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out_o into_o the_o wood_n in_o frost_n and_o snow_n where_o many_o of_o they_o die_v with_o extreme_a cold_a and_o those_o that_o survive_v live_v miserable_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o many_o want_n yet_o though_o these_o bloody_a villain_n exercise_v such_o inhuman_a cruel_a tie_n towards_o the_o poor_a protestant_n they_o will_v common_o boast_v that_o these_o be_v but_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o indeed_o they_o make_v it_o good_a for_o have_v disarm_v the_o english_a rob_v they_o of_o their_o good_n strip_v they_o of_o their_o clothes_n and_o have_v their_o person_n in_o their_o power_n they_o furious_o break_v out_o into_o all_o manner_n of_o abominable_a cruelty_n horrid_a massacre_n and_o execrable_a murder_n for_o there_o be_v multitude_n murder_v in_o cold_a blood_n some_o as_o they_o be_v at_o plough_n other_o in_o their_o house_n other_o in_o the_o high_a way_n all_o without_o any_o provocation_n be_v sudden_o destroy_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o lisgool_n be_v 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pag._n 76._o prime_a leader_n as_o he_o style_v they_o of_o the_o reformation_n luther_n calvin_n zuinglius_fw-la bezâ—_n etc._n etc._n have_v in_o express_a term_n hold_v that_o prince_n may_v be_v depose_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o quote_v any_o of_o their_o book_n to_o direct_v we_o where_o this_o scandalous_a tenet_n which_o he_o fix_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v find_v but_o leave_v we_o to_o hunt_v after_o it_o at_o large_a among_o the_o voluminous_a write_n of_o those_o author_n i_o do_v not_o therefore_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o take_v any_o more_o notice_n of_o this_o slander_n of_o he_o than_o if_o he_o have_v never_o vent_v it_o what_o do_v he_o expect_v to_o be_v believe_v upon_o his_o bare_a word_n sic_fw-la notus_fw-la ulux_n do_v he_o think_v we_o know_v they_o no_o better_a than_o to_o trust_v they_o but_o we_o will_v not_o use_v all_o the_o advantage_n that_o we_o have_v against_o so_o bad_a a_o cause_n and_o so_o weak_a a_o 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