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de_fw-fr serâ_fw-la numinis_fw-la vind_z 3._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1551._o at_o paris_n a_o young_a woman_n as_o she_o be_v go_v to_o midnight-mass_n be_v brain_v with_o a_o hammer_n which_o be_v steal_v from_o a_o smith_n hard_a by_o which_o be_v know_v the_o smith_n be_v suspect_v and_o so_o strict_o examine_v by_o torture_n that_o he_o be_v lame_v and_o die_v in_o misery_n but_o about_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o murderer_n arraign_v and_o condemn_v for_o another_o offence_n confess_v this_o murder_n to_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o smith_n innocency_n and_o god_n righteous_a judgement_n upon_o he_o pasquier_n clark_n mirror_n c._n 86._o 4._o within_o these_o few_o year_n the_o lord_n saint-john_n go_v his_o circuit_n there_o be_v a_o man_n arraign_v before_o he_o for_o murder_n and_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o many_o witness_n that_o the_o party_n murder_v be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a till_o the_o coroner_n can_v come_v when_o the_o body_n be_v again_o take_v up_o this_o 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magistrate_n who_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o upon_o their_o disagree_v in_o speech_n and_o contrary_a answer_n urge_v they_o so_o far_o that_o they_o confess_v the_o truth_n and_o receive_v their_o deserve_a punishment_n beard_n be_v theatre_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o 6._o a_o murderer_n at_o tube_v betray_v his_o murder_n by_o his_o own_o sigh_n which_o be_v so_o deep_a and_o incessant_a in_o grief_n not_o of_o his_o fact_n but_o of_o his_o small_a booty_n that_o be_v but_o ask_v the_o question_n he_o confess_v the_o crime_n and_o undergo_v deserve_v punishment_n ibid._n 7._o henry_n renzovius_fw-la lieutenant_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o holsatia_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o david_n chytreus_n write_v thus_o a_o traveller_n be_v find_v murder_v in_o the_o highway_n near_o to_o itzehow_v in_o denmark_n and_o because_o the_o murderer_n be_v unknown_a the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o place_n cause_v one_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o 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a_o particular_a reverence_n for_o the_o scripture_n for_o he_o take_v it_o very_o ill_a when_o one_o about_o he_o lay_v a_o great_a bible_n on_o the_o floor_n to_o step_v upon_o for_o somewhat_o that_o be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n he_o at_o 8_o year_n old_a write_v latin_a letter_n frequent_o to_o his_o father_n king_n henry_n viii_o and_o to_o queen_n katherine_n parr_n and_o his_o uncle_n the_o earl_n of_o hartford_n etc._n etc._n young_a man_n call_v p._n 204._o dr._n burnet_n abridgement_n hist_o ref._n book_n 2._o p._n 2._o 23._o queen_n elizabeth_z write_v a_o good_a hand_n before_o she_o be_v 4_o year_n old_a and_o understand_v italian_a for_o there_o be_v letter_n extant_a write_v by_o she_o in_o that_o language_n to_o queen_n jane_n when_o she_o be_v with_o child_n in_o which_o she_o subscribe_v daughter_n ibid._n 24._o zebertus_n th._n d._n testify_v that_o delrius_n at_o 19_o year_n of_o age_n quote_v 1100_o divers_a author_n in_o divers_a language_n with_o very_o great_a 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lib._n 1._o pag._n 34._o 2._o cineas_n the_o ambassador_n of_o king_n pyrrhus_n the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n both_o know_v and_o also_o salute_v by_o their_o name_n all_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o gentleman_n in_o rome_n solinus_z c._n 7._o p._n 195._o 3._o hortensius_n sit_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o marketplace_n for_o a_o whole_a day_n together_o recite_v in_o order_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v sell_v there_o their_o price_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o buyer_n 4._o lucius_z lucullus_z a_o great_a captain_n and_o philosopher_n be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o ready_a account_n of_o all_o affair_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o cicero_n commend_v hortensius_n memory_n for_o word_n lucullus_n for_o thing_n zuing._n v._n 1._o l._n 1._o p._n 34._o etc._n etc._n 5._o carneades_n a_o grecian_a be_v celebrate_v for_o his_o singular_a memory_n by_o pliny_n l._n 7._o c._n 24._o so_o be_v pertius_n latro_n by_o seneca_n and_o zuinger_n etc._n etc._n 6._o antheny_n walleus_n in_o 6_o month_n learn_v by_o heart_n the_o whole_a epitome_n of_o pagnine_n clark_n mar._n of_o eccles_n hist_o 7._o antonius_n the_o egyptian_a eremite_n without_o knowledge_n of_o letter_n have_v the_o whole_a scripture_n without_o book_n zuing._n v._n 1._o l._n 1._o p._n 33._o exit_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr dectr_n christ_n 8._o cardulus_fw-la be_v able_a to_o write_v two_o page_n entire_a which_o any_o other_o man_n shall_v read_v in_o due_a order_n or_o if_o they_o please_v repeat_v they_o backward_o ibid._n p._n 34._o 9_o j._n lipsius_n offer_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o german_a prince_n thus_o set_v one_o here_o with_o a_o poniard_n and_o if_o in_o repeat_v of_o tacitus_n all_o over_o i_o shall_v miss_v but_o in_o one_o word_n let_v he_o stab_v i_o and_o i_o will_v free_o open_v my_o breast_n or_o thorat_n for_o he_o to_o strike_v at_o jani_fw-la nicii_n pina_fw-la coth_n 2._o imag._n 1._o pag._n 2._o 10._o pomp_n gariglianus_fw-la can_v repeat_v on_o occasion_n any_o sentence_n of_o plato_n aristotle_n hypocrates_n galen_n theinistius_n tho._n aquinas_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 69._o 11._o i_o can_v repeat_v say_v seneca_n 2000_o name_n in_o the_o same_o order_n as_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o when_o as_o my_o master_n scholar_n above_o 200_o in_o all_o bring_v each_o of_o they_o several_a verse_n to_o he_o beginning_n at_o the_o last_o i_o can_v recite_v they_o orderly_o unto_o the_o first_o etc._n etc._n senec._n controu._n