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erasmus_fw-la roderodamus_fw-la forsake_a when_o he_o perceive_v erasmus_n balt_v in_o 〈◊〉_d erasmus_n live_v always_o a_o catholic_a priest_n s._n t._n moor_n constancy_n in_o friendship_n 5._o his_o pleasant_a 〈◊〉_d proceed_v from_o a_o quiet_a 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o merry_a 〈◊〉_d his_o candour_n and_o innocence_n 1._o s_o t._n moor_n home-entertain_a ment_n &_o devotion_n the_o excellent_a order_n of_o his_o family_n his_o wife_n employment_n his_o 〈◊〉_d discipline_n evening_n prayer_n vigil_n his_o devotion_n on_o good_a friday_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o his_o behaveour_n towards_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o counsel_n give_v they_o to_o desire_v heavenly_a matter_n to_o bear_v affliction_n patient_o so_o withstand_v temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n against_o too_o much_o curiosity_n in_o dress_v a_o happy_a household_n their_o ordinary_a recreation_n 3._o s._n t._n more_o studious_o wrote_a against_o heresy_n in_o midst_n of_o of_o his_o affair_n the_o
praise_n of_o his_o dialogue_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o supplication_n of_o beggar_n the_o supplication_n of_o soul_n of_o purgatory_n the_o wefull_a effect_n of_o heresy_n against_o tindal_n frith_n and_o barnes_n apology_n debellation_n of_o salem_n &_o bizance_n comfort_n in_o tribulation_n 4._o a_o view_v of_o many_o witty_a &_o pithy_a speech_n of_o s_o th._n mores_n the_o vulgar_a no_o true_a judge_n of_o thing_n sinner_n distaste_v why_o few_o do_v fear_n death_n no_o man_n sure_a of_o long_a life_n world_n vanity_n worldly_a lesses_z hurt_v not_o the_o fally_o of_o old_a miser_n madness_n of_o covetous_a man_n fruit_n of_o tribulation_n how_o fond_a it_o be_v to_o love_v this_o world_n against_o confessor_n that_o ffatter_v their_o ghostly_a childre_n affliction_n more_o profitable_a than_o pleasure_n against_o differ_v of_o a_o mendment_n vision_n and_o illusion_n pusillanimity_n a_o dangerous_a temptation_n danger_n of_o prosperity_n of_o riches_n and_o honour_n all_o 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〈◊〉_d peace_n 〈◊〉_d in_o religion_n end_v of_o the_o king_n contronersie_n he_o never_o ask_v anything_o of_o the_o king_n liberality_n to_o his_o parish_n church_n his_o merciful_a work_n to_o his_o poor_a neighbour_n the_o beginning_n of_o k._n 〈◊〉_d separation_n from_o the_o church_n scruple_n of_o his_o marriage_n with_o q._n catheriu_n commissioneir_v 〈◊〉_d rome_n about_o it_o the_o dispensation_n question_v and_o supply_v by_o a_o new_a confirmation_n k._n henry_n appeal_v to_o a_o general_a council_n and_o fall_v from_o the_o pope_n his_o injury_n to_o s._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n body_n q._n anne_n bolens_n incontinency_n 3._o cardinal_n wolsey_n disgrace_n &_o downfall_n sir_n tho._n moor_n embassage_n for_o peace_n &_o happy_a success_n therein_o bishop_n stokely_v quirk_n in_o q._n catherine_n marriage_n his_o conference_n with_o sir_n thomas_n about_o it_o stokesly_n undermine_v the_o cardinal_n for_o backwardness_n in_o the_o king_n divorce_n &_o forwardness_n for_o a_o french_a match_n the_o cardinal_n discontent_v arrest_v and_o deprive_v of_o all_o honour_n &_o riches_n sir_n 〈◊〉_d more_o elect_v i._o chancellor_n only_o worthy_a of_o the_o place_n in_o cardinal_n wolsey_n judgement_n 4._o the_o honourable_a ceremony_n with_o which_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n oration_n on_o behalf_n of_o sir_n tho._n more_o of_o his_o worthiness_n for_o so_o great_a a_o place_n the_o first_o lie_v man_n that_o ever_o be_v mad_a lord_n chancellor_n good_a reason_n why_o that_o old_a custom_n be_v alter_v sir_n tho._n moros_n modest_a and_o discreet_a reply_n he_o acknowledge_v his_o own_o unworthiness_n the_o duke_n love_n