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The supplycacyon of soulys made by syr Thomas More knyght councellour to our souerayn lorde the Kynge and chauncellour of hys Duchy of Lancaster. Agaynst the supplycacyon of beggars
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More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.
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STC 18092; ESTC S104281
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may_v then_o byleve_v he_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n you_o may_v well_o byleve_v he_o lie_v ¶_o then_o shall_v you_o have_v obedience_n of_o your_o people_n yet_o again_o till_o he_o find_v in_o the_o kyngys_n realm_n some_o that_o dare_v dysobay_v he_o it_o be_v not_o much_o against_o reason_n that_o harp_a so_o much_o upon_o that_o string_a y_fw-es t_o every_o manny_n care_n perceyve_v so_o false_a and_o so_o far_o owte_fw-mi of_o tune_n he_o shall_v confess_v himself_o a_o foal_n ¶_o then_o shall_v your_o people_n increase_v in_o rychesse_n wherefore_o you_o â_o rather_o not_o one_o halfpenny_n for_o aught_o that_o he_o have_v speak_v yet_o except_z he_o mean_v when_o he_o take_v the_o land_n from_o the_o clergye_a then_o to_o dyvyde_v it_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v a_o dole_n of_o the_o freres_fw-mi almoyse_n to_o and_o if_o he_o mean_v so_o when_o he_o say_v it_o owte_n plain_o then_o will_v we_o tell_v you_o what_o he_o mean_v more_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n to_o prove_v he_o both_o false_a and_o folysshe_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o people_n can_v not_o wax_v rich_a by_o their_o come_n to_o they_o that_o be_v send_v owte_n naked_a and_o bring_v naught_o with_o theym_n ¶_o then_o shall_v none_o beg_v our_o almoyse_n from_o us._n no_o pare_v none_o but_o all_o they_o that_o you_o will_v have_v send_v owte_n naked_a to_o you_o which_o will_v be_v mo_z than_o you_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v sytte_n and_o beg_v with_o you_o and_z se_fw-mi they_o ask_v your_o almoyse_n from_o you_o y_o â_o be_v wont_a to_o gyve_v almoyse_n to_o you_o ¶_o then_o shall_v the_o gospel_n be_v preched_a you_o marry_v that_o that_o there_o be_v y_o â_o great_a mater_fw-la that_o all_o this_o gape_n be_v for_o for_o undowted_o all_o the_o gape_a be_v for_o a_o new_a gospel_n man_n have_v be_v wont_a this_o many_o year_n to_o prithee_o the_o gospel_n of_o criste_n in_o such_o wise_n as_o saint_n matthew_n saint_n mark_z saint_n luke_n and_o saint_n ihamn_n have_v write_v it_o and_z in_o such_o wise_n as_o y_fw-es â_o old_a holy_a doctors_n saint_n hyeroââ_n saint_n austyn_n saint_n ambrose_n saint_n gregory_n saint_n chrysostome_n saint_n basyle_n saint_n cypryan_n saint_n barnerd_a saint_n thomas_z and_z all_o the_o old_a holy_a fader_n synnis_n crysty_n day_n untyll_o your_o own_fw-mi day_n have_v understande_v it_o this_o gospel_n have_v be_v as_o we_o say_v always_o thus_o preched_a why_o say_v he_o now_o that_o if_o y_fw-mi e_z clergy_n be_v cast_v owte_n for_o nought_o that_o then_o y_fw-mi â_o gospel_n shall_v be_v prechyd_v who_o shall_v then_o be_v these_o prechour_n he_o mean_v not_o y_a t_o y_fw-fr e_o clergy_n shall_v you_o may_v see_v that_o well_o who_o than_o who_o but_o some_o ley_fw-fr lutheran_n and_o what_o gospel_n shall_v they_o prithee_o not_o your_o old_a gospel_n of_o cryste_n for_o y_o it_o be_v it_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v preched_a unto_o you_o and_o he_o will_v you_o shall_v now_o 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lyberte_fw-fr ¶_o this_o &_o many_o a_o mad_a frantic_a folly_n shall_v be_v the_o gospel_n y_fw-mi t_z they_o shall_v be_v prechyd_v whereof_o he_o bo_v now_o as_o of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o specyall_a commodytee_n that_o shall_v succeed_v upon_o his_o goodly_a and_o godly_a devyce_n ¶_o will_v you_o plain_o parceyve_v y_o it_o he_o mean_v thus_o after_o all_o his_o myschevy_v rehersyd_v against_o the_o church_n he_o have_v a_o other_o matter_n in_o his_o mind_n which_o he_o dare_v not_o yet_o speak_v of_o but_z he_o make_v thereof_o a_o secret_a overture_n leve_v it_o in_o such_o wise_n at_o large_a as_z he_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v guess_v what_o he_o man_n &_o yet_o he_o reseruyth_v himself_o some_o refuge_n to_o flit_v therfro_o when_o he_o list_v for_o if_o he_o shall_v see_v that_o man_n shall_v myslyke_v it_o he_o will_v in_o such_o case_n say_v that_o he_o mean_v some_o other_o thing_n and_o therefore_o he_o purpose_v it_o under_o these_o wordy_n here_o leave_v we_o 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