l._n 1._o proaemio_fw-la 12._o joseph_n scaliger_n in_o 21_o day_n commit_v all_o homer_n to_o his_o memory_n wanley_n wonder_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o 13._o mr._n humphrey_n burton_n of_o coventry_n age_v 83._o anno_fw-la 1676._o can_v give_v the_o sum_n of_o any_o chapter_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o of_o the_o chapter_n in_o divers_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o a_o latin_a distich_n with_o great_a readiness_n ibid._n 14._o pontanus_n of_o spoleto_n a_o lawyer_n can_v recite_v not_o only_o the_o title_n but_o the_o entire_a body_n of_o the_o law_n hakew._n apol._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o sect._n 1._o p._n 226._o 15._o fr._n suarez_n have_v st._n augustine_n ready_a by_o heart_n allege_v every_o where_n as_o there_o be_v occasion_n full_o and_o faithful_o his_o sentence_n and_o which_o be_v very_o strange_a his_o word_n strada_n prolus_fw-la acad._n l._n 1._o prolus_fw-la 1._o p._n 7._o 16._o dr._n raynold'_v excel_v this_o way_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o all_o that_o be_v inward_o acquaint_v with_o he_o not_o only_o for_o st._n augustine_n work_n but_o also_o all_o classical_a author_n hakew._n apol._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o sect._n 1._o p._n 226._o 17._o bishop_n jewel_n be_v raise_v by_o art_n and_o industry_n to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o human_a possibility_n for_o he_o can_v ready_o repeat_v any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v pen_v after_o once_o read_v and_o therefore_o usual_o at_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o bell_n he_o begin_v to_o commit_v his_o sermon_n 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dream_n all_o his_o royal_a ornament_n viz._n his_o linen_n vesture_n sandal_n dalmatian_a robe_n mantle_n of_o azure_a satin_n crown_n sceptre_n and_o hand_n of_o justice_n sword_n and_o gild_a spur_n all_o bloody_a and_o soil_v with_o the_o foot_n of_o religious_a man_n and_o other_o and_o that_o he_o be_v very_o angry_a with_o the_o sexton_n of_o st._n dennis_n and_o though_o good_a advice_n be_v give_v he_o to_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n yet_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o can_v not_o avoid_v the_o fatal_a chance_n ibid._n 9_o calphurnia_n wife_n to_o the_o adopt_a father_n of_o caesar_n have_v dream_v that_o she_o behold_v caesar_n slay_v and_o massacre_v give_v he_o notice_n thereof_o but_o he_o in_o despite_n of_o the_o dream_n go_v jocund_o to_o the_o senate_n next_o day_n where_o he_o find_v the_o sad_a effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o this_o dream_n ibid._n mr._n chetwind_v in_o his_o hist_n collection_n give_v we_o the_o account_n more_o at_o large_a thus_o viz._n caesar_n in_o the_o fifty_o six_o year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o senate_n seventy_o of_o the_o chief_a senator_n conspire_v his_o death_n he_o have_v the_o night_n before_o when_o a_o question_n be_v ask_v what_o death_n be_v best_a answer_v the_o sudden_a and_o not_o propense_v his_o wife_n dream_v that_o night_n that_o he_o lay_v dead_a in_o her_o lap_n and_o spurina_n warn_v he_o to_o have_v heed_n to_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n and_o a_o note_n be_v give_v to_o he_o go_v to_o the_o senate_n discover_v the_o conspiracy_n which_o he_o begin_v to_o read_v but_o be_v interrupt_v and_o die_v with_o it_o in_o his_o hand_n 10._o bradwarain_a in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o learned_a book_n de_fw-fr causa_fw-la dei_fw-la tell_v we_o of_o a_o dream_n he_o have_v in_o the_o night_n when_o he_o be_v about_o his_o book_n in_o confutation_n of_o pelagius_n he_o think_v he_o be_v catch_v up_o into_o the_o air_n and_o pelagius_n come_v and_o take_v hold_v of_o he_o to_o cast_v 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c._n 10._o hist_o eclipse_n 3._o a_o little_a before_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a a._n c._n 814._o there_o happen_v another_o famous_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o which_o eginardas_n in_o his_o life_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v in_o fascical_a tempt_v say_v thus_o many_o sign_n precede_v the_o death_n of_o the_o glorious_a and_o holy_a emperor_n charles_n for_o there_o be_v a_o unusual_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n there_o appear_v for_o seven_o day_n a_o spot_n of_o black_a colour_n in_o the_o sun_n ibid._n 4._o june_n 17_o 1415._o when_o john_n husse_n be_v try_v at_o constance_n by_o the_o cardinal_n and_o bishop_n in_o the_o convent_n of_o the_o franciscan_n there_o fall_v out_o so_o great_a a_o eclipse_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v almost_o darken_v after_o which_o john_n be_v condemn_v and_o a_o dismal_a persecution_n follow_v upon_o all_o his_o disciple_n that_o breathe_v after_o a_o reformation_n clark_n mar_v of_o eccl._n hist_n p._n 123._o 5._o a_o 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man_n who_o have_v join_v in_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o sleiden_n comment_fw-fr l._n 19_o zuing._n theat_n vol._n 5._o l._n 3._o 7._o basilius_n the_o mathematician_n predict_v to_o cosmo_n medici_n when_o as_o yet_o but_o a_o private_a man_n that_o a_o mighty_a rich_a inheritance_n will_v fall_v to_o he_o before_o the_o ascendant_n of_o his_o nativity_n be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o happy_a conspiracy_n of_o star_n in_o capricorn_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o have_v heretofore_o fall_v out_o to_o augustusâ_n caesar_n and_z charles_n the_o 5_o emperor_n and_z according_o upon_o the_o 5_o of_o the_o ides_n of_o january_n he_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o dukedom_n of_o florence_n dinoth_n memorab_n l._n 6._o p._n 390._o 8._o the_o famous_a picus_n mirandula_n for_o his_o invective_n write_n against_o the_o astrologer_n of_o his_o time_n call_v flagellum_fw-la astrologorum_n or_o astrologo-mastix_a the_o scourge_n of_o astrologer_n meet_v at_o last_o with_o one_o