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non-such_a love_n which_o she_o be_v press_v too_o in_o her_o wedding-sermon_n such_o a_o unpresidented_a love_n and_o tenderness_n she_o have_v for_o he_o that_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o great_a instance_n of_o conjugal_a affection_n on_o her_o part_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v know_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v most_o oblige_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o once_o upon_o a_o very_a remarkable_a occasion_n she_o tell_v a_o young_a lady_n that_o he_o love_v she_o even_o to_o a_o excess_n if_o such_o a_o thing_n can_v be_v between_o man_n or_o wife_n this_o be_v certain_a if_o there_o be_v any_o contest_v between_o they_o it_o be_v only_o which_o of_o the_o two_o love_v most_o or_o which_o of_o they_o be_v most_o happy_a in_o their_o marry_a state_n before_o their_o marriage_n there_o be_v a_o day_n of_o prayer_n keep_v in_o order_n to_o it_o and_o one_o of_o the_o divine_n that_o pray_v have_v this_o expression_n let_v they_o never_o give_v ear_n to_o those_o that_o may_v 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it_o to_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o though_o sometime_o these_o blossom_n die_v before_o any_o fruit_n appear_v and_o a_o good_a beginning_n have_v not_o always_o a_o good_a end_v yet_o certain_o and_o lot_n solomon_n or_o our_o sense_n be_v witness_n in_o the_o case_n it_o be_v the_o likely_a way_n to_o end_v well_o when_o we_o begin_v well_o 1._o mr._n samuel_n crook_n to_o show_v that_o his_o heart_n even_o in_o his_o youth_n be_v draw_v up_o towards_o the_o pole_n of_o heaven_n translate_v divers_a of_o david_n psalm_n and_o compose_v several_a hymn_n of_o his_o own_o some_o of_o which_o he_o sing_v with_o tear_n of_o joy_n and_o desire_n in_o his_o last_o sickness_n see_v his_o life_n p._n 4._o 2._o origen_n when_o a_o child_n be_v mighty_o inquisitive_a into_o the_o mean_v of_o the_o scripture_n even_o tire_v his_o parent_n with_o ask_v religious_a question_n comfort_v his_o father_n in_o prison_n with_o letter_n and_o hardly_o forbear_v to_o offer_v himself_o to_o martyrdom_n dr._n cave_n be_v prim._n christian_n 3._o k._n edward_n vi_o take_v note_n of_o such_o thing_n he_o hear_v in_o sermon_n which_o more_o near_o relate_v to_o himself_o hist_o of_o the_o reform_v 4._o queen_n elizabeth_n write_v a_o good_a hand_n before_o she_o be_v four_o year_n old_a and_o understand_v italian_a ibid._n 5._o sir_n thomas_n moor_n never_o offend_v his_o father_n nor_o be_v ever_o offend_v by_o he_o 6._o archbishop_n usher_n at_o 10_o year_n old_a find_v himself_o wrought_v upon_o by_o a_o sermon_n on_o rom._n 12.1_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n dr._n bernard_n in_o his_o life_n 7._o dr._n w._n gouge_n when_o at_o school_n be_v continual_o studious_a even_o at_o play-hour_n conscionable_a in_o secret_a prayer_n and_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n clark_n be_v life_n 8._o mr._n tho._n gataker_n be_v often_o chide_v by_o his_o father_n from_o his_o book_n ibid._n 9_o mr._n jeremy_n whitaker_n when_o a_o schoolboy_n will_v frequent_o go_v in_o company_n 8_o or_o 10_o mile_n to_o hear_v a_o warm_a sermon_n and_o take_v note_n and_o be_v helpful_a to_o other_o in_o repeat_v they_o and_o though_o his_o father_n often_o and_o earnest_o endeavour_v to_o divert_v he_o yet_o when_o a_o boy_n he_o be_v unmoveable_a in_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v a_o minister_n ibid._n 10._o mr._n herbert_n palmer_n be_v esteem_v sanctify_v even_o from_o the_o womb_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 4_o or_o 5_o year_n he_o will_v cry_v to_o go_v to_o his_o lady_n mother_n sir_n tho._n palmer_n be_v his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v hear_v somewhat_o of_o god_n when_o a_o child_n little_o more_o than_o five_o year_n old_a he_o weep_v in_o read_v the_o story_n of_o joseph_n and_o take_v much_o pleasure_n in_o learning_n chapter_n by_o heart_n he_o learn_v the_o french_a tongue_n almost_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v speak_v he_o often_o affirm_v that_o he_o never_o remember_v the_o learning_n of_o it_o by_o his_o discourse_n he_o can_v hardly_o be_v distinguish_v from_o a_o native_a frenchman_n when_o at_o the_o latin-school_n at_o vacant_a hour_n other_o be_v at_o play_n he_o be_v constant_o observe_v to_o be_v read_v studious_o by_o himself_o ibid._n 11._o mr._n tho._n cartwright_n in_o his_o young_a year_n rise_v many_o time_n in_o the_o night_n to_o seek_v out_o place_n to_o pray_v in_o ibid._n 12._o mr._n rich._n sedgwick_n when_o he_o be_v a_o schoolboy_n and_o live_v with_o his_o uncle_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o family_n be_v at_o their_o game_n and_o dance_a he_o will_v be_v in_o a_o corner_n mourning_n ibid._n 13._o mr._n julius_n herring_n when_o a_o boy_n be_v note_v for_o his_o diligence_n in_o read_v the_o scripture_n on_o play-day_n he_o with_o 2_o or_o 3_o more_o schoolfellow_n will_v pray_v together_o repeat_v the_o head_n of_o the_o catechism_n with_o the_o sermon_n which_o they_o hear_v last_o lord's-day_n ibid._n 14._o mrs._n margaret_n corbet_n daughter_n of_o sir_n nathaniel_n brent_n warden_n of_o merton-colledge_n who_o about_o 14_o year_n of_o age_n write_v sermon_n with_o dexterity_n and_o leave_v many_o volume_n of_o such_o note_n write_v with_o she_o own_o hand_n ibid._n 15._o mrs._n elizabeth_n wilkinson_n be_v from_o her_o childhood_n very_o docile_a take_v much_o pain_n in_o write_v sermon_n and_o collect_v special_a note_n out_o of_o practical_a divine_n when_o i_o be_v say_v she_o in_o a_o narrative_a write_v with_o her_o own_o hand_n about_o twelve_o year_n old_a upon_o read_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n concern_v the_o happy_a state_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o their_o death_n and_o so_o on_o to_o all_o eternity_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n so_o to_o affect_v my_o heart_n as_o from_o that_o