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speak_v so_o inordinatlye_o /_o but_o a_o foal_n can_v speak_v /_o that_o can_v be_v still_o /_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o proverb_n or_o evir_v the_o word_n be_v forth_o i_o bring_v considre_n before_o what_o thou_o haste_v wrought_v for_o saint_n augustyn_n say_v let_v thy_o word_n first_o come_v to_o thy_o mind_n /_o and_o aftyr_n to_o thy_o tongue_n when_o a_o philosofre_o be_v in_o company_n of_o much_o people_n /_o and_o speak_v but_o few_o woordys_n /_o he_o be_v askyd_v the_o cause_n /_o and_z he_o say_v it_o have_v repentyd_v i_o of_o my_o speech_n but_o nevyr_n of_o silence_n wherefore_o caton_n say_v it_o hurtyth_v noman_n to_o be_v still_o /_o but_o it_o annoy_v to_o speak_v to_o much_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o good_n thrysty_a man_n /_o which_z in_o his_o how_o be_v have_v three_o cocky_n and_o also_o he_o have_v within_o that_o same_o place_n of_o his_o habytacyon_n a_o servant_n /_o which_o lead_v noon_n honest_a life_n that_o consyderige_n the_o cocky_n 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devysid_v a_o pot_n full_a of_o fair_a copyr_n and_o bright_a /_o and_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o market_n and_o sell_v it_o /_o afferm_n with_o sugryd_a wordy_n /_o that_o this_o copyr_n be_v gold_n a_o sertayne_v chapman_n come_v and_o buy_v it_o and_o joyful_o bear_v it_o home_o and_o when_o he_o will_v have_v provyd_v the_o perfeccyon_n of_o the_o gold_n /_o he_o find_v it_o copir_n wherefore_o he_o be_v replete_a with_o indignacyon_n and_o cawsid_v gold_n to_o be_v cite_v before_o a_o iuge_a /_o for_z by_o cawse_n he_o have_v deceyve_v he_o notwithstond_v gold_n make_v his_o true_a excuse_v /_o and_o say_v to_o the_o iuge_a /_o that_o he_o nevyr_v sell_v the_o pot_n /_o nor_o devisid_v it_o /_o nor_o it_o be_v nevyr_n of_o his_o generation_n nor_o kynrede_n wherefore_o in_o great_a haste_n the_o iuge_a cawsyd_v the_o vendytowris_fw-mi all_o to_o be_v cite_v before_o he_o and_o punysh_v they_o with_o great_a pain_n /_o and_o so_o be_v compulsyon_n they_o confessyd_v the_o trowth_n and_o shewid_v that_o they_o do_v it_o for_o envy_v /_o which_o they_o bear_v again_o gold_n /_o and_z their_o intent_n be_v for_o to_o have_v slaundrid_a he_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v have_v be_v apayrid_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v so_o precyow_v /_o in_o the_o world_n wherefore_o the_o iuge_a discretelye_o correctyd_v they_o like_o there_o deserve_v and_o comendid_a gold_n great_o and_o say_v he_o that_o be_v both_o good_a and_o pure_a may_v evyr_n sleep_v sowndlye_a and_o sure_a manyon_n intend_v in_o likewise_o to_o diffame_v their_o bettyr_n /_o be_v false_a wytnes_n and_o he_o that_o berythe_o false_a wytnes_n shall_v not_o be_v unpunyssh_v /_o as_o it_o be_v wryttyn_a proverb_n xix_o a_o false_a wytnes_n shall_v not_o be_v unpunyshid_v and_o he_o that_o spekyth_v lesynge_n shall_v not_o escape_v /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o iugement_n of_o godde_n and_o it_o be_v wryttyn_a in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o false_a witness_n shall_v perish_v /_o as_o it_o 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season_n /_o this_o false_a monk_n be_v vexyd_v with_o a_o fiend_n /_o and_o publyshed_a his_o offence_n /_o with_z loud_a clamoure_n /_o and_o shewid_v that_o he_o have_v wrought_v that_o soteyltye_n hydinge_v the_o book_n /_o and_o that_o he_o do_v it_o for_o envy_v /_o for_o to_o have_v diffamyd_fw-la the_o holy_a man_n /_o and_z desire_v hearty_o that_o he_o may_v be_v bring_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v delyver_v from_o the_o fiend_n by_o his_o hooly_a prayer_n and_o when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o he_o be_v immediate_o