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old_a privilege_n but_o they_o be_v soon_o frustrate_a of_o their_o hope_n for_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o pope_n servant_n and_o agent_n do_v work_v so_o cunning_o that_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o privilege_n commerce_n be_v forbid_v they_o many_o man_n drive_v out_o of_o their_o habitation_n and_o final_o after_o the_o publication_n of_o a_o crusade_n they_o be_v 1653._o assault_v by_o a_o great_a army_n which_o have_v whole_o extirpate_v they_o if_o god_n have_v not_o assist_v they_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a rain_n which_o do_v oppose_v the_o endeavour_n of_o their_o adversary_n and_o make_v they_o vain_a and_o because_o this_o bloody_a design_n do_v not_o succeed_v they_o well_o they_o endeavour_v afterward_o to_o ruin_v whole_o those_o faithful_a person_n by_o extraordinary_a imposition_n and_o burden_n much_o above_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o which_o be_v not_o set_v upon_o the_o papist_n in_o those_o part_n thus_o they_o do_v 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