time_n i_o be_v wrought_v over_o to_o a_o desire_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n ibid._n 16._o mr._n caleb_n vernon_n can_v read_v the_o bible_n 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speedy_a approach_n of_o his_o final_a destruction_n fuller_n abel_n rediu._n p._n 32._o 8._o john_n knox_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o morton_n who_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o in_o his_o sickness_n say_v my_o lord_n god_n have_v give_v you_o many_o blessing_n wisdom_n honour_n nobility_n riches_n many_o good_a and_o great_a friend_n and_o he_o be_v now_o about_o to_o prefer_v you_o to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o earl_n of_o marr_n the_o late_a regent_n be_v new_o dead_a in_o his_o name_n i_o charge_v you_o use_v these_o blessing_n better_o than_o former_o you_o have_v do_v seek_v first_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o furtherance_n of_o his_o gospel_n the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o church_n and_o ministry_n and_o then_o be_v careful_a of_o the_o king_n to_o procure_v his_o good_a and_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o realm_n if_o you_o do_v thus_o god_n will_v be_v with_o you_o and_o honour_v you_o if_o otherwise_o he_o will_v deprive_v you_o of_o all_o these_o benefit_n and_o 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young_a leskington_n shall_v yield_v he_o help_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v shameful_o pull_v out_o of_o that_o nest_n and_o his_o carcase_n hang_v before_o the_o sun_n mean_v the_o castle_n which_o he_o keep_v against_o the_o king_n authority_n for_o his_o soul_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a i_o will_v fain_o have_v he_o save_v according_o they_o go_v to_o he_o confer_v with_o he_o but_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n divert_v he_o from_o his_o course_n but_o as_o knox_n have_v foretell_v so_o the_o year_n after_o his_o castle_n be_v take_v and_o his_o body_n be_v there_o public_o hang_v before_o the_o sun_n yet_o he_o do_v at_o his_o death_n express_v a_o serious_a repentance_n ibid._n p._n 323._o 10._o how_o mr._n dod_n by_o a_o secret_a impulse_n of_o spirit_n go_v at_o a_o unseasonable_a time_n to_o visit_v a_o neighbour_n who_o he_o find_v with_o a_o halter_n in_o his_o pocket_n go_v to_o hang_v himself_o and_o by_o such_o a_o seasonable_a visit_n prevent_v his_o death_n see_v elsewhere_o in_o this_o book_n 11._o dr._n bernard_n in_o the_o life_n of_o archbishop_n usher_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o bishop_n himself_o have_v confess_v in_o his_o hear_n that_o oftentimes_o in_o his_o sermon_n he_o find_v such_o warm_a motion_n and_o impulse_n upon_o his_o mind_n to_o utter_v some_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v not_o before_o intend_v to_o deliver_v or_o not_o to_o deliver_v with_o so_o much_o briskness_n and_o peremptoriness_n that_o he_o can_v not_o easy_o put_v they_o by_o without_o present_a expression_n and_o delivery_n i_o remember_v not_o the_o doctor_n be_v word_n but_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v those_o remarkable_a prediction_n of_o his_o concern_v the_o massacre_n in_o ireland_n and_o his_o own_o poverty_n etc._n etc._n which_o because_o i_o have_v not_o bishop_n vsher_n life_n by_o i_o write_v by_o dr._n bernard_n take_v out_o of_o mr._n clark_n upon_o the_o suspension_n of_o the_o statute_n in_o ireland_n against_o the_o toleration_n of_o 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brugis_n for_o w._n thackery_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ducklane_n let_v part_n of_o france_n and_o part_n of_o germany_n and_o spain_n look_v to_o it_o for_o they_o either_o offensive_o or_o defensive_o shall_v batter_v themselves_o or_o some_o other_o people_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v get_v into_o capricorn_n i_o pray_v god_n keep_v the_o dominion_n of_o great_a britain_n in_o peace_n because_o under_o capricorn_n be_v the_o north_n part_n of_o sotland_n for_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v the_o scot_n may_v once_o more_o rebel_n against_o england_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o last_o i_o shall_v now_o conclude_v with_o this_o astrological_a prediction_n that_o within_o this_o five_o year_n all_o europe_n shall_v go_v near_o to_o be_v up_o in_o arms._n multi_fw-la multa_fw-la sciunt_fw-la sed_fw-la nemo_fw-la omne_fw-la thus_o far_o my_o author_n too_o true_o 12._o a_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n of_o i_o in_o shropshire_n with_o who_o i_o have_v have_v several_a 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of_o all_o other_o be_v consult_v for_o a_o resolution_n of_o this_o question_n who_o be_v the_o most_o happy_a man_n the_o answer_n be_v make_v phedius_n who_o die_v but_o a_o while_n before_o in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o country_n the_o same_o question_n be_v send_v a_o second_o time_n by_o gyges_n one_o of_o the_o great_a king_n in_o those_o day_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n viz._n who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n next_o to_o phedius_n the_o answer_n be_v make_v aglaus_n sophidius_fw-la this_o aglaus_n be_v a_o good_a honest_a man_n well_o strike_v in_o year_n dwell_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a corner_n of_o arcadia_n where_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n and_o land_n of_o his_o own_o sufficient_a with_o the_o yearly_a profit_n thereof_o to_o maintain_v he_o plentiful_o with_o ease_n out_o of_o which_o he_o never_o go_v but_o employ_v himself_o in_o the_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n of_o it_o to_o make_v the_o best_a benefit_n he_o can_v in_o such_o manner_n that_o as_o it_o appear_v 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go_v to_o a_o oracle_n to_o inquire_v for_o a_o treatise_n of_o aristotle_n and_o find_v it_o by_o the_o response_n of_o the_o oracle_n this_o he_o mention_n in_o his_o