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people_n either_o in_o their_o own_o vulgar_a tongue_n for_o their_o benefit_n or_o else_o in_o hebrew_n greek_a or_o latin_a for_o the_o learnede_a sort_n so_o have_v be_v also_o their_o manner_n to_o dedicate_v they_o unto_o some_o honourable_a or_o worshipful_a personage_n for_o the_o patronise_a of_o those_o their_o pain_n and_o travel_n which_o their_o do_n have_v at_o this_o present_a make_v i_o presume_v upon_o your_o honourable_a courtesy_n to_o dedicate_v this_o my_o travel_n of_o these_o sermon_n of_o master_n john_n caluin_n translate_v by_o i_o out_o of_o french_a into_o english_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o my_o country_n man_n that_o understand_v not_o the_o same_o language_n most_o humble_o beseech_v you_o sir_n to_o accept_v hereof_o as_o a_o token_n of_o my_o poor_a good_a will_n towards_o you_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o my_o travel_n which_o be_v but_o rude_a and_o of_o no_o worth_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o of_o the_o 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