bellantius_n of_o syena_n who_o upon_o a_o scheme_n of_o his_o nativity_n give_v this_o judgement_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o thirty_o four_o year_n of_o his_o age_n which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v gaffarell_n curios_fw-la c._n 7._o p._n 252._o 9_o guido_n bontius_n foretell_v to_o guido_n count_n of_o monts-ferat_a the_o day_n wherein_o he_o may_v if_o he_o will_v sally_v out_o of_o forolirium_n and_o attack_v his_o enemy_n and_o may_v defeat_v they_o but_o withal_o himself_o shall_v be_v wound_v in_o the_o hip._n which_o according_o he_o do_v and_o prosper_v the_o astrologer_n himself_o be_v in_o company_n with_o he_o and_o provide_v a_o medicine_n for_o the_o wound_n beforehand_o which_o the_o count_n as_o be_v predict_v receive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n wanley_n wonder_n of_o the_o little_a world_n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o fulges_fw-la ex._n l._n 8._o c._n 11._o 10._o within_o three_o or_o four_o day_n after_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o die_v i_o be_v then_o minister_v of_o shipley_n and_o consider_v with_o myself_o of_o how_o great_a importance_n the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o a_o accident_n may_v be_v to_o the_o nation_n conclude_v that_o if_o they_o be_v any_o thing_n of_o moment_n in_o the_o science_n of_o astrology_n sure_o some_o prediction_n may_v be_v expect_v from_o our_o prognosticator_n in_o this_o case_n upon_o which_o i_o go_v straight_o to_o a_o country_n shop_n where_o almanac_n be_v sell_v and_o inquire_v what_o old_a one_o lay_v upon_o their_o hand_n they_o produce_v all_o out_o of_o which_o i_o single_v out_o so_o many_o as_o pretend_v to_o astrological_a observation_n and_o prognostication_n in_o one_o of_o they_o which_o i_o think_v be_v gadbury_n i_o find_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o that_o year_n by_o the_o then_o configurataion_n of_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v much_o such_o another_o as_o be_v that_o of_o 1660_o which_o be_v so_o happy_a for_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o late_a king_n in_o his_o throne_n but_o now_o as_o then_o there_o will_v be_v a_o party_n of_o saturnine_a humour_n that_o will_v by_o their_o murmur_a and_o discontent_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o bring_v punishment_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n after_o i_o have_v read_v over_o this_o i_o pass_v on_o to_o another_o where_o i_o find_v word_n of_o the_o like_a import_n upon_o which_o i_o return_v home_o pause_v upon_o the_o case_n not_o know_v whether_o to_o resolve_v it_o into_o the_o science_n of_o astrology_n or_o something_o else_o and_o so_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o censure_n of_o my_o reader_n for_o comet_n i_o declare_v that_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n put_v out_o such_o flameau_n set_v such_o beacon_n on_o fire_n in_o the_o upper_a region_n for_o no_o purpose_n nature_n do_v not_o say_v the_o philosopher_n and_o shall_v the_o christian_a say_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n do_v any_o thing_n in_o vain_a two_o and_o fifty_o year_n ago_o decemb._n 1638._o there_o be_v a_o blaze_a star_n see_v upon_o which_o follow_v the_o irish_a massacre_n and_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n in_o december_n and_o march_n 1664._o there_o be_v two_o comet_n see_v which_o be_v follow_v by_o that_o sad_a and_o dreadful_a plague_n whereof_o die_v that_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o 98596_o beside_o many_o other_o which_o escape_v the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n and_o that_o lamentable_a fire_n which_o in_o london_n destroy_v so_o many_o stately_a building_n and_o parish_n church_n 11._o in_o dec._n and_o jan._n 168â_n another_o great_a comet_n appear_v to_o the_o amusement_n or_o terror_n of_o all_o consider_v spectator_n begin_v in_o sagittarius_fw-la or_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o scorpio_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o november_n thence_o proceed_v to_o capricorn_n etc._n etc._n concern_v which_o say_v john_n hill_n a_o physician_n and_o astrologyer_n in_o his_o alarm_n to_o europe_n print_v by_o h._n
from_o their_o very_a enemy_n the_o prodigy_n of_o our_o saviour_n crucifixion_n procure_v a_o free_a confession_n from_o some_o of_o his_o enemy_n that_o certain_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v more_o instance_n 1._o polycarp_n when_o first_o apprehend_v be_v pity_v by_o many_o of_o his_o enemy_n that_o so_o holy_a honest_a and_o age_a a_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n after_o his_o prayer_n at_o the_o stake_n the_o flame_n frame_v itself_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o vault_n or_o sail_n of_o a_o ship_n with_o the_o bluster_a blast_n of_o wind_n so_o that_o it_o touch_v not_o the_o holy_a martyr_n body_n which_o send_v forth_o a_o fragrant_a smell_n like_o frankincense_n but_o the_o cruel_a persecutor_n thereupon_o call_v for_o a_o tormentor_n to_o thrust_v he_o through_o the_o side_n with_o a_o spear_n which_o be_v do_v blood_n issue_v out_o so_o abundant_o that_o it_o quench_v the_o fire_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o all_o beholder_n clark_n marr._n of_o eccl._n hist._n 2._o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n be_v aim_v at_o by_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n who_o envy_v his_o success_n in_o the_o ministry_n with_o his_o gracious_a lustre_n and_o radiancy_n of_o countenance_n abash_v and_o so_o affright_v his_o adversary_n that_o they_o flee_v away_o ibid._n some_o say_v that_o by_o the_o order_n of_o sisinnius_n the_o perfect_a of_o gaul_n be_v throw_v to_o wild_a beast_n they_o will_v not_o tear_v he_o put_v into_o a_o hot_a oven_n it_o will_v not_o burn_v he_o at_o last_o be_v condemn_v to_o decollation_n ibid._n 3._o justin_n martyr_n seem_v accomplish_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n to_o make_v a_o stout_a apology_n to_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n