work_n late_o print_v at_o oxford_n and_o be_v quote_v by_o mr._n anthony_n à _fw-fr wood_n in_o his_o antiquity_n of_o ox_n in_o his_o life_n 4._o concern_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o sibyl_n there_o have_v be_v much_o controversy_n and_o many_o discourse_n spend_v but_o after_o all_o we_o have_v little_a of_o their_o write_n to_o rely_v upon_o except_v only_o those_o of_o the_o cumaean_a prophetess_n and_o those_o especial_o which_o be_v record_v by_o virgil_n yet_o that_o very_o same_o year_n that_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v by_o pompey_n it_o be_v noise_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n that_o nature_n be_v with_o child_n for_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n of_o a_o king_n that_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o whereupon_o as_o suetonius_n write_v in_o the_o life_n of_o augustus_n the_o senate_n be_v affright_v make_v order_n that_o none_o bear_v in_o that_o year_n shall_v be_v bring_v up_o they_o who_o have_v wife_n great_a with_o child_n promise_v themselves_o some_o hope_n thereupon_o take_v care_n lest_o this_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o the_o treasury_n the_o same_o year_n p._n cornelius_n lentulus_n be_v stir_v up_o therewith_o conceive_v some_o hope_n for_o himself_o as_o both_o appian_n plutarch_n salustius_n and_o cicero_n in_o his_o three_o oration_n against_o catiline_n testify_v etc._n etc._n the_o verse_n of_o the_o sibyl_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o these_o thought_n and_o counsel_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n
his_o son_n who_o be_v then_o scarce_o ten_o year_n of_o age_n that_o he_o shall_v always_o propound_v and_o set_v before_o he_o the_o thirty-sixth_a year_n of_o his_o life_n as_o the_o utmost_a he_o shall_v ever_o attain_v unto_o which_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o father_n have_v go_v beyond_o and_o his_o son_n never_o reach_v unto_o for_o robert_n devereux_n his_o son_n and_o also_o earl_n of_o essex_n be_v behead_v in_o the_o thirty-fourth_a year_n of_o his_o age_n so_o that_o his_o die_a father_n seem_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o have_v admonish_v he_o as_o he_o do_v but_o to_o speak_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o suggestion_n cambd._n annal._n rer_n angl._n part_n 2._o p._n 277._o 5._o philip_n de_fw-fr mornay_n l._n du_fw-fr plessis_n be_v in_o paris_n upon_o black_a st._n bartholomew's-day_n when_o news_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o the_o admiral_n be_v slay_v he_o leap_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o whilst_o he_o be_v put_v on_o his_o clothes_n he_o feel_v a_o extraordinary_a motion_n in_o himself_o which_o cause_v he_o to_o say_v god_n will_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o this_o danger_n and_o i_o shall_v live_v to_o see_v it_o revenge_v on_o the_o contrary_a mounseur_fw-fr rameny_n his_o tutor_n present_o answer_v and_o i_o shall_v die_v in_o it_o both_o which_o come_v to_o pass_v clark_n example_n vol._n 2._o p._n 552._o 6._o mr._n john_n carter_n sometime_o minister_n of_o belstead_n in_o suffolk_n have_v long_o study_v the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n some_o of_o his_o friend_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o future_a estate_n of_o our_o church_n here_o in_o england_n you_o shall_v not_o say_v he_o need_v to_o fear_v fire_n and_o faggot_n any_o more_o but_o such_o dreadful_a division_n will_v be_v among_o god_n people_n and_o professor_n as_o will_v equalise_v the_o great_a persecution_n herein_o we_o have_v find_v he_o a_o true_a prophet_n ibid._n 7._o it_o may_v seem_v happy_o incredible_a to_o some_o to_o relate_v how_o many_o year_n ago_o dr._n usher_n l._n primate_n of_o ireland_n confident_o foretell_v the_o change_n which_o since_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v both_o in_o ireland_n and_o in_o england_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o of_o the_o poverty_n which_o himself_o shall_v fall_v into_o which_o he_o oft_o speak_v of_o in_o his_o great_a prosperity_n some_o take_v much_o notice_n of_o the_o text_n on_o which_o he_o preach_v in_o st._n mary_n in_o cambridge_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1625._o upon_o the_o late_a coronation-day_n out_o of_o 1_o sam._n 12.25_o if_o you_o still_o do_v wicked_o you_o shall_v be_v consume_v both_o you_o and_o your_o king_n other_o of_o the_o last_o text_n he_o preach_v on_o at_o court_n immediate_o before_o his_o return_n into_o ireland_n on_o 1_o cor._n 14.33_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n as_o in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o his_o application_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o confusion_n and_o division_n which_o he_o be_v 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do_v so_o open_a the_o suflering_n of_o christ_n for_o his_o enemy_n and_o what_o sin_n he_o have_v forgive_v we_o and_o bind_v we_o to_o forgive_v one_o another_o that_o i_o be_v melt_v into_o tear_n and_o my_o mind_n change_v and_o the_o young_a man_n vanish_v away_o a_o angel_n if_o true_a hist_o disc_n of_o apparition_n and_o witch_n p._n 162._o chap._n xx._n strange_a way_n of_o promote_a salvation_n the_o way_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o his_o deal_n with_o particular_a man_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o his_o common_a providence_n and_o judgement_n be_v so_o strange_a and_o fill_v with_o variety_n of_o spiritual_a stratagem_n that_o we_o may_v well_o say_v of_o he_o his_o path_n be_v in_o the_o deep_a water_n and_o his_o footstep_n be_v not_o know_v the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n draw_v water_n and_o give_v to_o our_o saviour_n to_o drink_v receive_v the_o water_n of_o everlasting_a life_n from_o he_o and_o drink_v to_o her_o neighbour_n likewise_o of_o the_o spiritual_a drink_n 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at_o the_o chancel-window_n 10._o the_o church_n