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the_o people_n take_v counsel_n to_o drown_v he_o secret_o in_o the_o prison_n which_o can_v not_o be_v execute_v without_o murder_n and_o cruel_a torment_n for_o the_o tub_n in_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v drown_v be_v neither_o large_a nor_o deep_a enough_o the_o martyr_n himself_o be_v tall_a of_o stature_n and_o the_o executioner_n have_v provide_v so_o little_a water_n that_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v drown_v therein_o therefore_o he_o be_v constrain_v for_o the_o shorten_n of_o this_o so_o cruel_a a_o torment_n to_o wound_v he_o in_o the_o body_n with_o divers_a he_o a_o sure_a way_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o he_o stab_n of_o a_o dagger_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v thereon_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a thus_o finish_v this_o boschane_n martyr_n his_o life_n be_v twenty_o six_o year_n of_o age_n in_o the_o city_n of_o antwerp_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1560._o ¶_o the_o story_n of_o one_o john_n de_fw-fr buisons_fw-fr who_o be_v behead_v in_o the_o prison_n as_o 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sentence_n pronounce_v he_o be_v return_v back_o again_o to_o prison_n expect_v the_o hour_n of_o his_o execution_n then_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o certain_a friar_n to_o confess_v or_o rather_o to_o vex_v and_o torment_v he_o but_o this_o godly_a man_n be_v thorough_o fence_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n make_v they_o know_v to_o their_o shame_n that_o they_o be_v great_o mistake_v for_o the_o friar_n return_v back_o to_o those_o who_o have_v employ_v they_o in_o this_o business_n report_v that_o this_o simon_n be_v a_o most_o notorious_a heretic_n which_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o city_n hear_v cause_v he_o by_o and_o by_o to_o be_v call_v he_o the_o martyr_n have_v his_o hat_n send_v he_o which_o be_v take_v from_o he_o to_o judgement_n send_v he_o his_o hat_n again_o which_o they_o take_v from_o he_o in_o token_n that_o they_o have_v revoke_v the_o sentence_n first_o pronounce_v to_o enter_v a_o new_a process_n against_o he_o 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wherein_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n public_o in_o regard_n of_o concourse_n of_o people_n resort_v thither_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o forename_a john_n martin_n boast_v every_o where_n that_o he_o will_v cut_v off_o the_o minister_n nose_n of_o angrongne_n be_v soon_o after_o set_v upon_o by_o a_o mad_a wolf_n who_o do_v indeed_o eat_v his_o nose_n from_o his_o face_n god_n a_o remarkable_a judgement_n of_o god_n die_v mad_a thereof_o himself_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v never_o observe_v that_o this_o wolf_n have_v ever_o hurt_v any_o before_o which_o terrible_a judgement_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o it_o be_v noise_v among_o all_o the_o neighbour_n village_n thereabouts_o an._n 1561._o ¶_o
a_o mischief_n merciful_o prevent_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o prayer_n and_o call_n upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n a_o certain_a precedent_n be_v come_v into_o the_o city_n of_o pigneroll_n send_v for_o one_o of_o saint_n johns_n very_o near_o unto_o angrongne_n who_o at_o that_o time_n dwell_v there_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o cause_v a_o child_n of_o he_o to_o be_v baptize_v at_o angrongne_n and_o why_o he_o have_v do_v so_o the_o poor_a silly_a man_n answer_v he_o have_v do_v it_o because_o baptism_n be_v there_o administer_v according_a to_o christ_n institution_n the_o precedent_n hear_v he_o say_v so_o in_o great_a fury_n command_v he_o in_o the_o king_n name_n upon_o pain_n of_o be_v burn_v to_o get_v it_o rebaptise_v the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v permit_v he_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n before_o he_o give_v he_o his_o answer_n which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o hall_n before_o all_o the_o company_n he_o further_o entreat_v he_o under_o his_o 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