for_o his_o christian_a brethren_n by_o pass_v first_o through_o all_o the_o famous_a school_n of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o be_v enable_v and_o fit_v to_o attack_v they_o with_o their_o own_o weapon_n which_o he_o do_v ingenious_o and_o courageous_o and_o effectual_o in_o his_o plea_n to_o antoninus_n pius_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 4._o tertullian_n be_v raise_v in_o a_o seasonable_a time_n by_o god_n almighty_a to_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o church_n against_o their_o adversary_n and_o slanderous_a accusation_n for_o he_o ingenious_o show_v they_o that_o they_o never_o intend_v any_o stir_v or_o rebellion_n against_o the_o empire_n it_o be_v the_o frinciple_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o pray_v for_o all_o man_n and_o render_v good_a for_o evil_a and_o whereas_o they_o be_v slander_v for_o murder_a infant_n how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v he_o when_o their_o custom_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n strangle_v and_o from_o blood_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n by_o his_o excellent_a apology_n he_o prevail_v with_o severus_n to_o favour_v the_o christian_n 5._o cyprian_n vindicate_v the_o christian_n from_o the_o scandal_n charge_v upon_o they_o in_o his_o time_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o public_a calamity_n be_v not_o owe_v to_o the_o christian_n but_o to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o be_v long_o before_o prophesy_v by_o christ_n and_o the_o heathen_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o better_a than_o famine_n war_n and_o pestilence_n for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o cruelty_n in_o shed_v so_o much_o blood_n of_o the_o christian_n ibid._n 6._o lactantius_n write_v seven_o book_n of_o institution_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_n against_o the_o gentile_n 7._o athanasius_n be_v accuse_v by_o the_o miletian_o to_o the_o emperor_n that_o he_o have_v impose_v a_o tribute_n of_o linen_n garment_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o have_v gather_v the_o same_o it_o please_v god_n that_o alipprius_n and_o macarius_n two_o presbyter_n of_o alexandria_n happen_v to_o be_v present_a who_o easy_o wipe_v off_o this_o false_a charge_n afterward_o he_o be_v accuse_v that_o he_o have_v send_v a_o sum_n of_o gold_n to_o one_o philumenus_n to_o take_v away_o the_o emperor_n but_o he_o easy_o clear_v himself_o of_o this_o too_o at_o last_o he_o be_v tax_v that_o he_o have_v break_v the_o sacred_a chalice_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o arm_n of_o one_o arsenius_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o keep_v it_o for_o a_o instrument_n in_o magic_n arsenius_n be_v a_o presbyter_n who_o for_o some_o great_a fault_n have_v hide_v himself_o athanasius_n find_v it_o difficult_a to_o clear_v himself_o in_o this_o case_n employ_v one_o of_o his_o deacon_n to_o inquire_v out_o this_o arsenius_n who_o with_o some_o difficulty_n find_v he_o out_o which_o so_o satisfy_v the_o emperor_n constantine_n that_o he_o clear_v he_o and_o send_v he_o back_o with_o commendation_n to_o his_o office_n require_v that_o this_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v upon_o this_o score_n may_v be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n to_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o adversary_n yet_o he_o be_v after_o some_o time_n effectual_o prosecute_v by_o his_o restless_a adversary_n and_o injurious_o depose_v ibid._n 8._o the_o arian_n prevail_v for_o the_o banishment_n of_o basil_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n and_o the_o writing_n be_v bring_v to_o valens_n the_o emperor_n to_o sign_n the_o pen_n will_v not_o write_v the_o least_o tittle_n though_o often_o try_v and_o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v mad_a with_o rage_n endeavour_v still_o to_o confirm_v the_o edict_n his_o right_a hand_n be_v strike_v with_o a_o great_a tremble_v so_o that_o at_o last_o be_v terrify_v with_o these_o judgement_n he_o tear_v the_o write_n in_o piece_n ibid._n 9_o mr._n john_n husse_n who_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n for_o heresy_n be_v acquit_v in_o a_o solemn_a letter_n from_o any_o such_o fault_n in_o his_o doctrine_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o nazareth_n who_o be_v appoint_v and_o depute_v by_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o be_v inquisitor_n of_o heresy_n in_o the_o city_n of_o prague_n martyrol_n p._n 549._o and_o more_o than_o that_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o no_o less_o than_o 54_o of_o the_o noble_n of_o moravia_n in_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o they_o in_o his_o behalf_n to_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n which_o letter_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o peer_n see_v martyrol_n p._n 386_o 387._o 10._o edwond_a everard_n esq_n be_v a_o agent_n in_o the_o french_a court_n for_o the_o english_a militia_n by_o acquaintance_n and_o discourse_n with_o the_o lady_n gourdon_n sister_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o huntley_n in_o scotland_n then_o in_o a_o popish_a convent_n at_o paris_n and_o with_o colonel_n richard_n talbot_n and_z peter_z his_o brother_n titular_a archbishop_n of_o dublin_n get_v some_o small_a glimmering_n of_o a_o grand_a design_n on_o foot_n for_o the_o public_a settle_v of_o popery_n in_o england_n dissolve_v the_o parliament_n or_o at_o least_o raise_v a_o misunderstand_a between_o they_o and_o his_o majesty_n for_o relieve_v the_o catholic_n in_o ireland_n for_o kill_v his_o majesty_n and_o set_v up_o the_o d._n of_o y._n come_v over_o into_o england_n and_o make_v a_o essay_n towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o it_o at_o court_n be_v by_o malice_n and_o art_n of_o his_o enemy_n falâly_o accuse_v and_o send_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o there_o keep_v a_o close_a prisoner_n four_o year_n and_o never_o in_o all_o that_o time_n call_v