that_o i_o baptize_v in_o high_a ercall_a close_a to_o london_n newport's-house_n have_v in_o such_o a_o storm_n the_o lead_v roll_v up_o and_o cast_v on_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o war_n be_v level_v with_o the_o ground_n 11._o the_o church_n of_o anthony_n in_o cornwall_n near_o plymouth_n be_v tear_v by_o lightning_n at_o the_o time_n of_o worship_n on_o whitsunday_n 1640._o and_o some_o people_n hurt_n and_o the_o brain_n of_o one_o strike_v up_o to_o a_o pillar_n it_o be_v in_o print_n 12._o '_o so_o be_v use_v much_o like_a the_o church_n of_o withicomb_n in_o devonshire_n at_o the_o same_o time_n 13._o the_o church_n where_o the_o earl_n of_o dorset_n and_o middlesex_n his_o ancestor_n monument_n be_v be_v tear_v by_o lightning_n that_o come_v in_o at_o the_o steeple_n melt_v the_o bell_n and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o chancel_n and_o there_o tear_v the_o monument_n in_o piece_n i_o see_v piece_n of_o the_o monument_n that_o have_v some_o of_o the_o golden_a letter_n which_o a_o true_o worthy_a lady_n bring_v home_o that_o go_v from_o tunbridge_n water_n to_o see_v the_o church_n many_o and_o many_o church_n have_v be_v thus_o tear_v proportionable_o so_o much_o beyond_o all_o other_o building_n especial_o of_o stone_n that_o i_o can_v but_o think_v there_o be_v some_o know_a agent_n that_o make_v she_o choice_n though_o i_o know_v not_o who_o nor_o why_o 14._o except_o a_o few_o hayrick_n i_o remember_v not_o that_o till_o this_o seventy_o six_o year_n of_o my_o age_n i_o have_v know_v lightning_n to_o have_v have_v hurt_v power_n on_o any_o building_n but_o church_n save_v very_o rare_o and_o small_a as_o this_o last_o year_n at_o istington_n it_o enter_v a_o house_n and_o kill_v a_o woman_n and_o child_n nor_o to_o have_v tear_v any_o wood_n but_o oak_n which_o in_o tree_n and_o building_n i_o have_v see_v tear_v where_o i_o dwell_v but_o divers_a person_n have_v be_v kill_v and_o scorch_v by_o it_o and_o a_o eminent_a knight_n that_o i_o know_v be_v common_o say_v to_o have_v be_v strike_v dead_a by_o it_o in_o his_o garden_n hist_o discourse_v of_o appar_n and_o witch_n p._n 165._o 15._o though_o porphyry_n and_o procus_fw-la and_o jamblicus_n tell_v we_o that_o bad_a daemon_n will_v oft_o speak_v for_o good_a action_n and_o against_o bad_a in_o pride_n and_o subtlety_n to_o be_v think_v good_a yet_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v not_o rather_o a_o good_a spirit_n that_o speak_v for_o some_o notable_a good_a work_n where_o no_o by-end_n be_v discernible_a as_o that_o mention_v by_o mr._n glanvil_n and_o dr._n more_o of_o dr._n britton_n wife_n who_o likeness_n appear_v after_o death_n to_o her_o servant-maid_n and_o show_v she_o a_o parcel_n of_o land_n that_o be_v as_o part_v of_o her_o brother_n and_o tell_v she_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o be_v unjust_o alienate_v from_o they_o and_o bid_v she_o tell_v the_o possessor_n that_o he_o must_v restore_v it_o and_o give_v she_o a_o secret_a to_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o refuse_v and_o upon_o the_o angry_a refusal_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o secret_a he_o yield_v and_o restore_v the_o land_n to_o the_o poor_a who_o now_o possess_v it_o ibid._n 16._o an._n 1553._o two_o witch_n be_v take_v which_o go_v about_o by_o tempest_n hail_o and_o frost_n to_o destroy_v all_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o country_n these_o woman_n steal_v away_o a_o little_a infant_n of_o one_o of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o cut_v it_o in_o piece_n put_v it_o into_o a_o cauldron_n to_o be_v boil_v but_o by_o god_n providence_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o child_n come_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n and_o find_v the_o member_n
and_o will_v restore_v it_o if_o thou_o will_v promise_v i_o my_o life_n the_o father_n be_v wonderful_o disturb_v promise_v that_o which_o he_o desire_v but_o the_o devilish_a moor_n answer_v i_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o keep_v promise_n with_o i_o therefore_o take_v thy_o child_n unto_o thou_o and_o throw_v she_o out_o of_o the_o window_n where_o she_o be_v quash_v in_o piece_n and_o then_o throw_v himself_o down_o headlong_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n that_o he_o may_v avoid_v the_o vengeance_n of_o his_o master_n this_o story_n be_v relate_v unto_o philip_n count_n nassau_n by_o the_o secretary_n of_o the_o count_n of_o hainault_n 7._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1586._o one_o walsh_n b._n b._n of_o ossory_n in_o ireland_n a_o man_n of_o honest_a life_n together_o with_o his_o two_o servant_n be_v stab_v to_o death_n by_o one_o dulland_n a_o irish_a old_a soldier_n whilst_o he_o grave_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o foul_a adultery_n and_o the_o wicked_a murderer_n escape_v away_o who_o have_v now_o commit_v forty_o five_o murder_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o ere_o long_a vengeance_n find_v he_o out_o for_o he_o be_v by_o another_o bloody_a fellow_n donald_n spaniah_n short_o after_o slay_v himse_n f_o and_o his_o head_n present_v to_o the_o lord_n deputy_n of_o ireland_n camb._n clark_n mirror_n chap._n 86._o ibid._n 8._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1625._o at_o castleblane_n in_o the_o county_n of_o monoghan_n in_o the_o north_n of_o ireland_n dwell_v one_o hugh_n enratty_a and_o lord_n blayne_v bailiff_n who_o entertain_v a_o lusty_a young_a man_n into_o his_o house_n that_o be_v report_v and_o strong_o suspect_v to_o have_v commit_v a_o murder_n in_o the_o province_n of_o leinster_n about_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n after_o the_o bailiff_n go_v abroad_o about_o his_o lord_n affair_n and_o when_o he_o be_v half_o a_o mile_n on_o his_o way_n he_o return_v home_o not_o know_v well_o himself_o what_o move_v he_o so_o to_o do_v enter_v into_o his_o 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etc._n viz._n that_o he_o be_v a_o lady_n steward_n