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be_v make_v conformable_a in_o point_n of_o discipline_n and_o devotion_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o give_v the_o reader_n a_o full_a view_n of_o that_o body_n of_o canon_n which_o be_v compose_v and_o confirm_v for_o regulate_v the_o affair_n thereof_o in_o sacred_a matter_n and_o after_o a_o short_a application_n tend_v to_o the_o advancement_n of_o my_o main_a design_n do_v conclude_v the_o whole_a last_o i_o be_o to_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o though_o i_o be_v chief_o draw_v to_o publish_v these_o relation_n at_o this_o present_a time_n for_o prevent_v all_o impression_n of_o they_o by_o any_o of_o those_o false_a copy_n which_o be_v get_v abroad_o yet_o i_o be_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o the_o first_o be_v come_v out_o if_o not_o out_o already_o under_o the_o title_n of_o france_n paint_v out_o to_o the_o life_n but_o paint_v by_o so_o short_a a_o pencil_n as_o make_v it_o want_v much_o of_o that_o life_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v by_o who_o and_o with_o what_o colour_n that_o piece_n be_v paint_v thus_o without_o my_o consent_n i_o may_v learn_v hereafter_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n whether_o that_o piece_n be_v print_v with_o or_o without_o my_o name_n unto_o it_o i_o must_v protest_v against_o the_o wrong_n and_o disclaim_v the_o work_n as_o print_v by_o a_o false_a and_o imperfect_a copy_n deficient_a in_o some_o whole_a section_n the_o distribution_n of_o the_o book_n and_o part_n not_o keep_v according_a to_o my_o mind_n and_o method_n destitute_a also_o of_o those_o explication_n and_o correction_n which_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o it_o on_o my_o last_o perusal_n in_o this_o general_a preface_n and_o final_o contain_v but_o one_o half_a of_o the_o work_n which_o be_v here_o present_v fault_n and_o infirmity_n i_o have_v too_o many_o of_o my_o own_o nam_fw-la vitiis_fw-la nemo_fw-la sine_fw-la nascitur_fw-la as_o we_o know_v who_o say_v and_o therefore_o will_v not_o charge_v my_o self_n with_o those_o imperfection_n those_o frequent_a error_n and_o mistake_n which_o the_o audaciousness_n of_o other_o man_n may_v obtrude_v upon_o i_o which_o have_v signify_v to_o the_o reader_n for_o the_o detect_n of_o this_o imposture_n and_o my_o own_o discharge_n i_o recommend_v the_o follow_a work_n to_o his_o favourable_a censure_n and_o both_o of_o we_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o supreme_a judge_n laoies_n court_n in_o abingdon_n april_n 17._o 1656_o book_n late_o print_v and_o reprint_v for_o henry_n seile_n doctor_n heylyn_n cosmography_n in_o fol._n twenty_o sermon_n of_o dr._n sanderson_n ad_fw-la aulam_fw-la etc._n etc._n never_o till_o now_o publish_v dr_n heylyn_n comment_n on_o the_o apostle_n creed_n in_o fol._n bishop_n andrew_n holy_a devotion_n the_o 4_o edition_n in_o 12._o martial_a in_o 12._o for_o the_o use_n of_o westminster_n school_n john_n willis_n his_o art_n of_o stenography_n or_o short_a writing_n by_o spell_a charactery_n in_o 8._o the_o 14_o edition_n together_o with_o the_o schoolmaster_n to_o the_o say_v art_n syllabus_n capitum_fw-la or_o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n normandy_n or_o the_o first_o book_n the_o entrance_n the_o beginning_n of_o our_o journey_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o sea_n a_o farewell_n to_o england_n chap._n i._n normandy_n in_o general_a the_o name_n and_o bound_n of_o it_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o ancient_a norman_n and_o of_o the_o present_a ortelius_n character_n of_o they_o examine_v in_o what_o they_o resemble_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o norfolk_n the_o commodity_n of_o it_o and_o the_o government_n pag._n 4._o chap._n ii_o dieppe_n the_o town_n strength_n and_o importance_n of_o it_o the_o policy_n of_o henry_n iu._n not_o second_v by_o his_o son_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o english_a king_n in_o place_v governor_n in_o their_o fort_n the_o breaden_a god_n there_o and_o strength_n of_o the_o religion_n our_o passage_n from_o dieppe_n to_o roven_n the_o norman_a inn_n woman_n and_o manner_n the_o importunity_n of_o servant_n in_o hostery_n the_o saweie_n familiarity_n of_o the_o attendant_n ad_fw-la pileum_fw-la vocare_fw-la what_o it_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n jus_fw-la pileorum_fw-la in_o the_o university_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n p._n 9_o chap._n iii_o roven_v a_o neat_a city_n how_o seat_v and_o build_v the_o strength_n of_o be_v st._n katherine_n mount_n the_o church_n of_o nostre_fw-fr dame_n etc._n etc._n the_o indecorum_n of_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o several_a and_o unsuitable_a picture_n of_o the_o virgin_n the_o little_a chapel_n of_o the_o capuchin_n in_o boulogne_n the_o house_n of_o parliament_n the_o precedency_n of_o the_o precedent_n and_o the_o governor_n the_o legend_n of_o st._n romain_n and_o the_o privilege_n thence_o arise_v the_o language_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o rhothomagenses_n or_o people_n of_o roven_n