to_o a_o fair_a hear_v yet_o at_o last_o when_o the_o plot_n break_v out_o by_o other_o instrument_n and_o mean_n which_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n produce_v and_o make_v use_v of_o he_o be_v release_v from_o his_o illegal_a confinement_n and_o bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n as_o a_o innocent_a person_n and_o have_v liberty_n grant_v he_o to_o accuse_v his_o accuser_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1679._o it_o be_v a_o endless_a task_n to_o recount_v over_o the_o many_o instance_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n even_o within_o ken_n of_o the_o present_a generation_n of_o person_n who_o have_v be_v one_o while_o afflict_a disgrace_v fine_v imprison_v etc._n etc._n as_o person_n not_o fit_a for_o common_a society_n among_o their_o fellow_n who_o have_v be_v afterward_o receive_v into_o favour_n prefer_v to_o place_n of_o trust_n and_o honour_n dandle_v upon_o the_o knee_n of_o a_o benign_a providence_n and_o die_v in_o the_o vogue_n of_o the_o world_n good_a and_o honest_a men._n 11._o dr._n usher_n want_v not_o enemy_n who_o seek_v to_o scandalize_v he_o to_o king_n james_n under_o the_o title_n of_o a_o puritan_n which_o be_v very_o odious_a to_o the_o king_n in_o those_o day_n hereby_o to_o prevent_v his_o further_a preferment_n but_o god_n so_o order_v it_o that_o it_o prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o his_o advancement_n for_o king_n james_n be_v jealous_a of_o he_o upon_o that_o score_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o eminency_n of_o his_o learning_n fall_v into_o serious_a discourse_n with_o he_o and_o thereby_o be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v in_o the_o soundness_n of_o
his_o judgement_n and_o piety_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o opposition_n make_v by_o some_o great_a one_o without_o his_o own_o seek_v he_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o meath_z in_o ireland_n which_o just_o then_o fall_v void_a while_o he_o be_v in_o england_n and_o the_o king_n often_o boast_v that_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o make_n clark_n in_o his_o life_n 12._o the_o papist_n very_o rash_o and_o hasty_o have_v publish_a a_o libel_n against_o luther_n suppose_v he_o be_v deâd_v because_o he_o be_v constrain_v for_o his_o own_o safety_n to_o use_v caution_n in_o appear_v abroad_o by_o rââon_n of_o his_o many_o enemy_n that_o lay_v wait_v for_o he_o signify_v how_o the_o devil_n have_v carry_v away_o his_o body_n etc._n etc._n which_o libel_n come_v to_o luther_n hand_n two_o year_n before_o he_o die_v and_o he_o read_v of_o it_o thank_v god_n that_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n be_v such_o tool_n that_o they_o can_v not_o stay_v till_o his_o death_n pref._n 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near_o the_o say_a church_n of_o st._n giles_n and_o give_v it_o for_o a_o perperual_a mansion_n to_o the_o incumbent_n after_o three_o life_n she_o also_o allow_v a_o yearly_a stipend_n to_o the_o sexton_n of_o that_o churchââ_n tole_n the_o great_a bell_n when_o the_o prisoner_n condemn_v to_o die_v be_v pass_v by_o and_o to_o ring_n out_o after_o they_o be_v execute_v she_o likewise_o give_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o repair_v the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o litchfield_n and_o for_o the_o re-edifying_a of_o st._n sepulcher_n in_o london_n all_o these_o with_o many_o more_o be_v the_o product_n of_o her_o great_a charity_n whilst_o she_o live_v and_o thereby_o make_v she_o own_o eye_n her_o overseer_n and_o her_o own_o hand_n her_o executor_n at_o her_o death_n she_o give_v for_o redemption_n of_o christian_a captive_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o infidel_n one_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o ever_o to_o the_o hospital_n in_o st._n giles_n four_o hundred_o pound_n for_o twenty_o pound_n a_o year_n for_o ever_o for_o the_o place_n out_o for_o ever_o of_o poor_a parish-children_n of_o st._n giles_n apprentice_n two_o hundred_o pound_n to_o purchase_v 10._o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n of_o stoneley_n kenilworth_n leke-wotton_n ashow_n bedford_n and_o passhill_n aforesaid_a and_o also_o of_o lichborow_n and_o blakesley_n one_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o upon_o the_o day_n of_o her_o funeral_n fifty_o pound_n to_o be_v distribute_v among_o the_o poor_a she_o give_v to_o fourscore_o and_o ten_o widow_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n she_o have_v live_v to_o each_o one_o a_o gown_n and_o fair_a white_a handkerchief_n to_o attend_v the_o hearse_n wherein_o her_o body_n be_v carry_v and_o one_o shilling_n apiece_o for_o their_o dinner_n after_o that_o solemnity_n be_v perform_v which_o be_v on_o the_o 16_o of_o march_n 1668._o she_o give_v to_o every_o place_n where_o her_o corpse_n shall_v rest_v in_o its_o passage_n from_o london_n unto_o stoneley_n aforesaid_a in_o warwickshire_n where_o she_o have_v a_o noble_a monument_n prepare_v by_o herself_o she_o order_v that_o six_o penny_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o every_o poor_a body_n that_o shall_v meet_v her_o corpse_n on_o the_o road._n she_o give_v to_o blakesley_n lichborow_n and_o patshill_n ten_o pound_n apiece_o to_o be_v distribute_v among_o the_o poor_a the_o same_o day_n her_o corpse_n be_v inter_v to_o stoneley_n fifty_o pound_n distribute_v the_o same_o day_n thus_o this_o illustrious_a duchess_n do_v in_o her_o life_n and_o at_o her_o death_n and_o doubtless_o for_o all_o her_o good_a deed_n she_o have_v her_o reward_n in_o heaven_n by_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n see_v the_o narrative_a of_o her_o life_n etc._n
