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advantage_v i_o more_o than_o a_o other_o true_a say_v the_o dis_n and_o therefore_o very_o cunning_o you_o do_v so_o for_o som._n have_v depose_v that_o these_o word_n you_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o ashby_n park_n he_o also_o mean_v myself_o tell_v i_o say_v som._n 6._o pag._n 8._o 6._o that_o he_o have_v a_o sister_n in_o law_n in_o nottingham_n one_o m._n wally_n i_o can_v no_o soon_o name_v he_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v possess_v but_o that_o present_o and_o the_o rather_o by_o his_o sister_n mean_n he_o shall_v be_v send_v for_o to_o come_v unto_o i_o this_o our_o say_a meeting_n in_o the_o park_n be_v hereafter_o overthrow_v and_o thereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o no_o such_o speech_n be_v there_o utter_v by_o i_o but_o it_o be_v strengthen_v by_o edmond_n garland_n deposition_n before_o m._n darrell_n be_v send_v for_o say_v he_o i_o have_v be_v present_a twisè_fw-la or_o thrice_o at_o several_a time_n when_o som._n 8â—_n pag._n 8â—_n have_v in_o his_o 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the_o contrary_a all_o thing_n well_o consider_v so_o neither_o in_o general_n can_v it_o further_o the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o presbyterial_a conceit_n 15._o pag._n 15._o see_v here_o be_v no_o devil_n cast_v cut_v by_o a_o presbiterâ—all_a man_n to_o commend_v he_o &_o his_o conceit_n to_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v the_o 14._o time_n the_o discoverer_n be_v convince_v and_o shame_v by_o his_o own_o discovery_n 4._o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v 4._o ans_fw-fr 4._o that_o k._n wright_n set_v down_o the_o cause_n of_o her_o dissimulation_n forsooth_o do_v not_o mention_v any_o profit_n or_o benefit_n she_o shall_v receive_v from_o i_o or_o that_o i_o do_v bear_v she_o so_o in_o hand_n but_o mention_v the_o hard_a usage_n of_o her_o father_n in_o law_n john_n mekin_n in_o beat_v &_o bruise_v her_o very_a sorâ—_n to_o deliver_v herself_o from_o which_o she_o fall_v of_o counter_v whereunto_o the_o disc_n add_v 313._o pag_n â—97_n 1298_o &_o 313._o a_o desire_n to_o live_v at_o 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