who_o have_v be_v keep_v some_o court_n and_o get_v in_o some_o money_n and_o upon_o his_o return_n home_o this_o person_n waylay_v he_o and_o murder_v and_o rob_v he_o and_o upon_o enquiry_n afterward_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o boy_n which_o throw_v this_o stick_n at_o the_o cock_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o this_o gangreen_n be_v the_o steward_n son_n who_o he_o have_v murder_v for_o the_o family_n be_v reduce_v to_o povery_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o father_n this_o child_n be_v by_o some_o friend_n recommend_v to_o a_o place_n under_o a_o tapster_n in_o branford_n this_o story_n mr._n john_n lane_n of_o horslydown-lane_n southwark_n do_v attest_v to_o i_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o one_o camp_a a_o carpenter_n in_o coleman-street_n who_o know_v that_o boxmaker_n in_o friday-street_n and_o i_o hear_v it_o late_o report_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o very_a worthy_a gentleman_n in_o the_o east_n of_o sussex_n 10._o william_n writtle_n condemn_v at_o maidstone_n assize_n for_o murder_n mention_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n tell_v a_o minister_n that_o after_o he_o have_v murder_v ann_n james_n go_v out_o of_o the_o copice_n the_o devil_n appare_v to_o he_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o murder_v the_o boy_n and_o also_o how_o afterward_o he_o see_v she_o perfect_o stand_v before_o he_o which_o make_v he_o so_o full_a of_o horror_n that_o he_o have_v a_o hell_n within_o he_o see_v the_o narrative_a entitle_v news_n from_o maidstone_n assizes_n 11._o mr._n francis_n cartwright_n cloud_v from_o his_o youth_n with_o a_o stubborn_a and_o headstrong_a disobedience_n to_o his_o parent_n not_o bear_v the_o private_a and_o public_a rebuke_n of_o his_o minister_n mr._n will._n storr_n of_o market-rason_n in_o lincolnshire_n be_v at_o last_o so_o enrage_v against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v revenge_v upon_o he_o and_o draw_v his_o sword_n with_o design_n only_o to_o give_v he_o some_o slight_a wound_n it_o prove_v mortal_a he_o clog_v with_o guilt_n of_o blood_n go_v for_o his_o escape_n to_o berwick_n and_o there_o be_v apprehend_v but_o escape_v thence_o he_o go_v for_o plymouth_n by_o the_o way_n he_o be_v question_v at_o warwick_n as_o suspect_v of_o robbery_n thence_o to_o st._n malo_n in_o france_n and_o in_o the_o passage_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n by_o the_o wind_n and_o sea_n the_o mainmast_n be_v spend_v by_o the_o board_n so_o come_v on_o shoar_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o guernsey_n he_o pass_v to_o rhodez_n and_o so_o to_o rouen_n where_o he_o live_v in_o great_a misery_n and_o perplexity_n six_o month_n thence_o to_o rotterdam_n and_o delft_n in_o holland_n where_o sir_n fr._n vere_n entertain_v he_o sometime_o as_o gentleman_n of_o his_o company_n during_o his_o abode_n here_o he_o be_v continual_o solicit_v to_o repentnace_v by_o a_o reverend_n divine_a mr._n trigg_n of_o longledenham_n in_o lincolnshire_n his_o pardon_n be_v procure_v in_o england_n by_o his_o father_n he_o be_v send_v for_o home_n but_o no_o soon_o ship_v but_o the_o sea_n swell_v as_o angry_a to_o bear_v his_o sin_n and_o the_o tempest-beaten_a vessel_n be_v chase_v by_o a_o dunkirk_n man_n of_o war_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o come_v home_o but_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o slay_v sue_v out_o a_o appeal_n against_o he_o and_o though_o a_o ne_fw-fr recipiatur_fw-la be_v obtain_v for_o he_o yet_o his_o pardon_n be_v question_v d_o at_o the_o bench_n of_o assize_n for_o five_o year_n together_o his_o father_n die_v he_o make_v submission_n in_o the_o convocation-house_n before_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n marry_v comm_n it_o be_v another_o in_o his_o own_o defence_n be_v apprehend_v bail_v again_o imprison_v his_o child_n be_v sick_a without_o hope_n of_o recovery_n the_o mother_n weep_v the_o bell_n toll_v the_o grave_n be_v prepare_v he_o in_o iron_n lead_v to_o see_v his_o departure_n the_o child_n recover_v most_o of_o his_o estate_n be_v sell_v to_o satisfy_v engagement_n his_o money_n put_v to_o usury_n most_o of_o it_o lose_v he_o go_v to_o the_o strait_n of_o gibraltar_n but_o go_v and_o return_v be_v pursue_v with_o fresh_a danger_n at_o sea_n etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v he_o now_o confess_v to_o the_o world_n make_v his_o public_a recantation_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o promise_v a_o serious_a course_n of_o reformation_n see_v the_o life_n confession_n and_o hearty_a repentance_n ofâ—ran_fw-mi â—ran_z cartwright_n gent._n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n 1621._o chap._n cxiii_o murder_n strange_o discover_v when_o cain_n murder_v his_o brother_n abel_n we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o any_o other_o informer_n that_o appear_v against_o he_o but_o the_o voice_n
best_o kill_v i_o too_o the_o son_n reply_v no_o sir_n i_o have_v do_v enough_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v too_o much_o the_o father_n sir_n george_n upon_o this_o say_v why_o then_o you_o must_v look_v to_o be_v hang_v which_o doom_n be_v according_o pass_v upon_o he_o at_o the_o next_o assize_n hold_v at_o maidstone_n anno_fw-la 1655._o see_v the_o narrative_a of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n by_o r._n boreman_n 2._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1641._o there_o be_v in_o juchi_n near_o cambray_n a_o unnatural_a son_n that_o in_o a_o fury_n throw_v his_o mother_n out_o of_o door_n thrice_o in_o one_o day_n tell_v she_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o see_v his_o house_n on_o fire_n and_o burn_v to_o ash_n than_o that_o she_o shall_v remain_v in_o it_o one_o day_n long_o and_o according_o the_o very_a same_o day_n his_o house_n be_v fire_v and_o whole_o burn_v down_o with_o all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o none_o know_v how_o