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and_o answer_v the_o money_n may_v be_v better_o lay_v out_o upon_o the_o poor_a ibid._n 73._o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v better_a discern_v by_o his_o death_n than_o by_o his_o life_n for_o man_n be_v apt_a in_o his_o life-time_n to_o conceal_v and_o dissemble_v his_o affection_n but_o at_o his_o death_n the_o mask_n be_v remove_v he_o appear_v what_o he_o be_v what_o be_v more_o noble_a and_o signal_n than_o the_o death_n of_o this_o queen_n what_o more_o become_a a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o christian_a than_o that_o say_v of_o she_o this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o prepare_v myself_o for_o death_n ibid._n 74._o when_o the_o more_o solemn_a duty_n of_o religion_n be_v over_o she_o never_o give_v her_o mind_n to_o the_o frivolous_a story_n of_o amadis_n and_o impertinent_a fiction_n of_o amad._n but_o attentive_o study_v the_o volume_n of_o those_o author_n by_o which_o she_o may_v improve_v her_o knowledge_n and_o her_o prudence_n i_o shall_v relate_v not_o what_o i_o gather_v from_o the_o common_a report_n of_o fame_n but_o from_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o most_o worthy_a person_n and_o my_o friend_n who_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o morning_n to_o kiss_v her_o hand_n find_v before_o she_o cambden_n annal_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_z doctor_z burnet_n history_n of_o the_o reformation_n but_o piety_n be_v never_o to_o be_v account_v solid_o accomplish_v unless_o accompany_v with_o liberality_n otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v piety_n only_o in_o word_n and_o not_o in_o deed_n as_o she_o herself_o will_v say_v upon_o the_o approach_n of_o her_o expire_a minute_n ortwinius_n oration_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n 75._o while_o her_o majesty_n be_v sick_a the_o king_n refuse_v to_o stir_v from_o the_o languish_a queen_n bedside_n assiduous_a to_o serve_v she_o and_o careless_a of_o the_o infection_n that_o many_o time_n accompany_v the_o malady_n she_o have_v and_o be_v often_o request_v to_o spare_v his_o royal_a person_n and_o not_o to_o inflict_v another_o wound_n upon_o suffering_n europe_n make_v answer_v that_o when_o he_o marry_v the_o queen_n he_o covenant_v to_o be_v the_o companion_n not_o only_o of_o her_o prosperity_n but_o of_o whatever_o fortune_n befall_v she_o and_o that_o he_o will_v with_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o life_n receive_v from_o her_o lip_n her_o last_o expire_a gasp_n all_o hope_v of_o recovery_n now_o be_v flee_v away_o and_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o room_n in_o order_n to_o perform_v the_o last_o duty_n of_o his_o function_n such_o harsh_a and_o disconsolate_a news_n will_v have_v strike_v another_o person_n with_o horror_n and_o tremble_v but_o what_o say_v the_o queen_n to_o this_o full_o of_o faith_n and_o constancy_n she_o receive_v the_o tiding_n with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o undaunted_a countenance_n say_v withal_o that_o she_o do_v no_o way_n seek_v to_o shun_v the_o stroke_n of_o death_n but_o be_v 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