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david_n be_v as_o yet_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n after_o his_o return_n from_o his_o tedious_a &_o painful_a journey_n bring_v with_o he_o from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n thirty_o bishop_n who_o he_o send_v to_o labour_v in_o the_o field_n of_o our_o lord_n he_o begin_v in_o time_n convenient_a to_o celebrate_v solemn_a counsel_n in_o which_o he_o cut_v off_o any_o thing_n he_o find_v to_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o christian_a religion_n or_o contrary_a to_o the_o church_n canon_n place_v &_o establish_v such_o constitution_n as_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o holy_a canon_n and_o make_v for_o the_o advancement_n of_o religion_n piety_n and_o good_a life_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n he_o daily_o shine_v with_o the_o splendour_n of_o infinite_a miracle_n whereof_o this_o ensue_a as_o it_o can_v but_o be_v deem_v most_o stupendous_a so_o questionless_a be_v to_o be_v account_v most_o beneficial_a how_o s._n patrick_n free_v ireland_n from_o the_o encombrance_n of_o devil_n magician_n and_o venomous_a beast_n and_o how_o he_o fast_v 40._o day_n without_o corporal_a food_n chap._n xviii_o ireland_n since_o its_o first_o inhabitation_n be_v pester_v with_o a_o triple_a plague_n to_o wit_n with_o great_a abundance_n of_o venomous_a beast_n copious_a store_n of_o devil_n visible_o appear_v and_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o magician_n that_o the_o like_a be_v not_o record_v of_o any_o other_o country_n or_o kingdom_n the_o glorious_a and_o most_o holy_a bishop_n labour_v by_o intercession_n of_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o other_o exerecice_n of_o devotion_n to_o deliver_v the_o island_n of_o that_o triple_a pestilence_n the_o most_o excellent_a prelate_n take_v the_o staff_n or_o wand_n of_o jesus_n into_o his_o sacred_a hand_n and_o elevate_n it_o after_o a_o threaten_a manner_n as_o also_o by_o the_o favourable_a assistance_n of_o angel_n he_o gather_v together_o in_o one_o place_n all_o the_o venomous_a beast_n that_o be_v in_o ireland_n relic_n after_o he_o drive_v 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