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cleâ—elye_o put_v a_o zion_n and_o his_o immaculate_a spouse_n or_o church_n upon_o his_o word_n only_a depend_n church_n compel_v to_o flee_v into_o desert_n apoc._n xuj_o 12._o man_n and_o woman_n that_o ryght_o beleve_v dare_v not_o than_o confess_v their_o faith_n but_o keep_v all_o close_a within_o they_o for_o than_o be_v satan_n alâ—â—de_v satan_n these_o monk_n every_o where_n assist_a he_o in_o the_o fournyshing_n out_o of_o that_o proud_a paint_a church_n of_o antichrist_n superstition_n hypocresye_n and_o vain_a glory_n be_v afore_o that_o time_n such_o vice_n as_o man_n be_v glad_a to_o hide_v vice_n but_o now_o in_o their_o gandyshe_a ceremony_n they_o be_v take_v for_o god_n dyvyne_a seruyce_n ¶_o sign_n and_o plague_n follow_v these_o mischief_n but_o now_o see_v what_o follow_v of_o these_o afore_o rehearse_v myscheve_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n dcccc_n and_o lxxxviij_o 988_o which_o be_v the._n xij_o year_n before_o that_o full_a thousand_o depart_v this_o 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from_o x._o to_o xuj_o to_o be_v xx_o to_o twenty-four_o to_o thirty_o â—nd_v so_o four_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sharp_a payment_n of_o xl_o thousand_o pound_n destruction_n and_o till_o they_o have_v nomore_o money_n to_o geve_v for_o the_o more_o the_o dane_n have_v strenthen_v the_o more_o covetouse_n and_o cruel_a they_o be_v evermore_o thus_o do_v they_o to_o the_o land_n innumerable_a harm_n in_o seek_v their_o own_o private_a commodite_n &_o so_o bring_v their_o own_o natyve_a people_n in_o most_o miserable_a thraldom_n for_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v the_o dane_n make_v strong_a and_o the_o englyshe_a nation_n become_v feeble_a and_o weak_a yea_o so_o wretched_a at_o the_o last_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o call_v everye_o vile_a slave_n among_o the_o say_a dane_n dane_n their_o gâ—oâ—_n lord_n but_o now_o â—arke_n the_o end_n secern_v these_o monk_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o thousand_o &_o xij_o 1012_o which_o be_v the._n twenty-four_o year_n from_o 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199._o ¶_o
paulus_n constantinus_n christianus_n massaeus_n and_o joannes_n functius_n in_o their_o chronolagy_n besides_o that_o joannes_n annius_n dead_a therein_o afore_o they_o now_o lete_fw-la we_o consydre_fw-mi how_o lady_n lechery_n the_o virgynall_a goddess_n of_o the_o sodomyticall_a papist_n have_v compass_v in_o this_o great_a city_n on_o every_o side_n with_o her_o fleshly_a fylthynesse_n and_o first_o let_v we_o begin_v with_o romulus_n and_o remus_n the_o first_o setter_n up_o or_o advauncer_n thereof_o these_o ij_o bloody_a brother_n have_v a_o whore_n to_o their_o mother_n call_v rhea_n ilia_fw-la rhea_n which_o be_v a_o profess_a nun_n to_o venus_n commit_v whoredom_n both_o way_n that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o in_o soul_n and_o in_o body_n for_o undre_v the_o vow_n of_o chastyte_n she_o serve_v the_o ydolle_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v that_o time_n and_o so_o dally_v besides_o in_o the_o dark_a as_o be_v well_o perceyve_v by_o her_o game_n ¶_o after_o the_o mind_n of_o virgil_n 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his_o own_o stock_n as_o in_o the_o end_n most_o cruel_o slay_v his_o natural_a brother_n remus_n to_o establysh_a his_o great_a build_v city_n in_o the_o wyckednesse_n of_o curse_a cain_n mark_v for_o this_o story_n titus_n livius_n plutarch_n bedas_n and_o johan_n boccatius_n chloris_n otherwise_o call_v flora_n chloris_n a_o most_o notable_a harlot_n obtain_v infynyte_a riches_n by_o her_o execrable_a whoredom_n make_v rome_n her_o heyer_n and_o the_o only_a inheritor_n of_o her_o filthy_a possessyon_n execrate_v of_o god_n deuter._n twenty-three_o for_o the_o which_o the_o roman_n admyt_v her_o for_o a_o great_a goddess_n and_o dedycate_v unto_o she_o once_o in_o the_o year_n in_o apryle_n certain_a feast_n call_v floralia_fw-la sacra_fw-la floralia_fw-la this_o have_v marcus_n cicero_n which_o call_v she_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o roman_n so_o have_v aulus_n gellius_n and_o johan_n textor_n ¶_o of_o these_o autoryte_n among_o these_o roman_n be_v there_o many_o both_o consul_n and_o senator_n which_o be_v name_v by_o this_o uncomely_a word_n spurius_n spurij_fw-la signifyenge_a a_o bastard_n as_o be_v to_o be_v scene_n in_o the_o chronycle_n of_o eusebius_n and_o paulus_n constantinus_n by_o spurius_n verginius_n spurius_n tarpeius_n spurius_n carbilius_n spurius_n posthumus_n spurius_n scruilius_fw-la spurius_n largus_n spurius_n cassius_n spurius_n nautius_n spurius_n medullinus_n spurius_n vectius_n spurius_n furinus_fw-la spurius_n herminius_n spurius_n paulus_n spurius_n opius_n spurius_n crassus_n &_o a_o great_a sort_n more_o by_o this_o shall_v it_o seem_v that_o unchaste_a live_n be_v not_o only_o unponnysh_v but_o also_o advance_v to_o great_a honour_n among_o the_o roman_n priapus_n call_v in_o the_o bible_n priapus_n mipleze_v iij._n reg._n xv_o and._n ij_o parasip_n xv_o be_v such_o a_o disformed_a child_n of_o venus_n and_o most_o execrable_a idol_n of_o the_o cananytes_n as_o have_v never_o the_o like_a for_o in_o his_o grove_n the_o bawd_n 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