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dunstanes_n depart_v and_o the._n xij_o from_o the_o devyls_n goingge_n four_o the_o dane_n after_o many_o great_a vyctorye_n within_o the_o realm_n fyered_a the_o city_n of_o caunterburye_n and_o enpryson_v the_o archebyshop_n than_o elphegus_n elphegus_n and_o as_o he_o and_o his_o monk_n be_v able_a to_o geve_v no_o more_o money_n they_o tythe_v they_o after_o this_o sort_n they_o slay_v always_o ix_o and_o reserve_v the_o ten_o to_o perpetual_a sorrow_n and_o seruytude_n till_o they_o have_v mourter_v of_o they_o to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o more_o than_o tythynge_n ix_o hondr_v there_o and_o in_o other_o quarter_n abroad_o and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o they_o hang_n up_o by_o the_o member_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a sygnifiâ—aon_n that_o plague_v to_o come_v then_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o sodometrye_n and_o most_o violent_a contempt_n of_o christian_a marriage_n plague_n ranulphus_fw-la cestrensis_n lib._n 6._o ca._n 13._o et_fw-la 15._o fabianus_n par_fw-fr 1._o ca._n 199._o ¶_o
the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o book_n book_n here_o have_v i_o paint_v out_o before_o your_o eye_n most_o dere_o belove_a country_n man_n the_o chaste_a holy_a consecrate_v &_o spiritual_a act_n of_o your_o enâ—lyshe_a votary_n priest_n monk_n &_o byshoppe_n from_o the_o world_n beginning_a to_o a_o full_a complete_a thousand_o year_n sens_fw-fr christ_n incarnation_n not_o all_o have_v i_o here_o rehearse_v for_o that_o be_v a_o labour_n without_o end_n they_o be_v so_o innumerable_a but_o a_o serten_a of_o they_o for_o everye_o age_n that_o you_o may_v up_o they_o perceyve_v what_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v in_o the_o next_o part_n or_o book_n book_n which_o shall_v begin_v at_o satan_n go_v four_o at_o large_a after_o his_o thousand_o year_n tyenge_a up_o apoca._n 20._o and_o so_o continue_v to_o this_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a._n md._n and._n li._n 1551._o that_o you_o may_v know_v what_o cheer_n have_v be_v among_o they_o what_o occupyenge_a they_o have_v have_v what_o 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