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argument_n for_o the_o uphold_v such_o a_o society_n but_o look_v like_o a_o trepan_n at_o least_o it_o be_v most_o barbarous_a and_o unanswerable_a which_o if_o you_o will_v not_o amend_v and_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o affront_v of_o your_o creature_n for_o the_o future_a he_o do_v hereby_o protest_v that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o obey_v your_o summons_n or_o monition_n to_o attend_v this_o court_n though_o he_o have_v no_o other_o reason_n but_o he_o have_v show_v many_o more_o to_o the_o contrary_n nor_o do_v he_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o provide_v himself_o of_o a_o lifeguard_n to_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o affront_v of_o the_o man_n of_o doctors-common_n nor_o do_v he_o at_o his_o first_o appearance_n speak_v greek_a to_o affront_v the_o doctor_n but_o to_o show_v how_o ill_o it_o do_v become_v they_o to_o expect_v that_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o defendant_n shall_v stand_v bareheaded_a before_o such_o as_o they_o that_o be_v doctor_n of_o 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bareheaded_a yet_o in_o the_o church_n the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v the_o uppermost_a seat_n but_o in_o a_o house_n he_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o fellow_n and_o companion_n of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o hail_n fellow_n well_o meet_v it_o seem_v they_o begin_v to_o justle_v for_o superiority_n and_o the_o place_n in_o those_o day_n in_o spite_n of_o two_o canon_n law_n more_o which_o from_o a_o man_n you_o do_v not_o love_v you_o shall_v have_v in_o a_o language_n you_o do_v not_o love_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n xii_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o pride_n nor_o arrogance_n that_o move_v this_o defendant_n to_o answer_v you_o with_o his_o head_n cover_v for_o those_o only_o be_v guilty_a of_o arrogance_n that_o like_v you_o from_o this_o defendant_n arrogate_v that_o to_o yourselves_o which_o be_v not_o due_a to_o you_o but_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o his_o duty_n his_o quality_n and_o you_o as_o well_o as_o your_o master_n 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