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grievance_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v say_v and_o do_v with_o a_o noverint_fw-la vniversi_fw-la in_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v all_o one_o in_o many_o case_n with_o ring_v the_o bell_n backward_a and_o fire_v the_o beacon_n as_o if_o the_o town_n be_v a_o burn_a or_o a_o enemy_n land_a and_o as_o far_o as_o black-heath_n in_o their_o march_n to_o london_n and_o all_o upon_o the_o old_a and_o everlasting_a ground_n of_o jealousy_n and_o apprehension_n still_o that_o be_v to_o say_v 1673._o because_v the_o restless_a practice_n of_o popish_a recusant_n threaten_v the_o subversion_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state._n the_o wheel_n be_v now_o in_o motion_n and_o they_o drive_v like_o jehu_n till_o they_o drop_v at_o last_o into_o otes_n bottomless_a plot._n shaftsbury_n have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n at_o the_o trade_n of_o fast_a and_o loose_a character_n and_o what_o with_o industry_n craft_n malice_n and_o experience_n the_o fit_a man_n perchance_o in_o the_o 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and_o what_o do_v tong_n now_o but_o know_o and_o wicked_o upon_o this_o pinch_v cover_v and_o support_v a_o perjury_n he_o impute_v his_o want_n of_o evidence_n to_o his_o lie_v so_o close_o infer_v that_o if_o he_o can_v see_v no_o body_n no_o body_n can_v see_v he_o and_o suggest_v that_o he_o be_v here_o in_o april_n or_o may_v 1678._o go_v over_o to_o st_n omers_n soon_o after_o and_o then_o come_v back_o again_o in_o june_n or_o july_n as_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o his_o defence_n thus_o far_o tongue_n on_o otes'es_n behalf_n though_o his_o soul_n and_o conscience_n know_v to_o the_o contrary_a the_o pinch_z of_o the_o question_n be_v brief_o this._n be_v oat_n in_o england_n april_n 24._o as_o he_o swear_v he_o be_v and_o do_v tong_n know_v certain_o whether_o he_o be_v here_o or_o no_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o oat_n shall_v go_v to_o sir_n richard_n barker_n where_o tong_n lodge_v be_v see_v there_o by_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o moreover_o ask_v of_o 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