helyd_v and_o delyveryd_v from_o the_o fendis_fw-la possessyon_n wherefore_o saint_n gregory_n spekyth_v of_o false_a witness_n and_o say_v he_o that_o berithe_v false_a wytnesse_n be_v culpable_a to_o three_o personny_n first_o unto_o godde_n who_o penance_n he_o forsakith_v secounde_v to_o the_o iuge_a /_o who_o he_o disseyvith_n by_o his_o lesinge_n thryd_a to_o the_o innocent_a which_o he_o hurtythe_v by_o his_o false_a wytnesse_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o 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unto_o i_o and_o suffir_n i_o never_o to_o be_v punysh_v /_o with_o the_o pain_n that_o i_o look_v aftir_v daily_o fro_o the._n for_o i_o shall_v gyve_v to_o the_o what_o somevit_fw-la thou_o will_v have_v /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v gold_n /_o silver_n /_o precyow_v stony_n /_o seruauntis_fw-la /_o horse_n /_o londe_n /_o lyveloade_v /_o palacy_n /_o possession_n /_o all_o oon_o the_o to_o towche_v not_o i_o to_o who_o death_n answerde_n and_o say_v brother_n thou_o askyste_v thing_n impossible_a nothing_o shall_v be_v desire_v of_o god_n /_o but_z honest_a and_o possible_a and_o therefore_o thou_o spekist_a not_o wise_o for_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o man_n death_n abydith_v the_o every_o where_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a /_o thou_o shall_v abide_v it_o in_o every_o place_n for_o it_o be_v write_v psal_n lxxxviii_o who_o be_v that_o man_n that_o lyvyth_v /_o and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n /_o as_z whoo_o say_v noon_n therefore_o receyve_v i_o pacyent_o for_o i_o come_v to_o the_o to_o do_v no_o noveltye_n for_o seneca_n say_v noman_n be_v so_o unwise_a /_o but_z he_o knowith_v he_o shaldye_a nevertheless_o when_o death_n drawith_o never_o he_o dredith_v and_o wepith_n why_o wepi_v thou_o man_n why_o mourny_v thou_o for_o cawse_n of_o death_n to_o that_o thou_o be_v ordain_v and_o bear_v what_o thing_n of_o new_a be_v do_v to_o the._n to_o this_o law_n thou_o be_v bear_v this_o happid_a to_o thifader_n /_o to_o thimoder_fw-mi /_o to_z thy_o bettir_n also_o and_o general_o to_o all_o that_o have_v be_v before_o the_o /_o and_z it_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o come_v to_o all_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v for_o life_n be_v not_o gevyn_v to_o any_o creature_n with_o excepcyon_n of_o death_n there_o be_v a_o law_n unyversall_a /_o which_o ordeynith_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o dye_v all_o thing_n that_o berith_v life_n and_o also_o he_o say_v we_o owe_v to_o suffir_n pacyent_o that_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v not_o escape_v fro_o example_n of_o david_n that_o say_v when_o his_o child_n be_v deed_n now_o that_o he_o be_v deed_n why_o do_v i_o fast_a whether_o i_o may_v call_v he_o again_o i_o shall_v rather_o go_v to_o he_o /_o for_z he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o when_o it_o be_v shewyd_v unto_o a_o philosofre_o that_o his_o son_n be_v dead_a he_o answerde_n and_o say_v when_o i_o gate_n he_o i_o know_v he_o shall_v dye_v valery_n tellyth_a li_n u_o ca_fw-mi ten_o that_fw-mi anaxagoras_n hear_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n /_o say_v to_o the_o messengere_fw-la thou_o bring_v i_o not_o new_a tydynge_n nor_o merue_v louse_n i_o know_v he_o mortal_a /_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o know_v he_o bear_v for_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o have_v lernyd_v life_n to_o be_v takyn_n and_o left_a and_o no_o man_n can_v dye_v /_o but_z he_o that_o have_v levyd_v nor_o no_o man_n may_v live_v but_o he_o shall_v dye_v natural_o /_o in_o the_o same_o place_n it_o be_v make_v mencyon_n /_o that_o zenophon_fw-mi heringe_v the_o death_n of_o his_o elder_a 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