p._n 19_o chap._n iu._n our_o journey_n between_o roven_n and_o pontoyse_n the_o holy_a man_n of_o st._n clare_n and_o the_o pilgrim_n thither_o my_o sore_a eye_n mante_n pontoyse_n normandy_n just_o take_v from_o king_n john_n the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 26._o france_z special_o so_o call_v or_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n france_n in_o what_o sense_n so_o call_v the_o bowd_n of_o it_o all_o old_a gallia_n not_o possess_v by_o the_o french_a country_n follow_v the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o predominant_a nation_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o present_a french_z not_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o old_a gaul_n that_o the_o heaven_n have_v a_o constant_a power_n upon_o the_o same_o climate_n though_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v change_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o french_a inprivate_a at_o the_o church_n and_o at_o the_o table_n their_o language_n compliment_n discourse_n etc._n etc._n p._n 33._o chap._n ii_o the_o french_a woman_n their_o person_n prate_v and_o condition_n the_o immodesty_n of_o the_o french_a lady_n kiss_v not_o in_o use_n among_o they_o and_o the_o
shall_v hereafter_o show_v you_o p._n 125._o l._n 27._o r_o beu_n p_o 127._o l._n 14._o r._n angerville_n p_o 132._o l._n 12._o r._n angiers_n p._n 138_o l._n 9_o r_o his_o p._n 139._o l._n 15._o r._n ancient_a time_n ibid._n l._n 20._o r_o quam_fw-la this_o 〈◊〉_d p_o 14â—…_n l._n 22._o r._n belbis_n p._n 147._o l._n 2._o r._n meri_fw-la p._n 150._o l._n 27._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p_o 153._o l_o 6._o r._n mouth_n ibid._n l._n 31._o r._n form_n p._n 158_o l._n 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 162._o l._n 12._o r._n les_fw-fr dâ—…guieres_fw-fr p_o 163._o l._n 20_o r._n bevie_n ibid._n l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 167_o l_o 27._o r._n ancre_fw-fr p._n 170._o l._n 18._o r._n adeo_fw-la ibid._n l._n 19_o r._n fidei_fw-la p_o 175._o l._n 9_o r._n mass_v p._n 185_o l._n 27._o del_o do_v ibid._n 36._o r_o never_o p._n 190._o l._n 3._o deal_v my_o ibid._n l._n 33._o r_o book_n p._n 199_o l_o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 206._o l_o 8._o r_o franâ—…_n p._n 208._o l._n 1._o r._n 60000._o p._n 211._o l._n 14._o del_o each_z of_o p._n 213_o l_o 8._o to_o these_o word_n all_o eady_o mention_v add_v and_o madam_n gabriele_n the_o most_o love_a of_o all_o p._n 220_o l_o ult_n r._n aix_n p._n 222._o 〈◊〉_d 38_o r._n no_o other_o p._n 223._o l._n 7._o &_o l._n 32._o r._n investiture_n ibid._n l._n 18._o r._n henry_n iu._n ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n henry_n i_o p_o 225._o l._n 10._o r._n sanctio_fw-la ibid._n l._n 23_o r._n lapse_n p._n 230._o l_o 19_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 231_o l_o 1._o r._n to_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l_o 6_o r._n great_a action_n p._n 235._o l._n 1_o del_o 〈◊〉_d p_o 242._o l_o 4._o r._n le_fw-fr chastres_n p_o 244_o l._n 33._o r._n systematicall_a p._n 248._o l._n 27_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 261._o l._n 24._o del_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 271._o l._n 13_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 〈◊〉_d l._n ult_n r._n vitrey_n p._n 274._o l._n 1._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 28._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 298._o l._n 5._o &_o 302._o l._n 16._o r._n army_n p._n 304_o l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 306._o l._n 20._o r._n manner_n p._n 312._o l._n 8_o deal_v a_o cross_n engrail_v o._n p_o 314._o l._n 5_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 320._o l_o 8._o r._n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 2._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 323._o l._n 34._o r._n once_o p_o 325._o l._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d fact_n p._n 330._o l._n 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 337._o l._n 11._o r_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l_o 17_o r._n painset_n p_o 354._o l_o ult_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 368_o l_o 35._o r._n propound_v p._n 374_o l._n 10._o r._n tactum_fw-la p_o 381._o l._n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 384._o l._n 3_o &_o l._n 33._o &_o p._n 386_o l._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d p._n 385._o l_o 17._o r._n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n st._n 〈◊〉_d p_o 387._o l_o 32._o r._n interea_fw-la p_o 393_o l._n 9_o r._n cure_n p_o 401._o l._n ult_n r._n â—…ols_n p._n 417_o l_o 11._o del_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 415._o l_o 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l_o 25._o r._n be_v say_v unto_o he_o ibid._n l._n 38_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 8_o r_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 422._o l._n 13._o r._n change_n p._n 423._o l._n 3._o r._n sic_fw-la ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n pool_n the_o relation_n of_o the_o first_o journey_n contain_v 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