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lib._n 1._o pag._n 34._o 2._o cineas_n the_o ambassador_n of_o king_n pyrrhus_n the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n both_o know_v and_o also_o salute_v by_o their_o name_n all_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o gentleman_n in_o rome_n solinus_z c._n 7._o p._n 195._o 3._o hortensius_n sit_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o marketplace_n for_o a_o whole_a day_n together_o recite_v in_o order_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v sell_v there_o their_o price_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o buyer_n 4._o lucius_z lucullus_z a_o great_a captain_n and_o philosopher_n be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o ready_a account_n of_o all_o affair_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o cicero_n commend_v hortensius_n memory_n for_o word_n lucullus_n for_o thing_n zuing._n v._n 1._o l._n 1._o p._n 34._o etc._n etc._n 5._o carneades_n a_o grecian_a be_v celebrate_v for_o his_o singular_a memory_n by_o pliny_n l._n 7._o c._n 24._o so_o be_v pertius_n latro_n by_o seneca_n and_o zuinger_n etc._n 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remarkable_a instance_n of_o restitution_n we_o find_v in_o the_o old_a mosaic_a oeconomy_n strict_a law_n for_o restitution_n exod._n 22.1_o leu._n 6.2_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 6.31_o scripture_n precedent_n 1_o sam._n 12.2_o 3._o nehem._n 6.11_o 12_o 13._o luke_n 19.8_o in_o short_a these_o four_o reason_n be_v urge_v by_o a_o late_a author_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o god_n do_v strict_o require_v it_o be_v severe_o punish_v the_o neglect_n of_o it_o accept_v of_o no_o service_n till_o it_o be_v perform_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o true_a repentance_n or_o salvation_n without_o it_o 1._o the_o turkish_a religion_n require_v it_o their_o law_n be_v if_o any_o man_n have_v any_o ill-gotten_a good_n in_o his_o possession_n he_o must_v make_v speedy_a satisfaction_n and_o if_o not_o able_a he_o must_v give_v a_o bill_n under_o his_o hand_n to_o restore_v it_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v able_a smythy_n treatise_n of_o restitution_n p._n 10._o selimus_n a_o turkish_a emperor_n lie_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n torment_v in_o mind_n pyrrhus_n one_o of_o his_o bassa_n advise_v he_o for_o the_o quiet_v of_o his_o thought_n to_o bestow_v the_o wealth_n which_o he_o have_v wrongful_o take_v from_o the_o persian_a merchant_n upon_o a_o hospital_n for_o the_o poor_a but_o that_o will_v not_o satisfy_v his_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o therefore_o he_o require_v that_o the_o money_n shall_v be_v return_v to_o the_o merchant_n themselves_o say_v they_o be_v without_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n that_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o restore_v ibid._n 2._o a_o person_n in_o london_n have_v steal_v a_o child_n and_o convey_v he_o beyond_o the_o sea_n be_v so_o mighty_o disquiet_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o write_v to_o mr._n smythy_o curate_n at_o st._n giles_n cripplegate_n earnest_o desire_v he_o in_o his_o next_o preparatory_a sermon_n for_o the_o sacrament_n to_o resolve_v two_o question_n 1._o whether_o one_o that_o have_v steal_v a_o child_n and_o convey_v he_o beyond_o 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godfather_n mr._n samuel_n ward_n of_o haveril_n preach_v upon_o zacheus_n his_o restitution_n and_o oft_o repeat_v non_fw-la dimittitur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la restituatur_fw-la oblatum_n be_v so_o touch_v with_o remorse_n for_o the_o rob_n of_o one_o goodman_n jude_n orchard_n together_o with_o another_o schoolboy_n one_o john_n trigg_n afterward_o a_o famous_a physician_n in_o london_n that_o after_o a_o restless_a night_n on_o monday_n morning_n he_o go_v to_o trigg_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v go_v to_o goodman_n jude_n to_o carry_v he_o twelve_o penny_n for_o his_o three_o pennyworth_n of_o pear_n of_o which_o he_o have_v wrong_v he_o trigg_n fear_v a_o whip_n from_o his_o master_n answer_v thou_o talk_v like_o a_o fool_n sam_n god_n will_v forgive_v we_o ten_o
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overbury_n be_v discover_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a instrument_n employ_v to_o poison_n he_o be_v hang_v the_o earl_n of_o somerset_n and_o his_o countess_n imprison_v their_o person_n convict_v and_o estate_n seize_v except_o only_o four_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la allow_v he_o for_o life_n only_o by_o the_o king_n favour_n after_o some_o time_n he_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n but_o never_o more_o return_v into_o favour_n at_o court_n detection_n of_o the_o court_n and_o state_n of_o england_n during_o the_o four_o last_o reign_n p._n 39_o 40_o etc._n etc._n 6._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o v._o a_o young_a gentleman_n of_o noble_a parentage_n in_o the_o court_n of_o that_o emperor_n for_o deflower_v a_o young_a gentlewoman_n who_o he_o great_o love_v be_v commit_v to_o prison_n where_o expect_v nothing_o but_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n he_o take_v on_o with_o such_o grief_n of_o mind_n that_o the_o next_o morning_n his_o face_n appear_v very_o wan_a his_o beard_n drivel_v his_o hair_n turn_v