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the_o most_o damnable_a seruyce_n of_o the_o devyll_n like_a as_o holy_a johan_n bapty_v by_o preach_v repentance_n prepare_v a_o plain_a pathwaye_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n luce._n 3._o so_o dead_a this_o unholye_a dunstane_n by_o sow_v of_o all_o superstycyon_n antichristi_fw-la make_v ready_a the_o way_n to_o satan_n and_o his_o filthy_a kingdom_n against_o his_o come_v four_o from_o the_o bottomless_a pytt_n after_o the_o full_a thousand_o of_o year_n from_o christ_n incarnacyon_n apoca._n 20._o 20._o which_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n miracle_n he_o raise_v up_o in_o england_n the_o pestylent_a order_fw-fr of_o monk_n he_o build_v they_o monastery_n he_o procure_v they_o substance_n innumerable_a final_o he_o bring_v â—nto_o theâ—r_v hand_n the_o cathedral_n church_n with_o the_o free_a eleccion_n of_o byshoppe_n that_o nothing_o shall_v there_o be_v donâ—_n within_o that_o realm_n but_o after_o their_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n theâ—_n be_v christ_n kingdom_n 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 dunstanes_n depart_v and_o the._n xij_o from_o the_o devyls_n goingge_n four_o the_o dane_n after_o many_o great_a vyctorye_n within_o the_o realm_n fyered_a the_o city_n of_o caunterburye_n and_o enpryson_v the_o archebyshop_n than_o elphegus_n elphegus_n and_o as_o he_o and_o his_o monk_n be_v able_a to_o geve_v no_o more_o money_n they_o tythe_v they_o after_o this_o sort_n they_o slay_v always_o ix_o and_o reserve_v the_o ten_o to_o perpetual_a sorrow_n and_o seruytude_n till_o they_o have_v mourter_v of_o they_o to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o more_o than_o tythynge_n ix_o hondr_v there_o and_o in_o other_o quarter_n abroad_o and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o they_o hang_n up_o by_o the_o member_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a sygnifiâ—aon_n that_o plague_v to_o come_v then_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o sodometrye_n and_o most_o violent_a contempt_n of_o christian_a marriage_n plague_n ranulphus_fw-la cestrensis_n lib._n 6._o ca._n 13._o et_fw-la 15._o fabianus_n par_fw-fr 1._o ca._n 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 ouide_v and_o such_o other_o fabulouse_a poete_n these_o ij_o cruel_a captain_n romulus_n and_o remus_n receyve_v their_o first_o nurryshment_n of_o a_o she_o wolffe_n who_o they_o suck_v in_o sygnyfycacyon_n of_o the_o wonderful_a tyranny_n which_o shall_v follow_v in_o that_o great_a city_n rome_n whereof_o they_o be_v the_o first_o amplyfyer_n other_o author_n report_v that_o they_o be_v first_o nource_v of_o a_o harlot_n call_v lupa_n lupa_n not_o far_o from_o the_o flood_n of_o tiber_n where_o as_o the_o romish_a pope_n hold_v now_o his_o palace_n of_o who_o all_o brothel_a house_n stew_n or_o place_n where_o such_o fylthynesse_n be_v wrought_v have_v their_o name_n and_o be_v call_v to_o this_o hour_n lupanaria_fw-la lupanaria_fw-la romulus_n thus_o preserve_v by_o a_o thief_n call_v paustulus_fw-la nurrysh_v by_o a_o wolf_n and_o bring_v up_o by_o a_o whore_n give_v also_o of_o himself_o to_o outragyouse_a lechery_n covetyse_n and_o ambycyon_n bycame_v such_o a_o traitor_n to_o 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 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