or_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o fire_n come_v enguer_n de_fw-fr monast_n v._o 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the_o execution_n of_o his_o menace_n put_v it_o more_o out_o of_o doubt_n yet_o st._n peter_n weep_a bitter_o and_o turn_v back_o again_o in_o a_o penitential_a way_n judas_n apostatise_v and_o die_v in_o despair_n the_o poor_a jewish_a church_n live_v under_o a_o dismal_a eclipse_n of_o the_o divine_a favour_n to_o this_o day_n be_v example_n for_o our_o instruction_n to_o lay_v down_o a_o few_o more_o 1._o mr._n bilny_n an._n 1529._o abjure_v the_o protestant_a doctrine_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o power_n that_o then_o be_v but_o fall_v into_o such_o terror_n of_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v near_o the_o point_n of_o utter_a despair_n and_o so_o continue_v a_o whole_a year_n his_o friend_n all_o the_o time_n endeavour_v to_o comfort_v he_o but_o in_o vain_a at_o last_o through_o god_n mercy_n he_o find_v comfort_n and_o present_o resolve_v to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o that_o truth_n which_o he_o have_v before_o renounce_v clark_n eccl._n hist_n p._n 163._o 2._o lucian_n who_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n afterward_o fall_v from_o it_o become_v a_o railer_n against_o it_o and_o at_o last_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o dog_n suidas_n 3._o porphyry_n be_v reprove_v for_o his_o fault_n by_o some_o christian_n renounce_v the_o profession_n write_v against_o the_o religion_n and_o die_v in_o despair_n id._n 4._o origen_n be_v persuade_v rather_o to_o offer_v incense_n to_o idol_n than_o be_v defile_v by_o a_o ugly_a black-a-moor_n lose_v the_o peace_n of_o his_o conscience_n 5._o tamerus_fw-la be_v seduce_v from_o the_o reform_a religion_n by_o his_o brother_n a_o papist_n fall_v into_o despair_n and_o hang_v himself_o theat_v hist_o 6._o 1569._o one_o henry_n smith_n in_o the_o middle_a temple_n turn_v papist_n hang_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o chamber_n act_n and_o mon._n 7._o latomus_fw-la of_o louvain_n once_o a_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n afterward_o a_o apostate_n make_v a_o oration_n at_o 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of_o a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o they_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n pass_v over_o a_o hundred_o accident_n more_o worthy_a of_o note_n upon_o other_o day_n of_o their_o life_n see_v what_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n 1._o the_o poet_n antipater_n sidonius_n every_o year_n upon_o his_o birthday_n be_v seize_v with_o a_o fever_n and_o when_o he_o have_v live_v to_o a_o great_a age_n he_o die_v upon_o his_o birthday_n schenck_n obs_n med._n 1.6_o obs_n 1._o p._n 721._o 2._o the_o like_a befall_v johan_n architectus_fw-la who_o spend_v with_o age_n die_v upon_o his_o birthday_n ibid._n 3._o elizabeth_z wife_n of_o king_n henry_n vii_o die_v in_o childbed_n the_o 11_o of_o february_n the_o very_a day_n of_o her_o birth_n bak._n chron._n 4._o amatuâ—_n lisitanus_n tell_v of_o one_o who_o every_o year_n on_o his_o birthday_n be_v seize_v with_o a_o fit_a of_o a_o fever_n thom._n a_o veiga_n of_o another_o who_o every_o year_n have_v a_o fever_n for_o three_o day_n and_o no_o long_o schenck_n ibid._n p._n 721._o 5._o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v bear_v upon_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o february_n and_o die_v on_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o february_n alex._n l._n 4._o c._n 20_o fol._n 233._o 6._o attalus_n king_n of_o pergamum_n and_o pompein_n the_o great_a both_o die_v on_o their_o birth-day_n plut._n in_o camilo_n p._n 135._o 7._o julius_n caesar_n be_v bear_v and_o slay_v on_o the_o ides_n of_o march._n sabel_n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o zuin._n thaat_n p._n 561._o 8._o antonius_n caracalla_n the_o emperor_n be_v slay_v at_o carris_n on_o the_o 6_o of_o the_o ides_n of_o april_n be_v his_o birthday_n zuin._n ibid._n 9_o pope_n gregory_n the_o great_a be_v bear_v and_o die_v on_o the_o four_o of_o the_o ides_n of_o march._n zuin._n theat_n ibid._n 10._o garsias_n great_a grandfather_n to_o petrarch_n have_v live_v 104_o year_n die_v as_o also_o do_v plato_n on_o his_o birthday_n and_o in_o the_o same_o chamber_n where_o he_o be_v born_n zuin._n theat_n vol._n 2._o l._n 7._o p._n 561._o 11._o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o great_a be_v bury_v at_o aquisgrane_fw-la on_o his_o birthday_n anno_fw-la 810._o ibid._n 12._o ph._n melancthon_n died_n anno_fw-la 1560._o in_o the_o 63th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o on_o his_o birthday_n be_v 13_o cal._n may._n ibid._n 13._o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o be_v bear_v on_o st._n matthias_n day_n on_o which_o day_n also_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n be_v king_n francis_n take_v by_o he_o in_o battle_n and_o the_o victory_n likewise_o win_v at_o bicâ—â—que_n he_o be_v also_o elect_v and_o crown_v emperor_n on_o the_o same_o day_n and_o many_o other_o great_a fortune_n befall_v he_o still_o on_o that_o day_n treasury_n of_o ancient_n and_o modern_a time_n l._n 4._o c._n 12._o p._n 330._o 14._o augustus_n have_v certain_a anniversary_n sickness_n which_o do_v return_v at_o a_o state_v and_o certain_a time_n he_o common_o languish_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n which_o be_v the_o 9th_o of_o the_o calends_o of_o october_n a_o little_a before_o sun-rise_n sweton_n in_o august_n p._n 55._o 105._o 15._o timoleon_n obtain_v most_o of_o his_o victory_n on_o his_o birthday_n which_o be_v therefore_o celebrate_v annual_o by_o the_o syracusan_n alex._n ab_fw-la alex_n de_fw-fr gen._n l._n 4._o c._n 20._o 16._o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n have_v a_o triplicity_n of_o good_a tiding_n on_o his_o birthday_n that_o he_o be_v victor_n in_o the_o olympic_n that_o parmenio_n his_o general_n have_v gain_v a_o conquest_n and_o that_o his_o queen_n