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râ—peâ—teth_v that_o in_o his_o time_n certain_a honest_a lawyer_n do_v 〈…〉_o by_o their_o â—iâ—es_n certain_a purse_n which_o they_o call_v tythâ—â—_n purse_n wherein_o they_o put_v the_o tenth-shilling_n of_o then_o 〈…〉_o for_o theâ—â—_n priest_n there_o be_v no_o probability_n therefâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d both_o the_o charge_n of_o trade_n and_o also_o of_o housekeeping_a be_v diduct_v where_o the_o tithe_n amount_v to_o so_o 〈◊〉_d sum_n and_o last_o when_o man_n consider_v how_o beneficeâ—_n of_o little_a parish_n in_o city_n and_o town_n of_o trade_n be_v value_v in_o the_o king_n book_n some_o ten_o some_o twenty_o pound_n â—nd_v more_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la we_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d tithe_n when_o they_o be_v so_o deep_o rate_v where_o be_v those_o tithe_n now_o be_v they_o due_a only_a in_o time_n of_o popery_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n debar_v from_o they_o be_v this_o the_o reward_n of_o discover_v popery_n and_o reveal_v the_o truth_n 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