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his_o father_n mind_n will_v but_o be_v more_o vehement_o exasperate_v against_o he_o for_o he_o firm_o resolve_v afore_o he_o go_v that_o all_o the_o threaten_n entreaty_n counsel_n and_o temptation_n that_o his_o father_n can_v devise_v shall_v not_o stir_v he_o one_o inch_n from_o that_o course_n of_o religion_n whereby_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o this_o purpose_n he_o depart_v geneva_n aprilis_fw-la 19_o 1553._o furnish_v with_o heavenly_a fortitude_n assist_v 〈…〉_z aier_n of_o the_o church_n and_o arm_v with_o constancy_n and_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n whereby_o he_o hope_v to_o sustain_v and_o beat_v back_o all_o the_o dart_n of_o temptation_n whereby_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v be_v assault_v come_v to_o
of_o his_o son_n and_o so_o the_o father_n and_o the_o uncle_n bewail_v together_o their_o ill_a success_n chap._n xix_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n with_o franciscus_n portus_n and_o the_o religious_a duchess_n of_o ferrara_n in_o his_o return_n home_o to_o geneva_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n galeacius_n after_o he_o have_v accompany_v his_o sorrowful_a father_n somewhat_o on_o the_o way_n return_v with_o a_o full_a glad_a heart_n and_o come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o ferrara_n where_o he_o be_v joyful_o receive_v of_o franciscus_n portus_n a_o noble_a and_o renown_a man_n for_o learning_n and_o who_o afterward_o teach_v public_o at_o geneva_n many_o year_n and_o read_v the_o greek_a lecture_n with_o great_a profit_n to_o the_o audience_n and_o praise_n to_o himself_o this_o portus_n buy_v galeacius_n into_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o noble_a duchess_n of_o ferrara_n who_o entertain_v he_o honourable_o and_o after_o much_o conferrence_n have_v with_o he_o of_o the_o alteration_n of_o 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forward_o she_o come_v to_o vico_fw-la to_o her_o father_n in_o law_n the_o marquesse_n he_o come_v from_o geneva_n to_o laesina_n a_o city_n in_o dalmatia_n this_o laesina_n be_v distant_a from_o vicum_fw-la a_o hundred_o italian_a mile_n by_o water_n and_o stand_v just_a over_o against_o vicum_fw-la and_o the_o sea_n call_v the_o venetian_a gulf_n lie_v betwixt_o they_o galeacius_n here_o abode_n and_o expect_v adriaticus_fw-la his_o wife_n but_o at_o that_o time_n she_o come_v not_o as_o she_o have_v promise_v and_o he_o expect_v yet_o he_o can_v never_o learn_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o stay_n at_o that_o time_n nor_o what_o it_o be_v that_o move_v she_o so_o to_o disappoint_v he_o yet_o though_o she_o come_v not_o herself_o she_o send_v two_o of_o her_o elder_a son_n to_o their_o father_n who_o sight_n be_v most_o welcome_a &_o their_o company_n most_o comfortable_a to_o galeacius_n but_o one_o way_n it_o grieve_v he_o the_o more_o because_o the_o sight_n and_o company_n of_o 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