be_v deliver_v of_o alexander_n ibid._n 17._o baudinus_fw-la a_o abbot_n and_o citizen_n of_o florence_n die_v upon_o his_o birthday_n coman_n de_fw-fr mir._n mort._n 18._o on_o wednesday_n pope_n sixtus_n v._o be_v bear_v make_v monk_n general_n of_o his_o order_n cardinal_n pope_n and_o inaugurate_v heyl._n geogr._n 19_o on_o thursday_n henry_n viii_o die_v edward_n vi_o queen_n mary_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n 20._o friday_n be_v observe_v to_o be_v fortunate_a to_o the_o great_a captain_n gonsalvo_n and_o saturday_n to_o henry_n vii_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxiv_o child_n mark_v in_o the_o womb._n when_o we_o read_v the_o story_n in_o genesis_n of_o jacob_n be_v success_n in_o his_o pastoral_a office_n by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o streaked_a stripe_a hazel_v and_o poplar_n etc._n etc._n we_o wonder_v at_o the_o effect_n and_o be_v puzzle_v in_o quest_n of_o the_o cause_n certain_o though_o there_o be_v a_o special_a providence_n concern_v in_o the_o fact_n yet_o there_o seem_v too_o a_o concurrence_n of_o inferior_a nature_n in_o the_o agency_n imagination_n be_v strong_a and_o operative_a even_o in_o bruit_n but_o much_o more_o in_o mankind_n where_o reason_n give_v a_o
vigour_n and_o energy_n to_o it_o beyond_o common_a sense_n 1._o marinus_n barlâ—tins_n report_n of_o scanderberg_n that_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o into_o the_o world_n a_o notable_a mark_n of_o warlike_a glory_n for_o he_o have_v upon_o his_o right_a arm_n a_o sword_n so_o well_o set_v on_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v draw_v with_o the_o pencil_n of_o the_o most_o curious_a and_o skilful_a painter_n in_o the_o world_n camer_n hor._n subscis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 60._o p._n 308._o 2._o camerarius_fw-la say_v that_o he_o always_o hear_v it_o report_v that_o the_o count_n of_o habsburg_n have_v each_o of_o they_o from_o the_o womb_n a_o golden_a cross_n upon_o his_o back_n viz._n certain_a hair_n after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n form_v into_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o cross_n ibid._n l._n 3._o c._n 42._o p._n 145._o 3._o m._n venetus_n in_o his_o 45_o year_n itinerary_n in_o asia_n report_n that_o the_o king_n of_o corzani_fw-la boast_n of_o a_o nobility_n beyond_o that_o of_o all_o other_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o this_o account_n that_o they_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n with_o the_o impress_n of_o a_o black_a eagle_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n which_o continue_v with_o they_o to_o their_o death_n ibid._n 4._o camerarius_fw-la say_v that_o it_o be_v relate_v that_o king_n james_n i._o bring_v with_o he_o from_o his_o mother_n womb_n certain_a royal_a signature_n for_o at_o his_o birth_n there_o be_v behold_v imprint_v on_o his_o body_n a_o lion_n and_o crown_n and_o some_o also_o add_v a_o sword_n ibid._n 5._o abraham_n buckoltzerus_n say_v that_o john_n frederick_n elector_n of_o saxony_n who_o be_v bear_v june_n 30._o anno_fw-la 1503._o bring_v with_o he_o from_o his_o mother_n womb_n a_o omen_n of_o his_o future_a state_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v with_o a_o cross_n of_o a_o splendid_a and_o golden_a colour_n on_o his_o back_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o which_o a_o pious_a and_o ancient_a priest_n be_v send_v for_o by_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o court_n who_o thereupon_o say_v this_o child_n shall_v carry_v a_o cross_n conspicuous_a to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o emblem_n of_o which_o be_v thus_o apparent_a in_o his_o birth_n the_o event_n do_v declare_v and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o presage_v camerur_n ibid._n p._n 146._o 6._o gaffarel_n tell_v of_o his_o sister_n bear_v with_o a_o fish_n on_o her_o leg_n cause_v by_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o mother_n when_o pregnant_a that_o it_o be_v draw_v with_o so_o much_o perfection_n and_o rarity_n as_o if_o draw_v by_o some_o excellent_a master_n and_o the_o wonder_n be_v that_o when_o the_o girl_n eat_v fish_n that_o on_o her_o leg_n put_v she_o to_o sensible_a pain_n gaff_n curiosity_n c._n 5._o p._n 143._o 7._o the_o hostess_n of_o the_o inn_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o st._n mich._n at_o bois_n de_fw-fr vicenne_n have_v a_o mulberry_n grow_v upon_o her_o nether_a lip_n which_o be_v smooth_a till_o the_o time_n that_o mulberry_n begin_v to_o ripen_v at_o which_o time_n hers_z begin_v to_o be_v red_a and_o to_o swell_v observin_n the_o season_n and_o nature_n of_o other_o mulberry_n till_o it_o come_v to_o their_o just_a bigness_n and_o redness_n ibid._n p._n 144._o 8._o a_o woman_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o her_o pregnancy_n long_v to_o eat_v rosebud_n which_o be_v difficult_a to_o be_v procure_v at_o last_o a_o bough_n of_o they_o be_v find_v she_o greedy_o devour_v the_o green_a bud_n of_o two_o rose_n and_o keep_v the_o rest_n in_o her_o bosom_n in_o the_o nine_o month_n be_v deliver_v of_o a_o boy_n upon_o his_o rib_n there_o appear_v the_o likeness_n of_o three_o rose_n very_o red_a upon_o his_o forehead_n and_o either_o cheek_n he_o have_v also_o he_o resemblance_n of_o a_o red_a rose_n he_o be_v therefore_o common_o call_v the_o rose-boy_n zasut_fw-la lusit_fw-la adm_n l._n 2._o obs_n 133._o chap._n xxv_o childen_n abide_v in_o the_o womb_n beyond_o their_o time_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o action_n of_o nature_n that_o i_o can_v think_v of_o which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o anomaly_n and_o disorder_n sometime_o our_o tongue_n stammer_v our_o eye_n fail_v we_o our_o memory_n be_v deficient_a our_o foot_n stumble_v sometime_o there_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o conception_n sometime_o in_o parturition_n one_o while_o the_o infant_n come_v too_o soon_o before_o its_o natural_a time_n into_o the_o world_n another_o while_o