiend_n devil_n felle_fw-fr happen_v fer_fw-fr far_o ferthe_o forth_o fire_n fire_n finucius_fw-la paphnutius_fw-la follow_v consequence_n folowingli_fw-la consequent_o forheed_o forego_v part_n foundement_n foundation_n from_fw-mi from_o g._n gede_n went._n gendrid_a bear_v goostli_fw-it spiritual_fw-la govun_v give_v great_a great_a groundeli_fw-la fundamental_o groundy_a firm_a grow_v in_o intervene_v h._n have_v have_v have_fw-mi have_v hangement_n hang_v have_fw-mi have_v heed_n head_n here_o hear_v hemsilf_n themselves_o she_o their_o herden_n hear_v here_o that_o whereas_o here_o be_v heir_n hige_v high_a his_fw-mi he_o hold_v hold_v holi_fw-la holy_a hondis_fw-la hand_n hool_n whole_a hive_n company_n i._o igen_n eye_n impresseli_fw-it implicit_o jon_n john._n joon_o john._n jugis_fw-la judge_n k._n kind_a nature_n kindeli_fw-la natural_a or_o ordinary_a church_fw-mi church_n kunne_n can_v kun_v knowledge_n kuntre_n country_n l._n leefir_n more_o willing_a lesingis_fw-la lie_v lettris_n letter_n liggist_n lie_v likli_fw-it likely_a litil_o little_a longid_v to_o belong_v lyf_n life_n lyk_fw-mi like_v lyve_v live_a m._n maad_n make_v manny_n many_o mawle_n male_a mede_n salvation_n mennys_n mens_fw-la mensioun_n mention_n meet_a agens_fw-la oppose_v mo_z more_o moche_n much_o money_n many_o more_o great_a morewe_v morrow_n mowe_n may_v much_o much_o mygte_n power_n mygten_a might_n mynystriden_v administer_v myraclus_fw-la miraculous_a n._n namelich_o namely_o ne_o neither_o nee_v necessity_n nedis_fw-la necessary_o niâ—asse_o unless_o noon_n none_o notabili_fw-la notable_o noumbre_fw-mi number_n nyll_a null_v o._n omely_n homily_n oold_v old_a oon_o one_o oonli_fw-it only_o oony_n once_o openli_fw-it manifest_o othre_o other_o overer_n superiors_n owen_n oughts_z p._n pacchis_fw-la and_o cloutis_fw-la addition_n parischen_n parishioner_n paske_n passeover_n piece_n will_fw-mi piecemeal_o perâ—it_fw-la perfect_a persoony_n person_n physisien_n physician_n poulis_n paul_n prechiden_n preach_v premyssis_n proposition_n pretence_n pretend_v prie_n pray_v privey_n private_a process_n passage_n proficy_v prophesy_v prologgis_n prologue_n puplischid_n publish_v purvey_v provide_v r._n radde_a read_v recleim_v oppose_v redi_fw-la ready_a relief_n and_o rescaâ—l_n poor_a and_o mean_a sort_n renne_n run_v ren_v run_v or_o currâ—nt_n ren_v herewith_o concure_v to_o it_o resoned_a learned_a resoun_fw-fr reason_n reule_n rule_n rewine_n room_n rightwisnesse_n justice_n roos_n rose_n route_n multitude_n s._n saaf_a safe_a sad_n grave_n sadness_n gravity_n save_o the_o caase_n solve_v the_o question_n scant_o scarce_o schai_n shall_v schapide_v prepare_v sche_n she_o schewe_v show_n schipp_n ship_n schope_o intend_a or_o order_v schortli_fw-it short_o schotte_v slay_v schulde_v shall_v scole_n school_n see_v see_v seche_v seek_v seie_o say_v servage_a bondage_n settid_v resolve_v settiden_n place_v seyntis_n saint_n sigen_n do_v see_v sikir_n secure_a sikirli_fw-la secure_o sithen_n since_o slider_n uncertain_a soon_o son._n sooth_n truth_n sothe_o certain_a sotheli_fw-it certain_o sowdan_n sultan_n stabili_fw-la firm_o stirid_a stir_v suffraunce_n permission_n sugget_n subject_n sum_n some_o sum_z some_z sink_a in_o drawn_z in_o synny_n sin_n t._n take_v mark_n be_v show_v takun_v assume_v teche_n teach_v thanne_n then_o they_o they_o thenne_n thence_o theuke_n meditate_v thy_o thy_o thilk_o that_o or_o the_o say_v though_o those_o thorug_n through_o though_o that_o who_o tiâ—_n to_o unto_z togidere_fw-la together_o three_fw-mi three_z trenys_n lamentation_n tretid_v treat_v treuli_n treu_o trew_n true_a trouthis_fw-la truth_n trow_v believe_v tungis_n tongue_n twey_n two_o twy_n twice_o v._o uce_n use_n uerri_fw-la very_o ueyn_fw-mi vain_a uidewite_n widowhood_n unbigilefulnesse_n veracity_n undeptabili_fw-la undoubted_o undoutabili_fw-la undoubted_o unto_o time_n unâ—â—l_n unwist_n unknown_a urri_fw-la true_a w._n waast_a vain_a waisch_v wash_v we_o will_v well_o weigh_v way_n well_o prisid_v well_o esteem_v weren_a be_v werkis_n work_n be_v war._n weve_v complain_v whanne_n when_o whicchecraft_n witchcraft_n whilis_fw-la whilst_o 100_o wintre_n 100_o year_n wi_v know_v without_o forth_o external_a withynne_v forth_o internal_a witti_n learned_a wittis_n undirstanding_n wittyngis_fw-la testimony_n wolden_a will_v wole_n will._n worch_v work_a worschipid_a worship_v worschipid_a esteem_v wyf_n wife_n y._n y_fw-fr i._n ydel_n idle_a you_o you_o year_n year_n yhe_o yea_o yitt_o yet_o ynoug_n enough_o ysidir_n isidore_n yvel_o evil_a finis_fw-la finis_fw-la tract_n in_o joan._n 96_o 97._o 97._o lib._n strom._n passim_fw-la passim_fw-la de_fw-fr prescript_n haeres_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o quia_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la s._n scripture_n inveniri_fw-la veritas_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la traditionem_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la traditam_fw-la illam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la vivam_fw-la vocem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apologetic_n in_o fine_a prologi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d post_v medium_n medium_n dissuasive_a from_o popery_n par._n 2._o lib._n 1._o sect._n 2._o 2._o sed_fw-la tum_fw-la s._n doctrina_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la utitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la extrantis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la &_o probabilibus_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la autem_fw-la canonicae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la utitur_fw-la propriè_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v argumentâ—ndo_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la autem_fw-la allorum_fw-la doctorum_fw-la ecclâ—siae_fw-la quasi_fw-la arguendo_fw-la ex_fw-la propriâ—s_fw-la sed_fw-la probabilibus_fw-la inniiitur_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la revelationi_fw-la apostolis_n &_o prophetis_fw-la factae_fw-la quì_n canonicos_fw-la libros_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la â—_o non_fw-it autem_fw-la revelationi_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la fuit_fw-la aliis_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la facta_fw-la