shop_n and_o see_v he_o will_v vouchsafe_v we_o not_o one_o author_n for_o his_o affirmative_a i_o shall_v allege_v he_o most_o authentical_a testimony_n france_n about_o james_n clement_n that_o slay_v the_o k._n of_o france_n to_o wit_v 4._o book_n for_o the_o negative_a write_v and_o print_v in_o lion_n present_o upon_o the_o fact_n itself_o entitle_v de_fw-fr iusta_fw-la henrici_fw-la 3._o abdicationâ—_n where_o in_o the_o 4._o book_n and_o 23._o chapter_n all_o the_o particularity_n of_o this_o jacobus_n clemens_n and_o his_o fact_n be_v set_v down_o and_o evident_o show_v that_o he_o confer_v with_o no_o man_n live_v thereof_o before_o it_o be_v do_v and_o much_o less_o either_o confess_v or_o receyve_v absolution_n before_o hand_n for_o the_o fact_n &_o if_o he_o have_v so_o do_v yet_o have_v it_o be_v nothing_o avayleable_a to_o he_o for_o how_o can_v any_o man_n give_v absolution_n to_o he_o for_o a_o fact_n to_o come_v sure_o i_o be_o that_o no_o catholyke_a doctrine_n or_o 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knight_n in_o good_a and_o play_n 〈◊〉_d deal_n for_o save_v his_o honour_n and_o honest_a 〈◊〉_d shall_v have_v name_v those_o sundry_a author_n 〈◊〉_d some_o of_o they_o at_o least_o and_o not_o like_o hickscorner_n cast_v out_o the_o contumely_n â—t_z foâ—_n â—t_z and_o run_v behind_o thâ—â—_n door_n when_o the_o proof_n be_v ask_v but_o the_o readâ—â—_n must_v understand_v that_o he_o have_v this_o tale_n as_o thâ—_n most_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n here_o allege_v out_o of_o joâ—â—_n fox_n as_o true_a a_o legender_v as_o himself_o be_v a_o alleged_a and_o be_v to_o proud_a to_o acknowledge_v this_o boâ—â—â—d_a wing_n take_v the_o matter_n upon_o himself_o wherefore_o we_o must_v now_o try_v whether_o fox_n or_o he_o be_v the_o true_a man_n in_o relate_v story_n or_o whether_o both_o be_v not_o of_o one_o and_o thesame_a size_n in_o misreport_v john_n fox_n have_v not_o only_o a_o long_a taleâ—_n but_o also_o a_o full_a pagent_n print_v and_o paint_v to_o this_o to_o wit_n of_o the_o 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〈…〉_o manner_n of_o death_n happen_v to_o 〈…〉_o then_o by_o poison_v of_o the_o monk_n &_o 〈…〉_o fox_n himself_o confess_v in_o the_o 〈…〉_o if_o you_o mark_v they_o for_o he_o say_v 〈…〉_o affirm_v that_o he_o die_v of_o heavyne_n 〈…〉_o radulphus_fw-la niger_n of_o surfeit_v roger_n 〈…〉_o bloody_a flux_n &_o some_o of_o a_o burn_a ague_n cold_a 〈…〉_o eat_n of_o apple_n pear_n peach_n plum_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d how_o then_o do_v the_o most_o of_o these_o author_n 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o that_o king_n john_n be_v poison_v by_o â—â—â—e_a monk_n see_v they_o never_o so_o much_o as_o name_v â—â—ther_n poison_n or_o monk_n but_o do_v recite_v other_o â—â—uses_n of_o his_o death_n heer_n john_n fox_n be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d though_o he_o be_v a_o fox_n with_o his_o own_o trap_n as_o â—ow_o see_v again_o john_n stow_n that_o print_v his_o annal_n â—â—â—â—ce_v fox_n publish_v his_o book_n of_o act_n &_o monument_n to_o wit_n anno_fw-la 1592._o writing_n the_o â—hole_a story_n and_o death_n of_o king_n john_n tell_v it_o 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o that_o which_o fox_n set_v â—â—wne_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a historiographer_n above_o mention_v name_v neither_o monk_n nor_o poison_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o narration_n add_v this_o thus_o i_o have_v set_v down_o the_o life_n â—hough_o much_o abridge_v and_o death_n of_o king_n john_n after_o 〈◊〉_d write_v of_o roger_n windover_n roger_n hoveden_n rad._n 〈◊〉_d rad._n cogshal_n canon_n of_o barnwel_n and_o matthew_n 〈◊〉_d be_v and_o other_o who_o all_o live_v when_o the_o k._n reign_v 〈◊〉_d write_v for_o that_o time_n what_o they_o see_v or_o hard_o credible_o report_v this_o be_v the_o 〈…〉_o stow_z which_o convince_v fox_n 〈…〉_o pudency_n in_o that_o thesaid_a fox_n 〈…〉_o most_o part_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a
