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occubuerunt_fw-la idem_fw-la a_o dom_n 1524._o or_o most_o of_o all_o both_o in_o manner_n and_o subject_n resemble_v that_o of_o john_n of_o leydon_n munser_fw-fr and_o knoperdul_a idem_fw-la a_o 1534._o which_o take_v its_o rise_n from_o the_o former_a so_o many_o different_a sect_n spring_v up_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o among_o they_o which_o all_o like_a ephraim_n and_o manasses_n herod_n and_o pilate_n conspire_v against_o the_o lord's-anoynted_n and_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n the_o city_n of_o london_n that_o be_v so_o forward_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o glorious_a reformation_n surpass_v now_o amsterdam_n in_o number_n of_o sect_n and_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o old_a rome_n quae_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pene_fw-la gentibus_fw-la dommaretur_fw-la omnium_fw-la gentium_fw-la erroribus_fw-la serviebat_fw-la &_o magnam_fw-la sibi_fw-la videbatur_fw-la assumpsisse_fw-la religionem_fw-la quia_fw-la nullam_fw-la respuebat_fw-la falsitatem_fw-la leo_fw-la in_o 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assertion_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a this_o man_n in_o this_o particular_a if_o any_o man_n believe_v he_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o his_o blind_a credulity_n and_o not_o to_o his_o skill_n in_o history_n another_o thing_n i_o call_v this_o man_n to_o account_n for_o be_v his_o bold_a assert_v the_o king_n burn_v by_o the_o hangman_n his_o own_o pacification_n with_o the_o scot_n when_o he_o come_v to_o london_n which_o i_o refute_v by_o a_o passage_n out_o of_o bishop_n burnet_n memoir_n of_o the_o two_o hamilton_n it_o be_v true_a the_o figure_n be_v mistake_v but_o the_o story_n be_v true_o relate_v as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o bishop_n book_n but_o to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o the_o malice_n as_o well_o as_o falseness_n of_o this_o reflection_n i_o shall_v present_v they_o with_o a_o great_a authority_n than_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o be_v a_o act_n of_o state_n against_o the_o scot_n concern_v a_o scandalous_a paper_n disperse_v by_o they_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v 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sentence_n shall_v pass_v against_o he_o and_o that_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o his_o estate_n and_o liberty_n but_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o can_v prove_v no_o such_o thing_n nevertheless_o they_o give_v he_o time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o till_o the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o three_o and_o last_o day_n of_o his_o trial_n upon_o which_o day_n the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o court_n and_o urge_v again_o he_o declare_v again_o that_o he_o never_o can_v prove_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n and_o add_v that_o there_o be_v several_a outrage_n commit_v by_o officer_n and_o other_o his_o aider_n and_o abettor_n in_o the_o management_n of_o that_o war_n contrary_a to_o his_o intention_n and_o which_o now_o press_v his_o conscience_n very_o much_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o in_o conscience_n have_v to_o they_o the_o unjust_a calmniate_a the_o king_n though_o he_o have_v be_v frequent_o solieâ—ted_v thereunto_o by_o fair_a promise_n and_o great_a reward_n while_o he_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o proceed_v further_o in_o this_o discourse_n that_o immediate_o he_o be_v stop_v before_o he_o have_v end_v what_o he_o have_v further_a to_o say_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o i_o do_v further_o declare_v that_o i_o be_v present_a and_o very_o near_o to_o the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o ladder_n at_o his_o execution_n and_o that_o one_o marshal_v peake_n and_o another_o marshal_n before_o the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n be_v cast_v come_v ride_v towards_o the_o place_n in_o great_a haste_n and_o call_v aloud_o stop_v a_o little_a and_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o throng_n of_o the_o spectator_n and_o guard_n one_o of_o they_o whisper_v a_o pretty_a while_n with_o the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n and_o that_o the_o say_a sir_n phelim_n answer_v in_o the_o hear_n of_o several_a hundred_o of_o people_n of_o who_o myself_o be_v 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