whereupon_o the_o young_a man_n fear_v now_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v conquer_v by_o folly_n who_o be_v conqueror_n over_o fury_n bite_v off_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o tongue_n with_o his_o tooth_n and_o spit_v it_o into_o the_o whore_n face_n and_o so_o prevent_v the_o hurt_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o smart_n of_o his_o wound_n 9_o emme_n the_o mother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n be_v charge_v for_o incontinency_n with_o aldwin_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n to_o clear_v herself_o from_o that_o imputation_n be_v hood-winked_n go_v barefoot_a over_o nine_o coulter_n red_a hot_a in_o winchester-church_n without_o any_o harm_n a_o usual_a kind_n of_o trial_n in_o those_o day_n then_o call_v ordalium_fw-la make_v her_o chastity_n by_o so_o great_a a_o miracle_n famous_a to_o posterity_n cam._n brit._n p._n 211._o 10._o our_o henry_n the_o six_o be_v so_o chaste_a a_o prince_n that_o when_o certain_a lady_n present_v themselves_o before_o he_o in_o a_o mask_n with_o their_o hair_n loose_a and_o their_o breast_n uncover_v he_o be_v then_o at_o man_n estate_n and_o unmarried_a immediate_o rise_v up_o and_o depart_v their_o presence_n say_v fie_o fie_o forsooth_o you_o be_v much_o to_o blame_v sp._n chron._n 11._o king_n james_n use_v to_o say_v of_o they_o that_o go_v with_o naked_a breast_n that_o they_o either_o be_v or_o will_v be_v 12._o how_o many_o profess_v open_o their_o inward_a uncleanness_n by_o lay_v open_a to_o the_o common_a view_n their_o naked_a breast_n as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o bill_n affix_v to_o the_o door-post_n to_o signify_v to_o the_o passer_n by_o that_o within_o that_o place_n dwell_v a_o unclean_a heart_n and_o that_o whosoever_o will_v may_v there_o buy_v honesty_n and_o chastity_n at_o a_o easy_a rate_n bp._n downam_n on_o hos_n 2.2_o chap._n xliii_o remarkable_a meekness_n quietness_n and_o peaceableness_n a_o meek_a heart_n and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n of_o great_a price_n and_o i_o will_v add_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n too_o for_o it_o procure_v admiration_n esteem_v love_n and_o contribute_v much_o to_o our_o peaceable_a enjoyment_n of_o this_o life_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n have_v annex_v that_o blessing_n to_o this_o grace_n blessed_n be_v the_o meek_a for_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v exempt_a in_o great_a measure_n from_o the_o thorn_n and_o briar_n the_o quarrel_n and_o law-suit_n the_o will_n effect_n of_o pride_n and_o revenge_n which_o contentious_a man_n be_v common_o embroil_v in_o 1._o irenaeus_n a_o true_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d love_a peace_n mighty_o and_o endeavour_v to_o procure_v unity_n in_o case_n of_o controversy_n especial_o when_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n will_v have_v excommunicate_v the_o church_n as_o schismatic_n upon_o their_o disagreement_n in_o keep_v of_o easter_n irenaeus_n with_o other_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o gallic_n church_n meet_v in_o council_n and_o consent_v together_o to_o write_v letter_n subscribe_v with_o their_o name_n unto_o victor_n to_o stop_v his_o hand_n in_o point_n of_o excommunication_n though_o themselves_o agree_v with_o victor_n in_o observe_v easter_n at_o the_o same_o time_n clark_n be_v marr._n of_o eccl._n hist._n he_o go_v also_o himself_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o brethren_n with_o letter_n to_o eleatherius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n desire_v he_o hearty_o to_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o church_n in_o unity_n and_o peace_n ibid._n 2._o ephrem_fw-la syrus_n though_o by_o nature_n and_o all_o his_o youth_n very_o choleric_a yet_o afterward_o be_v never_o see_v to_o be_v angry_a with_o any_o man._n ibid._n 3._o gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o his_o disputation_n with_o eunomius_n so_o contain_v himself_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o defence_n of_o the_o catholic_n truth_n that_o he_o never_o break_v forth_o into_o any_o reproach_n and_o whatever_o argument_n he_o handle_v wholesome_a and_o pleasant_a speech_n be_v never_o want_v to_o he_o and_o those_o not_o acquire_v but_o natural_a ibid._n 4._o s._n augustine_n be_v much_o employ_v in_o determine_v controversy_n with_o much_o patience_n and_o prudence_n hear_v both_o party_n sometime_o spend_v a_o whole_a day_n fast_v to_o hear_v the_o same_o always_o take_v advantage_n thereby_o to_o do_v what_o good_a possible_a he_o can_v to_o their_o soul_n many_o letter_n he_o write_v to_o such_o as_o seek_v to_o he_o for_o counsel_n and_o direction_n in_o secular_a affair_n though_o he_o complain_v of_o this_o as_o a_o trouble_v to_o he_o and_o a_o hindrance_n from_o better_a office_n ibid._n 5._o theodosius_n senior_n know_v his_o own_o hasty_a disposition_n use_v not_o to_o determine_v of_o any_o thing_n till_o he_o have_v repeat_v over_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o greek_a alphabet_n for_o in_o that_o space_n his_o wrath_n will_v be_v temper_v he_o command_v also_o that_o they_o which_o revile_v and_o speak_v evil_a of_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v because_o say_v he_o if_o it_o proceed_v of_o levity_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v if_o of_o madness_n it_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v if_o of_o a_o injury_n receive_v it_o be_v to_o be_v pardon_v clark_n in_o his_o life_n out_o of_o socrates_n scholast_n etc._n etc._n 6._o sir_n matthew_n hale_n be_v as_o he_o say_v himself_o natural_o passionate_a i_o add_v as_o he_o say_v himself_o for_o that_o appear_v by_o no_o other_o evidence_n save_o that_o sometime_o his_o colour_n will_v rise_v a_o little_a but_o he_o so_o govern_v himself_o that_o those_o who_o live_v long_o about_o he_o have_v tell_v i_o they_o never_o see_v he_o disorder_v with_o anger_n though_o he_o meet_v with_o some_o trial_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v as_o little_a able_a to_o bear_v as_o any_o whatsoever_o see_v his_o life_n write_v by_o dr._n burnet_n p._n 95._o 7._o dr._n sands_n when_o his_o stable_a be_v rob_v of_o four_o excellent_a gelding_n and_o a_o inventory_n take_v of_o his_o good_n 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their_o proper_a