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expectation_n and_o the_o author_n i_o have_v general_o use_v be_v such_o who_o authority_n be_v beyond_o all_o exception_n the_o incomparable_a thuanus_n davila_n pâ—refix_v and_o other_o of_o the_o roman_a communion_n for_o i_o have_v but_o rare_o follow_v any_o writer_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n and_o more_o rare_o without_o the_o concurrent_a authority_n of_o other_o but_o what_o be_v most_o considerable_a the_o great_a part_n be_v send_v away_o in_o single_a sheet_n by_o the_o post_n as_o it_o be_v write_v i_o can_v neither_o myself_o have_v the_o perusal_n of_o the_o entire_a work_n together_o nor_o have_v it_o peruse_v by_o my_o friend_n before_o it_o be_v print_v this_o i_o mention_v for_o my_o excuse_n of_o such_o mistake_v as_o possible_o may_v occur_v in_o it_o for_o i_o do_v not_o design_n to_o injure_v the_o truth_n in_o any_o particular_a nor_o have_v i_o to_o my_o knowledge_n do_v it_o in_o any_o thing_n material_a only_a sect._n 12._o you_o will_v meet_v with_o louvain_n in_o flanders_n which_o perhaps_o be_v in_o brabant_n though_o by_o flanders_n i_o then_o mean_v that_o part_n of_o the_o low-countries_n which_o be_v then_o under_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n or_o the_o archduke_n obedience_n and_o i_o know_v the_o name_n flanders_n be_v use_v in_o as_o large_a a_o sense_n by_o many_o and_o common_o by_o the_o italian_n and_o sect._n 34._o pag._n 48._o it_o be_v say_v he_o make_v they_o amends_o for_o it_o afterward_o whereas_o that_o excommunication_n there_o mention_v be_v before_o which_o i_o do_v not_o then_o observe_v when_o i_o write_v it_o again_o sect._n 42._o pag._n 74._o you_o will_v find_v the_o d._n of_o tuscany_n father_n to_o the_o cue_n mother_n which_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o family_n and_o succeed_v her_o brother_n but_o be_v not_o her_o father_n and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n may_v either_o amend_v it_o or_o quite_o strike_v it_o out_o but_o these_o be_v such_o mistake_v as_o be_v rare_o 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