perfect_o gray_a and_o all_o his_o fresh_a and_o youthful_a vigour_n be_v quite_o vanish_v which_o come_v to_o the_o emperor_n ear_n he_o send_v for_o he_o and_o for_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o thing_n pardon_v he_o account_v the_o great_a fear_n he_o have_v undergo_v and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o a_o sufficient_a punishment_n doom_n warn_v to_o the_o judgement_n p._n 346._o out_o of_o levin_n lemn_a 7._o in_o germany_n a_o gentleman_n of_o note_n find_v his_o wife_n in_o bed_n with_o another_o man_n slay_v first_o the_o adulterer_n and_o then_o his_o own_o wife_n luth._o coll._n 8._o a_o nobleman_n of_o thuringia_n be_v take_v in_o adultery_n the_o husband_n of_o the_o adultress_n bind_v he_o hand_n and_o foot_n cast_v he_o into_o prison_n keep_v he_o fast_v only_o cause_v daily_o hot_a dish_n of_o meat_n to_o be_v set_v before_o he_o to_o tantalise_v he_o with_o the_o smell_n in_o this_o torture_n the_o lecher_n continue_v till_o he_o gnaw_v off_o the_o flesh_n from_o his_o own_o shoulder_n and_o on_o the_o 11_o day_n he_o die_v clark_n out_o of_o luther_n 9_o marry_o of_o arragon_n wife_n to_o the_o emperor_n otho_n the_o iii_o carry_v a_o young_a fornicator_n along_o with_o she_o in_o woman_n habit_n but_o he_o be_v discover_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n afterward_o solicit_v the_o count_n of_o mutina_n and_o not_o able_a to_o draw_v he_o to_o her_o lure_n she_o accuse_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n of_o attempt_v a_o rape_n upon_o she_o for_o which_o he_o be_v behead_v but_o the_o emperor_n at_o last_o find_v out_o his_o wife_n wickedness_n cause_v she_o to_o be_v burn_v at_o a_o stake_n clark_n examp._n vol._n i._o chap._n 2._o 10._o luther_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o great_a man_n in_o his_o country_n so_o besot_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n that_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o if_o he_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o here_o and_o be_v carry_v from_o one_o whore-house_n to_o another_o there_o to_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n he_o will_v never_o desire_v any_o other_o heaven_n this_o vile_a fellow_n afterward_o breathe_v out_o his_o wretched_a soul_n betwixt_o two_o notorious_a harlot_n ibid._n 11._o venery_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a of_o otho_n the_o emperor_n call_v for_o his_o good_a part_n otherwise_o miraculum_fw-la mundi_fw-la of_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o iv_o who_o die_v of_o a_o wicked_a be_v of_o peope_n paul_n the_o iv_o of_o who_o it_o pass_v for_o a_o proverb_n eum_n per_fw-la eandem_fw-la partem_fw-la animam_fw-la profudisse_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la acceperat_fw-la ibid._n so_o true_a it_o be_v which_o solomon_n say_v many_o strong_a man_n have_v be_v slay_v by_o she_o 12._o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v how_o far_o this_o sin_n prevail_v in_o england_n among_o the_o lazy_a monk_n and_o nun_n what_o skull_n of_o infant_n be_v find_v near_o their_o religious_a house_n before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o they_o in_o henry_n the_o viii_n day_n and_o much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n viz._n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n as_o i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o the_o pope_n notary_n to_o a_o gentleman_n in_o germany_n there_o be_v a_o nunnery_n visit_v in_o the_o outer_a skirt_n of_o italy_n and_o thirteen_o of_o the_o nun_n find_v with_o child_n at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o by_o the_o confessor_n for_o which_o cause_n by_o order_n of_o the_o pope_n it_o be_v put_v down_o 13._o thomas_n savage_n frequent_v the_o house_n of_o hannah_n blay_n a_o note_a bawdy-house_n spend_v upon_o her_o such_o money_n as_o he_o can_v get_v to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o lust_n and_o her_o crave_v appetite_n be_v tempt_v first_o to_o steal_v and_o purloin_v from_o his_o master_n and_o at_o last_o to_o the_o murder_a of_o a_o maid_n his_o fellow-servant_n for_o which_o he_o be_v afterward_o bring_v to_o the_o gallow_n see_v the_o print_a narrative_n 14._o mr._n robert_n foulks_n of_o stanton-lacy_n first_o a_o adulterer_n and_o then_o a_o murderer_n of_o his_o bastard_n child_n end_v his_o day_n very_o ignominious_o at_o tyburn_n though_o penitent_o see_v the_o narrative_a or_o the_o abbreviation_n in_o the_o complete_a history_n of_o die_v penitent_n 15._o john_n allerton_n bishop_n of_o waterford_n in_o ireland_n for_o unnatural_a concupiscence_n come_v to_o a_o very_a disgraceful_a end_n be_v arraign_v and_o execute_v at_o dublin_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o enumerate_v all_o the_o sad_a example_n of_o divine_a judgement_n that_o may_v be_v bring_v under_o this_o head_n chap._n cxxv_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o voluptuousness_n and_o luxury_n the_o love_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n be_v to_o this_o day_n a_o blot_n upon_o the_o memory_n of_o epicurus_n though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o heathen_a philosopher_n how_o much_o more_o disgraceful_a be_v it_o for_o christian_n who_o profession_n it_o be_v to_o deny_v themselves_o and_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o be_v mortify_v to_o the_o world_n 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