office_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o soul_n be_v or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v they_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v determine_v to_o be_v thorough_o employ_v sabell_n ex._n l._n 2._o t._n 7._o p._n 91._o 18._o joseph_n scaliger_n then_o at_o paris_n when_o the_o horrible_a butchery_n and_o massacre_n be_v there_o be_v so_o intent_n upon_o his_o study_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v the_o clash_v of_o arm_n the_o cry_v of_o child_n the_o lamentation_n of_o woman_n nor_o the_o clamour_n and_o groan_n of_o men._n heinsii_n orat._n 1._o p._n 4._o wanley_n wonder_n etc._n etc._n l._n 3._o c._n 41._o 19_o justin_n martyr_n will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o mind_n till_o he_o have_v get_v instructer_n singular_o see_v in_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o philosophy_n stoic_a peripatetic_a pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n clark_n marr._n of_o eccles_n history_n 20._o tertullian_n be_v in_o omni_fw-la genere_fw-la doctrine_n paritus_fw-la lactant._n inter_v latino_n omnes_fw-la facilè_fw-la princeps_fw-la judicandus_fw-la vincent_n lirin_fw-mi excellent_o verse_v in_o physics_n mathematics_n history_n and_o civil_a law_n clark_n marr._n of_o eccles_n history_n 21._o ephrem_fw-la syrus_n without_o the_o help_n of_o a_o instructor_n attain_v to_o a_o excellent_a skill_n in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n and_o be_v also_o a_o great_a philosopher_n and_o a_o very_a good_a orator_n mighty_o admire_v by_o basil_n for_o his_o learning_n and_o for_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o verse_n which_o he_o write_v much_o esteem_v in_o which_o abbess_n zenobias_n abraham_n meras_n and_o simeon_n endeavour_v much_o to_o imitate_v he_o ibid._n 22._o hierom_n distribute_v his_o time_n into_o two_o part_n one_o for_o study_n the_o other_o for_o meditation_n and_o prayer_n wherein_o also_o he_o spend_v a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o night_n he_o allow_v himself_o the_o least_o part_n for_o sleep_n less_o for_o food_n none_o for_o idleness_n when_o weary_a of_o study_n he_o pray_v or_o sing_v a_o psalm_n and_o then_o to_o his_o study_n again_o he_o read_v over_o all_o his_o library_n and_o then_o rub_v up_o his_o old_a readins_n he_o learn_v most_o of_o the_o scripture_n by_o heart_n and_o read_v over_o commentary_n upon_o they_o not_o pretermit_v the_o work_n of_o heathen_n and_o heretic_n and_o collect_v out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a writer_n but_o especial_o he_o read_v the_o work_n of_o origen_n who_o he_o call_v suum_fw-la his_o own_o with_o great_a charge_n he_o learn_v the_o hebrew_n chaldee_n and_o syriac_n yet_o in_o this_o course_n he_o take_v much_o pleasure_n ibid._n 23._o gregory_n the_o great_a be_v very_o exact_a in_o spend_v his_o time_n say_v that_o he_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o unto_o god_n ibid._n p._n 96._o 24._o bernard_n live_v private_o in_o his_o cell_n spend_v his_o time_n in_o study_n meditation_n and_o prayer_n often_o say_v to_o himself_o bernard_n bernard_n remember_v for_o what_o end_n thou_o come_v hither_o he_o allow_v himself_o very_o little_a time_n for_o sleep_n often_o complain_v that_o all_o that_o time_n be_v lose_v and_o so_o spare_v be_v he_o in_o his_o diet_n that_o less_o sleep_n be_v necessary_a he_o never_o eat_v nor_o sleep_v to_o satiety_n yea_o by_o his_o rigid_a abstinence_n he_o so_o weaken_v his_o stomach_n that_o he_o be_v scarce_o able_a to_o retain_v food_n when_o he_o have_v eat_v it_o and_o that_o little_a he_o do_v retain_v serve_v rather_o to_o retard_v death_n than_o prolong_v life_n yet_o all_o this_o while_n he_o remit_v nothing_o of_o his_o study_n and_o labour_n but_o equal_v the_o other_o monk_n in_o dig_v the_o ground_n carry_v wood_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o busy_v himself_o about_o mean_a service_n and_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o these_o labour_n he_o pray_v and_o meditate_a ibid._n p._n 104._o 25._o zuinglius_fw-la use_v to_o study_v stand_v and_o tie_v himself_o to_o certain_a hour_n which_o he_o will_v not_o omit_v unless_o necessity_n compel_v he_o from_o his_o first_o rise_v till_o ten_o a_o clock_n he_o employ_v himself_o in_o read_v write_v interpret_n the_o scripture_n and_o make_v his_o sermon_n after_o dinner_n till_o about_o two_o a_o clock_n he_o confer_v with_o his_o friend_n or_o give_v counsel_n to_o such_o as_o seek_v it_o and_o so_o to_o his_o study_n till_o supper_n after_o which_o have_v walk_v awhile_o he_o busy_v himself_o in_o write_v letter_n which_o sometime_o hold_v he_o till_o midnight_n ibid._n p._n 153._o 26._o john_n picus_n mirandula_n read_v over_o whole_a library_n both_o of_o latin_a and_o greek_a author_n with_o a_o wonderful_a celerity_n and_o yet_o cull_v out_o the_o most_o useful_a thing_n be_v he_o go_v through_o they_o he_o be_v so_o verse_v in_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o if_o he_o have_v make_v they_o his_o only_a study_n all_o his_o life_n long_o he_o be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o modern_a writer_n that_o if_o any_o difficulty_n be_v propose_v to_o he_o out_o of_o they_o he_o can_v present_o resolve_v it_o concern_v his_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n see_v under_o its_o proper_a head_n clark_n in_o his_o life_n 27._o sir_n john_n jeffery_n be_v bear_v in_o sussex_n and_o so_o profit_v in_o the_o study_n of_o our_o municipal_a law_n that_o he_o be_v prefer_v secondary_a judge_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n and_o thence_o advance_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o michaelmas-term_n the_o nineteenth_o of_o her_o reign_n to_o be_v lord_n chief_a baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n which_o place_n he_o discharge_v for_o the_o time_n of_o two_o year_n to_o his_o great_a commendation_n this_o be_v he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o plod_v student_n who_o industry_n perfect_v nature_n and_o be_v perfect_v by_o