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treason_n and_o for_o the_o same_o be_v hang_v and_o burn_v wein_fw-mi the_o say_v field_n of_o s._n byles_n etc._n etc._n thus_o much_o in_o fabian_n touch_v the_o commotion_n &_o condemnation_n of_o these_o man_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n cobham_n be_v there_o present_a with_o they_o inany_n part_n untruth_n either_o of_o consent_n or_o counsel_n as_o alanus_n copus_n anglus_fw-la pretend_v that_o be_v not_o find_v in_o fabian_n but_o be_v add_v of_o his_o liberal_a cornu_fw-la copiae_fw-la whereof_o he_o be_v so_o copious_a and_o plentiful_a that_o he_o may_v keep_v a_o open_a shop_n of_o such_o unwritten_a untruethe_n which_o he_o may_v afford_v very_o good_a cheap_a i_o think_v be_v such_o a_o plentiful_a artificer_n but_o here_o will_v be_v object_v against_o i_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o fifte_n whereupon_o this_o adversary_n triumph_v with_o no_o little_a glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v himself_o to_o have_v double_a vantage_n against_o i_o 7._o first_o in_o provinge_v these_o foresay_a complice_n &_o adherent_n of_o the_o lord_n cobham_n to_o have_v make_v insurrection_n against_o the_o king_n and_o so_o to_o be_v traitor_n second_o in_o convict_v that_o to_o be_v untrue_a where_o as_o in_o my_o former_a book_n of_o act_n and_o monument_n i_o do_v report_n how_o that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n roger_n acton_n of_o browne_n &_o beverley_n 175._o a_o parliament_n be_v hold_v at_o leicester_n where_o a_o statute_n be_v make_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o all_o and_o singular_a such_o as_o be_v of_o wickliff_n learning_n if_o they_o will_v not_o geve_v over_o as_o in_o case_n of_o felony_n and_o other_o trespass_n lose_v all_o their_o good_n to_o the_o king_n shall_v suffer_v death_n in_o two_o manner_n of_o kind_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v first_o be_v hang_v for_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n and_o then_o be_v burn_v for_o heresy_n against_o god_n etc._n etc._n 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