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a_o voluminous_a tract_n concern_v the_o divorce_n now_o in_o use_n among_o they_o upon_o which_o many_o other_o of_o the_o rabbin_n have_v write_v many_o subtle_a and_o divers_a commentary_n and_o in_o they_o have_v lay_v down_o many_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o strong_a bond_n of_o matrimony_n may_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n the_o cause_n pretend_v by_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v urge_v when_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v here_o on_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o husband_n can_v quick_o take_v occasion_n of_o separation_n from_o his_o wife_n and_o easy_o find_v a_o staff_n to_o beat_v the_o dog_n withal_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v in_o a_o peculiar_a form_n the_o line_n whereof_o must_v not_o exceed_v or_o be_v few_o than_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o this_o aught_o also_o to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o three_o faithful_a witness_n be_v sign_v and_o seal_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o when_o the_o husband_n give_v this_o letter_n unto_o his_o wife_n he_o must_v say_v in_o express_a term_n behold_v o_o woman_n the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n for_o by_o this_o thou_o be_v divorce_v from_o i_o be_v permit_v to_o marry_v to_o any_o other_o man_n the_o form_n of_o this_o bill_n follow_v upon_o such_o a_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o such_o and_o such_o of_o the_o month_n 133._o n._n such_o or_o such_o a_o year_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o computation_n which_o we_o use_v here_o in_o this_o city_n n._n situate_v near_o the_o river_n n._n i_o of_o the_o country_n n._n the_o son_n of_o rabbi_n n._n now_o dwell_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o place_n near_o such_o or_o such_o a_o river_n have_v desire_v of_o miâ—e_o free_a will_n without_o any_o coaction_n and_o have_v divorce_v dismiss_v and_o cast_v out_o thou_o my_o wife_n n._n of_o the_o country_n n._n the_o daughter_n of_o rabbi_n n._n dwell_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o country_n and_o dwell_v now_o in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o place_n situate_v near_o such_o or_o such_o a_o river_n which_o have_v be_v my_o wife_n heretofore_o but_o now_o i_o do_v divorce_n thou_o dismiss_v thou_o and_o cast_v thou_o out_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v free_a and_o have_v the_o rule_n of_o thyself_o to_o depart_v and_o to_o marry_v with_o any_o other_o man_n who_o thou_o will_v and_o let_v no_o man_n be_v refuse_v by_o thou_o for_o i_o from_o this_o forward_a for_o ever_o thus_o be_v thou_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v to_o thou_o from_o i_o a_o bill_n of_o separation_n a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o a_o letter_n of_o dismission_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o israel_n n._n the_o son_n of_o n._n witness_n n._n the_o son_n of_o