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their_o non-proficiencie_n in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o amend_v as_o for_o their_o deficiency_n in_o that_o they_o wax_v daily_o worse_o and_o worse_o let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o barelete_n nunquam_fw-la say_v he_o fol._n 261._o col_fw-fr 1._o mundus_fw-la fuit_fw-la tam_fw-la malus_fw-la ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la neque_fw-la tam_fw-la separatus_fw-la à _fw-la dei_fw-la amore_fw-la &_o proximi_fw-la ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la thus_o we_o see_v how_o all_o three_o though_o live_v in_o several_a country_n jump_v and_o accord_n in_o one_o in_o take_v up_o the_o same_o complaint_n against_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o time_n as_o far_o surpass_v all_o the_o outrage_n and_o enormity_n of_o former_a age_n let_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n consider_v how_o they_o upbray_v christian_n with_o the_o same_o vice_n affirm_v that_o turk_n and_o other_o infidel_n lead_v not_o so_o loose_a a_o life_n by_o many_o degree_n maillard_n have_v report_v how_o at_o tours_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o 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be_v not_o this_o the_o language_n of_o the_o infernal_a lake_n and_o fol._n 140._o col_fw-fr 1._o he_o report_v that_o it_o be_v enact_v by_o holy_a king_n lewis_n that_o blasphemer_n for_o the_o first_o offence_n shall_v endure_v a_o month_n imprisonment_n and_o after_o to_o be_v set_v on_o the_o pillory_n for_o he_o say_v ponerentur_fw-la in_o pilario_fw-la whereas_o menot_n say_v au_o carquan_a or_o au_fw-fr collier_n for_o the_o second_o that_o their_o tongue_n shall_v be_v pierce_v through_o with_o a_o hot_a iron_n for_o the_o three_o that_o their_o under_o lip_n shall_v be_v bore_v through_o for_o the_o four_o that_o their_o tongue_n and_o lip_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o we_o may_v not_o forget_v the_o place_n former_o allege_v where_o he_o report_v how_o certain_a jew_n at_o tours_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o eight_o hear_v christian_n swear_v in_o most_o fearful_a manner_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o have_v pull_v christ_n out_o of_o heaven_n say_v 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the_o pillory_n or_o cast_v in_o prison_n or_o have_v some_o great_a fine_a set_v upon_o their_o head_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o holy_a king_n lewis_n their_o tongue_n be_v pierce_v through_o according_a to_o the_o law_n which_o he_o have_v make_v in_o that_o behalf_n but_o the_o contrary_n be_v practise_v at_o this_o day_n for_o they_o that_o shall_v punish_v blasphemy_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a blasphemer_n glory_v therein_o and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o peasant_n to_o renounce_v god_n quòd_fw-la non_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la rurale_n rennuciare_fw-la deum_fw-la et_fw-la ego_fw-la dico_fw-la tibi_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la pertinet_fw-la intrare_fw-la paradisum_fw-la and_o i_o tell_v thou_o thou_o shall_v never_o come_v into_o heaven_n for_o this_o gear_n in_o another_o place_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o a_o notorious_a swearer_n who_o tongue_n king_n lewis_n cause_v to_o be_v cut_v out_o fol._n 183._o col_fw-fr 1._o sic_fw-la s._n ludovicus_fw-la de_fw-la uno_fw-la blasphematore_fw-la parisius_n qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la ei_fw-la abscindere_fw-la linguam_fw-la but_o barelete_n be_v more_o hot_a and_o vehement_a against_o his_o countryman_n the_o italian_n than_o they_o against_o their_o country_n man_n the_o french_a when_o he_o say_v fol._n 120._o col_fw-fr 2._o o_o italy_n infect_v with_o such_o a_o vice_n o_o people_n pollute_v with_o such_o wickedness_n i_o fear_v i_o god_n vengeance_n will_v utter_o overwhelm_v you_o in_o a_o moment_n neither_o be_v he_o to_o learn_v how_o to_o apply_v king_n lewis_n his_o decree_n against_o blasphemer_n allege_v by_o the_o two_o former_a preacher_n he_o say_v moreover_o that_o the_o saracen_n have_v a_o law_n that_o whosoever_o blaspheme_v christ_n or_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n shall_v be_v famish_v to_o death_n between_o two_o board_n he_o tell_v we_o also_o of_o another_o ancient_a law_n which_o punish_v blasphemy_n and_o buggery_n with_o the_o same_o punishment_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o lamentable_a thing_n say_v he_o that_o duke_n galeace_v shall_v hang_v a_o man_n only_o for_o murmur_v against_o he_o and_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n shall_v put_v another_o to_o death_n for_o the_o like_a offence_n and_o that_o blasphemer_n shall_v go_v scotfree_a and_o unpunished_a he_o further_o show_v that_o it_o be_v less_o excusable_a than_o any_o other_o vice_n in_o that_o whereas_o man_n be_v draw_v to_o commit_v sin_n through_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n which_o they_o take_v therein_o as_o the_o whoremonger_n by_o the_o pleasure_n he_o take_v in_o whoredom_n and_o dalliance_n the_o glutton_n by_o the_o delight_n he_o have_v in_o his_o full_a furnish_a table_n in_o dainty_a morsel_n and_o the_o laughter_n of_o his_o wine_n etc._n etc._n the_o blasphemer_n can_v have_v no_o delight_n in_o swear_v at_o all_o add_v moreover_o that_o it_o have_v this_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o it_o in_o that_o whereas_o all_o other_o sin_n 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