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company_n to_o sing_v psal_n 120._o and_o in_o the_o sing_n of_o it_o he_o die_v an._n 1627._o age_a 64._o ibid._n p._n 71._o 83._o dr._n preston_n the_o night_n before_o he_o die_v be_v saturday_n he_o go_v to_o bed_n and_o lay_v about_o three_o hour_n desirous_a to_o sleep_v but_o sleep_v not_o then_o say_v my_o dissolution_n be_v near_o let_v i_o go_v to_o my_o home_n and_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v buy_v i_o with_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n about_o four_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o next_o morning_n he_o say_v i_o feel_v death_n come_v to_o my_o heart_n my_o pain_n shall_v now_o be_v quick_o turn_v into_o joy_n and_o after_o prayer_n make_v by_o a_o friend_n he_o look_v on_o the_o company_n turn_v away_o his_o head_n and_o at_o five_o a_o clock_n on_o the_o lord's-day_n in_o the_o morning_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n an._n 1628._o age_a 41._o or_o near_o it_o ibid._n p._n 113._o 84._o mr._n hildersham_n sicken_a with_o the_o scurvy_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n on_o 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dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o desire_n be_v grant_v he_o anno_fw-la 1645._o age_v 96._o ibid._n p._n 178._o 92._o mr._n herbert_n palmer_n after_o isa_n 38_o chap._n be_v read_v pray_v himself_o to_o this_o purpose_n first_o for_o himself_o that_o god_n will_v heal_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o his_o nature_n pardon_v all_o his_o transgression_n deliver_v he_o from_o temptation_n accept_v he_o in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n then_o for_o the_o public_a the_o nation_n king_n and_o parliament_n minister_n etc._n etc._n for_o scotland_n and_o the_o church_n in_o france_n new-england_n etc._n etc._n queen_n college_n westminster_n the_o country_n his_o benefactor_n etc._n etc._n he_o depart_v december_n 25._o 1647._o age_v 46._o he_o desire_v his_o friend_n not_o to_o pray_v for_o his_o life_n but_o pray_v god_n say_v he_o for_o faith_n for_o patience_n for_o repentance_n for_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lord_n say_v he_o cast_v i_o down_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n in_o 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273._o 9_o the_o famous_a story_n of_o the_o welf_n be_v this_o irmentrude_v the_o wife_n of_o isenbbard_n earl_n of_o altorf_n have_v unadvised_o accuse_v of_o adultery_n a_o woman_n that_o have_v three_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n be_v not_o able_a to_o believe_v that_o one_o man_n can_v at_o one_o time_n get_v so_o many_o child_n add_v that_o she_o deserve_v to_o be_v sow_v up_o in_o a_o sack_n and_o throw_v into_o the_o river_n and_o accuse_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n the_o earl_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o next_o year_n the_o countess_n feel_v herself_o with_o child_n and_o the_o earl_n be_v from_o home_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o 12_o male_a child_n but_o all_o of_o they_o very_o little_a she_o fear_v the_o reproach_n of_o adultery_n whereof_o yet_o she_o be_v not_o guilty_a command_v that_o 11_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v and_o cast_v into_o a_o river_n not_o far_o from_o the_o house_n and_o one_o only_o bring_v up_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o isenbard_n meet_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v carry_v the_o little_a infant_n to_o their_o death_n and_o ask_v she_o whither_o she_o go_v with_o her_o pail_n she_o reply_v she_o be_v go_v to_o drown_v a_o few_o whelp_n in_o the_o river_n of_o scherk_n the_o earl_n come_v to_o she_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o her_o resistance_n will_v see_v what_o be_v there_o and_o discover_v the_o child_n press_v she_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o she_o tell_v he_o all_o the_o matter_n he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v secret_o educate_v and_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v grow_v great_a and_o bring_v home_o to_o he_o he_o set_v they_o in_o the_o hall_n by_o he_o who_o his_o wife_n have_v bring_v up_o be_v thus_o by_o their_o face_n all_o know_v to_o be_v brethren_n their_o mother_n move_v in_o conscience_n confess_v the_o fact_n and_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o her_o fault_n in_o remembrance_n whereof_o the_o honourable_a race_n of_o wolf_n that_o be_v whelp_n get_v their_o name_n camer_n ibid._n p._n 274._o 10._o john_n francis_n earl_n of_o mirandula_n tell_v of_o one_o dorothy_n who_o at_o two_o several_a birth_n bring_v forth_o 20_o son_n 9_o at_o the_o one_o and_z 11_o at_o the_o other_o while_o she_o go_v with_o this_o burden_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o mighty_a weight_n she_o be_v wont_a to_o tie_v a_o swathing-band_n about_o her_o neck_n and_o shoulder_n and_o with_o that_o to_o bear_v up_o her_o swell_n belly_n which_o fall_v down_o to_o her_o very_a knee_n schenck_n obs._n med._n l._n 4._o obs._n 1._o p._n 563._o 11._o mathias_n golancevius_fw-la bishop_n of_o vladislavia_n in_o poland_n it_o be_v say_v of_o his_o mother_n that_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o 12_o son_n at_o once_o and_o that_o of_o all_o these_o he_o only_o live_v the_o rest_n die_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v ibid._n 12._o alexander_n de_fw-fr campo_n fregosa_n bishop_n of_o ventimilium_fw-la attest_v upon_o his_o faith_n that_o at_o lamaia_n a_o noble-woman_n bring_v forth_o 16_o humane_a birth_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o man_n palm_n all_o which_o have_v motion_n and_o that_o beside_o these_o 16_o which_o have_v humane_a likeness_n she_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o creature_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o horse_n which_o have_v all_o motion_n all_o the_o 17_o be_v wrap_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o secondine_n which_o be_v monstrous_a ibid._n p._n 164._o 13._o anno_fw-la 1217._o upon_o the_o 20_o of_o january_n the_o lady_n margaret_n wife_n to_o the_o earl_n virloslaus_n be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o cracovia_n bring_v to_o bed_n of_o 30_o live_a body_n all_o at_o once_o ibid._n 14._o matilda_n some_o say_v margaret_n wife_n to_o count_n herman_n of_o henneberg_n do_v see_v a_o poor_a widow_n woman_n beg_v her_o bread_n for_o god_n sake_n have_v in_o either_o arm_n a_o child_n which_o she_o have_v at_o one_o birth_n this_o poor_a woman_n crave_v her_o alm_n the_o countess_n reject_v she_o say_v that_o it_o be_v against_o nature_n for_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v honest_a to_o conceive_v by_o her_o husband_n two_o child_n of_o one_o birth_n the_o poor_a woman_n pray_v to_o god_n that_o in_o vindication_n of_o her_o innocency_n he_o will_v send_v the_o lady_n at_o one_o burden_n so_o many_o child_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o a_o year_n a_o while_n after_o the_o lady_n be_v bring_v to_o bed_n on_o the_o friday_n before_o palm-sunday_n anno_fw-la 1276_o and_o be_v deliver_v of_o 365_o child_n half_a son_n and_o half_a daughter_n the_o odd_a one_o find_v to_o be_v a_o hermophradite_n these_o be_v lay_v in_o two_o basin_n and_o baptise_a by_o guido_n suffragan_n bishop_n of_o utrict_a the_o son_n name_v john_n and_o the_o daughter_n elizabeth_n who_o present_o die_v heylins_n cosmogr_n p._n 384._o grimstons_n hist_o nethel_n l._n