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which_o be_v the_o proper_a idolator_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o adore_v their_o own_o fancy_n selfe-wil_a and_o judgment_n all_o other_o external_a idolatry_n be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n come_v and_o his_o religion_n who_o proper_a work_n be_v prophesy_v to_o be_v to_o destroy_v idolatry_n all_o this_o then_o be_v against_o himself_o as_o most_o clear_o may_v be_v show_v by_o exposition_n of_o all_o antiquity_n if_o we_o have_v time_n to_o stand_v thereon_o but_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n most_o notorious_o against_o himself_o be_v his_o discourse_n that_o follow_v wherein_o true_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v both_o at_o his_o folly_n and_o impudence_n in_o set_v it_o down_o his_o word_n be_v these_o and_o i_o pray_v the_o gentle_a reader_n note_v the_o whole_a matter_n to_o the_o effect_n before_o mentyon_v of_o punish_v catholic_n 7._o rom._n 16._o pag._n 7._o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o writing_n to_o the_o roman_n exhort_v they_o to_o mark_v such_o diligent_o as_o shall_v 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must_v understand_v be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o sir_n f._n hastings_n who_o in_o the_o sixth_o encounter_n affirm_v s._n augustine_n sentence_n and_o word_n to_o be_v that_o it_o never_o please_v any_o good_a man_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 6._o that_o heretic_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n which_o there_o i_o do_v refute_v by_o diverse_a evident_a testimony_n of_o s._n augustine_n himself_o and_o do_v show_v the_o place_n by_o he_o to_o be_v egregious_o falsify_v and_o here_o it_o be_v contradict_v also_o by_o his_o champion_n o._n e._n who_o say_v that_o s._n augustine_n high_o commend_v the_o emperor_n justice_n and_o albeit_o he_o say_v only_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o heretical_a preacher_n shall_v be_v repress_v and_o correct_v yet_o that_o the_o say_v emperor_n justice_n pass_v further_o appear_v clear_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n who_o word_n be_v manichaeis_n etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la civitate_fw-la pellendis_fw-la arâ—ian_n cod._n lib._n 1._o cit_fw-la 5_o leg_n arâ—ian_n &_o ultimo_fw-la supplicio_fw-la tradendis_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o the_o manichee_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v dryven_v out_o of_o the_o city_n but_o also_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o a_o note_n of_o contradiction_n among_o themselves_o to_o wit_v the_o knight_n and_o his_o champion_n &_o now_o to_o the_o matter_n by_o o._n e._n here_o treat_v which_o contain_v principal_a point_n at_o you_o see_v that_o will_v require_v a_o long_a treatise_n if_o i_o shall_v handle_v they_o all_o at_o large_a the_o first_o be_v out_o of_o s._n paul_n the_o second_o out_o of_o the_o emperor_n decree_n the_o three_o out_o of_o s._n augustine_n all_o against_o himself_o i_o shall_v say_v a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o each_o one_o in_o order_n and_o thereby_o vow_n shall_v discern_v the_o man_n judgement_n himself_o s._n paul_n allege_v by_o o._n e._n against_o himself_o the_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v direct_o against_o sectary_n that_o make_v division_n among_o they_o that_o be_v in_o peace_n and_o unity_n of_o religion_n before_o and_o do_v bring_v in_o new_a doctrine_n different_a from_o that_o which_o they_o have_v learned_a and_o receive_v public_o before_o which_o make_v the_o case_n of_o our_o controversy_n very_o clear_a for_o whether_o martin_n luther_n vldericus_n zuinglius_fw-la john_n caluyn_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o crew_n have_v do_v this_o or_o no_o in_o our_o age_n and_o whether_o the_o protestant_n in_o england_n find_v catholic_n in_o peace_n and_o unity_n have_v do_v like_o office_n in_o bring_v in_o new_a opinion_n and_o dissension_n which_o be_v not_o before_o let_v all_o the_o world_n judge_v sure_o i_o be_o they_o can_v say_v that_o we_o find_v they_o in_o unity_n do_v trouble_v their_o peace_n or_o go_v out_o from_o they_o so_o as_o this_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v whole_o against_o themselves_o and_o this_o to_o the_o first_o point_n the_o second_o for_o we_o and_o 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