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unjust_a slander_n or_o backbiting_a nor_o shall_v he_o think_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o more_o import_n and_o consequence_n to_o hear_v himself_o ill_o speak_v of_o by_o another_o than_o to_o bear_v in_o himself_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n and_o let_v not_o only_a courtier_n but_o even_o all_o man_n of_o whatsoever_o place_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n as_o well_o peer_n as_o peasant_n father_n as_o child_n as_o well_o the_o rich_a as_o the_o poor_a have_v recourse_n to_o this_o haven_n of_o happiness_n and_o fly_v to_o this_o sanctuary_n for_o safeguard_v final_o who_o soever_o intend_v wise_o and_o discreet_o to_o manage_v and_o order_v his_o life_n either_o in_o public_a affair_n petite_fw-fr hinc_fw-la iwenesque_fw-la senesque_fw-la finem_fw-la animo_fw-la certum_fw-la miserisque_fw-la viatica_fw-la canis_fw-la let_v he_o what_o ere_o he_o be_v or_o young_a or_o old_a make_v this_o provision_n hereon_o take_v fast_o hold_v but_o i_o stray_v 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