and_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o bounty_n which_o he_o esteem_v beyond_o his_o desert_n all_o which_o increase_n in_o he_o a_o full_a purpose_n to_o discharge_v will_v so_o great_a a_o charge_n and_o desire_v favourable_a interpretation_n of_o his_o endeavour_n a_o wise_a ponderation_n of_o his_o predecessor_n cardinal_n 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malice_n against_o he_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d table_n 〈◊〉_d in_o cause_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o liberal_a reward_n 〈◊〉_d he_o noble_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o enggland_n as_o noble_o and_o 〈◊〉_d mous_o refuse_v by_o he_o only_o for_o god_n sake_n the_o heretic_n calumny_n against_o he_o true_a glory_n to_o be_v hate_v by_o heretake_v perfect_a patience_n always_o join_v with_o true_a perfection_n 〈◊〉_d cheerful_a mirth_n a_o unmamnerly_a reprehension_n mannerly_o return_v on_o the_o reprehend_a a_o bold_a debtor_n 〈◊〉_d tell_v his_o own_o a_o merry_a arbitrement_n between_o his_o lady_n &_o a_o beggar_n a_o pleasant_a censure_n of_o a_o witless_a writing_n a_o merry_a mistake_n 4._o his_o earnest_a devotion_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n he_o use_v to_o sing_v in_o his_o sur_fw-fr plice_n in_o his_o parish_n church_n to_o carry_v the_o cross_n in_o procession_n on_o foot_n 〈◊〉_d &_o communicate_v before_o any_o important_a business_n 5._o patience_n in_o temporal_a lesser_a a_o excellent_a resignation_n to_o the_o prousdence_n of_o god_n more_o care_n to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o neighbour_n loss_n than_o his_o own_o godly_a care_n of_o his_o poor_a servant_n god_n reward_v true_a resignation_n even_o in_o this_o world_n vanity_n of_o judgement_n of_o wordthing_n 6._o s._n thomas_n resign_v up_o his_o office_n of_o i._o 〈◊〉_d the_o near_a his_o end_n the_o more_o replenish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n a_o notablo_fw-mi record_n that_o no_o cause_n be_v leave_v undecyded_a in_o the_o chancery_n a_o parliament_n call_v for_o q_o anne_n marriage_n sir_n tho._n more_o sue_v to_o depose_v his_o office_n the_o king_n gracious_o accept_v his_o desire_n how_o mere_o he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o matter_n to_o his_o wife_n a_o pleasant_a jest_n to_o diverse_a she_o from_o sorrow_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d disposition_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d after_o his_o resignment_n of_o his_o servant_n all_o well_o recommend_v of_o his_o child_n live_v with_o he_o an_o in_o comparable_a resolution_n after_o so_o great_a a_o honour_n to_o 〈◊〉_d cheerful_o
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not_o keep_v by_o the_o say_v m._n cronwell_n bad_a counselor_n make_v bad_a prince_n the_o reward_n of_o bad_a counsel_n examplify_v in_o cronwell_n of_o good_a counselor_n in_o s._n tho._n more_o 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o q._n anne_n 〈◊〉_d cranmer_n good_a quality_n he_o conclude_v the_o marriage_n to_o be_v lawful_a the_o cause_n of_o england_n separation_n from_o rome_n sir_n tho._n moor_n prophetical_a guess_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n 4._o sir_n tho._n m._n refuse_v to_o be_v at_o q._n anne_n coronation_n his_o counsel_n and_o prediction_n to_o the_o bishop_n his_o good_a fâ—â—nds_n a_o notable_a story_n wonderful_o and_o prophetical_o apply_v his_o purpose_n rather_o to_o be_v denour_v then_o 〈◊〉_d q_o anne_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thomas_n and_o the_o king_n displeasure_n sir_n thomas_n dispose_v himself_o more_o immediate_o to_o suffer_v death_n a_o christian_a 〈◊〉_d 5._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occasion_n of_o call_v into_o question_n for_o q._n anne_n the_o holy_a nun_n of_o kent_n 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