it_o be_v detain_v a_o prisoner_n too_o long_o and_o can_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n for_o many_o year_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o soul_n go_v into_o another_o world_n before_o the_o body_n can_v be_v admit_v into_o this_o and_o sometime_o the_o womb_n that_o bear_v it_o must_v be_v the_o grave_a to_o bury_v it_o a_o miserable_a case_n and_o unhappy_a for_o mother_n and_o infant_n both_o 1._o catherine_n the_o wife_n of_o michael_n de_fw-fr menne_n a_o poor_a conntryman_n for_o 12_o year_n together_o carry_v a_o dead_a child_n or_o rather_o the_o skeleton_n of_o one_o in_o her_o womb._n it_o be_v manifest_a to_o the_o touch_n say_v aegidius_n de_fw-fr hertoge_n who_o with_o many_o other_o both_o man_n and_o illustrious_a woman_n be_v witness_n hereof_o henricus_fw-la cornelius_n mathisius_n domestic_a physician_n to_o the_o emperor_n charle_n v._n who_o have_v handle_v the_o woman_n both_o stand_v and_o lie_v by_o touch_n easy_o distinguish_v all_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o dead_a infant_n in_o a_o great_a amazement_n cry_v out_o nothing_o be_v impossible_a to_o god_n and_o nature_n she_o conceive_v of_o this_o child_n anno_fw-la 1549._o schenck_n obs_n l._n 4._o p._n 575._o 2._o in_o the_o town_n of_o sindelfingen_n a_o woman_n of_o 30_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o be_v with_o child_n 6_o or_o 7_o week_n before_o her_o expect_a delivery_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o fall_v on_o the_o ice_n never_o afterward_o feel_v her_o child_n to_o stir_v after_o which_o she_o conceive_v twice_o or_o thrice_o and_o have_v be_v as_o often_o deliver_v yet_o still_o the_o usual_a bigness_n of_o her_o belly_n continue_v and_o the_o dead_a child_n be_v suppose_v to_o continue_v in_o she_o womb._n ibid._n p._n 577._o 3._o anno_fw-la 1545._o margarita_n carlinia_n wife_n of_o geo._n volzerus_fw-la of_o vienna_n in_o her_o travel_n perceive_v somewhat_o to_o crack_n within_o she_o and_o never_o after_o feel_v her_o child_n to_o stir_v for_o four_o year_n afterward_o she_o live_v with_o much_o pain_n till_o at_o length_n anno_fw-la 1549._o a_o ulcer_n appear_v about_o her_o navel_n and_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o child_n elbow_n at_o the_o orifice_n she_o be_v by_o incision_n deliver_v of_o a_o male_a child_n half_o putrid_a which_o be_v draw_v out_o thence_o piecemeal_n and_o afterward_o happy_o cure_a zuing._n theat_n vol._n 2._o l._n 4._o p._n 357._o donat._n hist_o med._n mir._n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o p._n 239._o 4._o zacutus_fw-la lusitanus_n have_v set_v down_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o mean_a fortune_n and_o 16_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v with_o child_n and_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travail_n come_v can_v not_o be_v deliver_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o her_o womb_n the_o surgeon_n advise_v section_n which_o they_o say_v be_v ordinary_a in_o such_o case_n but_o she_o refuse_v it_o the_o dead_a child_n therefore_o putrify_v in_o her_o womb_n after_o three_o year_n the_o small_a bone_n of_o it_o come_v from_o she_o and_o so_o by_o little_a and_o little_a for_o ten_o year_n together_o there_o come_v forth_o piece_n of_o corrupt_a flesh_n and_o fragment_n of_o the_o skull_n at_o last_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n there_o issue_v forth_o piecemeal_o the_o great_a bone_n and_o then_o her_o belly_n fall_v and_o after_o some_o year_n she_o conceive_v again_o and_o be_v happy_o deliver_v of_o a_o live_a boy_n zacut._n lusit_fw-la praxis_fw-la med._n admir_n lib._n 2._o obs_n 357._o p._n 276._o 5._o donatus_n tell_v of_o one_o paula_n the_o wife_n of_o mr._n naso_n a_o innkeeper_n in_o the_o street_n of_o pont_n merlian_n in_o mantua_n who_o void_v by_o 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bird_n of_o prey_n a_o eye_n on_o his_o knee_n and_o both_o kind_n ypsilon_n amid_o his_o breast_n and_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cross_n this_o i_o have_v read_v say_v my_o author_n in_o john_n multi_fw-la vallis_n and_o gasper_n hedio_fw-la in_o the_o history_n synopsis_n after_o sabellicus_n i_o have_v see_v another_o portraiture_n of_o the_o like_a monster_n but_o somewhat_o differ_v and_o not_o answer_v the_o first_o in_o all_o point_n with_o the_o interpretation_n set_v out_o in_o verse_n batman_n doom_n p._n 294._o 6._o anno_fw-la 1531._o at_o ausburg_n a_o woman_n bring_v forth_o three_o monster_n first_o a_o man_n head_n wrap_v in_o a_o caul_n second_o a_o serpent_n with_o two_o leg_n which_o have_v a_o great_a head_n like_o unto_o a_o pike_n the_o body_n and_o foot_n of_o a_o frog_n and_o the_o tail_n of_o a_o lizard_n three_o a_o pig_fw-mi whole_a in_o all_o part_n batman_n doom_n p._n 315._o 7._o in_o the_o same_o year_n a_o horrible_a monster_n very_o wild_a have_v four_o 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a_o lamb_n be_v yean_a at_o halberstadt_n with_o a_o round_a head_n and_o with_o three_o eye_n three_o mouth_n two_o nose_n with_o his_o ear_n hang_v to_o his_o back_n ward_n like_v to_o dog_n ear_n but_o which_o be_v to_o be_v account_v a_o great_a prodigy_n in_o his_o three_o mouth_n he_o have_v a_o great_a eye_n great_a than_o the_o other_o and_o there_o he_o put_v forth_o a_o long_a tongue_n he_o live_v one_o day_n with_o continual_a cry_n ibid._n exit_fw-la fincelio_n p._n 372._o 14._o anno_fw-la 1554._o in_o marchia_n not_o far_o from_o regemont_n a_o mare_n bring_v forth_o a_o monstrous_a colt_n have_v the_o skin_n gag_v every_o where_o hang_v breeches_n and_o doublet_n cut_v like_v to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o lance_n knight_n batman_n p._n 373._o exit_fw-la fincelio_n 15._o anno_fw-la 1556._o the_o day_n before_o the_o nones_n of_o january_n in_o germany_n at_o a_o village_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o dill_n call_v overhassen_n a_o cow_n bring_v a_o calf_n that_o 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