experience_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o nullus_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la otium_fw-la dies_fw-la exit_fw-la partem_fw-la noctium_fw-la studiis_fw-la vindicat_fw-la non_fw-la vacat_fw-la somno_fw-la sed_fw-la succumbet_fw-la &_o oculos_fw-la vigiliâ_fw-la fatigatos_fw-la candenetsque_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la detinet_fw-la he_o spend_v no_o day_n idle_o but_o part_n of_o the_o night_n he_o devote_v to_o study_n he_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o sleep_n but_o when_o surprise_v by_o it_o for_o wnat_n of_o it_o his_o weary_a eye_n when_o close_v and_o fall_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o overwatch_v he_o still_o hold_v to_o their_o work_n and_o compel_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o floyd_n state-worthies_a p._n 223._o 28._o aristotle_n to_o hinder_v his_o be_v overtake_v with_o sleep_n he_o use_v sometime_o to_o apply_v a_o vessel_n of_o hot_a oil_n to_o his_o stomach_n and_o when_o he_o sleep_v he_o will_v hold_v a_o brazen_a ball_n in_o his_o hand_n over_o a_o basin_n that_o so_o when_o the_o ball_n shall_v fall_v down_o into_o it_o he_o may_v again_o be_v awake_v by_o the_o noise_n of_o it_o laert._n l._n 5._o p._n 117_o 118._o 29._o callistus_n the_o three_o at_o fourscore_o year_n of_o age_n remit_v nothing_o of_o his_o usual_a industry_n and_o constancy_n in_o his_o study_n but_o both_o read_v much_o himself_o and_o have_v other_o who_o read_v to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v any_o time_n to_o spare_v from_o the_o great_a weight_n of_o his_o affair_n plat._n de_fw-fr vitis_n pontif._n p._n 320_o 321._o 30._o jacobus_n milichius_n a_o german_a physician_n when_o old_a age_n begin_v to_o grow_v upon_o he_o be_v so_o careful_a and_o spare_v afterward_o of_o his_o time_n that_o no_o man_n can_v find_v he_o at_o his_o own_o house_n but_o he_o be_v either_o read_n or_o write_v of_o something_o or_o else_o which_o be_v very_o rare_a with_o he_o he_o be_v play_v at_o table_n a_o sport_n which_o he_o much_o delight_v in_o after_o dinner_n after_o supper_n and_o in_o the_o night_n he_o be_v at_o study_n and_o succubration_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o sleep_v but_o little_a and_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o disease_n which_o take_v away_o his_o life_n for_o the_o over-constant_a and_o the_o unseasonable_a intention_n of_o his_o mind_n in_o his_o study_n be_v doubtless_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o apoplexy_n of_o which_o he_o die_v 1559._o melch._n adam_n in_o vit._n germ._n med._n p._n 96._o 31._o jacobus_n schegkius_fw-la when_o aged_a blind_a and_o apoplectical_a have_v one_o to_o read_v to_o he_o and_o even_o then_o put_v forth_o most_o learned_a commentary_n upon_o the_o topic_n of_o aristotle_n ibid._n p._n 295._o 32._o the_o worshipful_a william_n garaway_n esq_n my_o honour_a friend_n and_o neighbour_n of_o ford_n in_o sussex_n now_o live_v and_o in_o the_o 81st_o year_n of_o his_o age_n in_o competent_a health_n and_o great_a vigour_n of_o mind_n tho'_o of_o excellent_a natural_a endowment_n and_o great_a read_n yet_o be_v still_o very_o inquisitive_a after_o more_o knowledge_n careful_a to_o purchase_v all_o book_n of_o worth_a as_o they_o come_v from_o
be_v very_o brave_a mind_a and_o valiant_a men._n as_o for_o her_o daughter_n over_o and_o beside_o their_o happiness_n to_o marry_v with_o wise_a and_o worthy_a knight_n so_o be_v they_o well_o educate_v in_o houshold-discipline_n by_o their_o excellent_a breed_n and_o famous_a house_n of_o generous_a nourish_v treasury_n of_o ancient_n and_o modern_a time_n c._n 8._o p._n 761._o 14._o madam_n margaret_n de_fw-fr savoy_n wife_n to_o the_o decease_a anne_n de_fw-fr montmorency_n constable_n of_o france_n who_o have_v five_o child_n all_o worthy_o educate_v and_o evermore_o most_o love_o affect_v unto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n as_o be_v very_o remarkable_a for_o their_o fidelity_n as_o also_o well_o provide_v of_o honourable_a estate_n when_o news_n be_v bring_v she_o that_o one_o of_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a named_z mombrum_fw-la who_o she_o most_o dear_o affect_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n at_o dreux_n fight_v against_o the_o french_a protestant_n in_o the_o year_n 1562_o and_o also_o that_o her_o husband_n be_v wound_v be_v there_o surprise_v she_o say_v bless_a be_v god_n as_o well_o for_o the_o bad_a as_o the_o good_a and_o give_v he_o hearty_a thanks_o not_o only_o because_o her_o son_n be_v slay_v but_o that_o her_o husband_n remain_v wound_v and_o a_o prisoner_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 15._o madam_n katherine_n du_fw-fr salaignat_fw-la wife_n to_o messiere_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr saillet_n a_o brave_a and_o hardy_a knight_n in_o his_o life-time_n she_o send_v her_o son_n in_o their_o very_a young_a year_n to_o paris_n for_o instruction_n be_v advise_v by_o some_o familiar_a friend_n to_o keep_v they_o as_o yet_o at_o home_n because_o they_o be_v but_o young_a and_o tender_a she_o make_v answer_n that_o her_o child_n resemble_v vessel_n whole_o new_a wherein_o if_o good_a liquor_n be_v put_v at_o the_o first_o they_o will_v savour_v thereof_o so_o long_o as_o nature_n last_v 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remarkable_a instance_n of_o restitution_n we_o find_v in_o the_o old_a mosaic_a oeconomy_n strict_a law_n for_o restitution_n exod._n 22.1_o leu._n 6.2_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 6.31_o scripture_n precedent_n 1_o sam._n 12.2_o 3._o nehem._n 6.11_o 12_o 13._o luke_n 19.8_o in_o short_a these_o four_o reason_n be_v urge_v by_o a_o late_a author_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o god_n do_v strict_o require_v it_o be_v severe_o punish_v the_o neglect_n of_o it_o accept_v of_o no_o service_n till_o it_o be_v perform_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o true_a repentance_n or_o salvation_n without_o it_o 1._o the_o turkish_a religion_n require_v it_o their_o law_n be_v if_o any_o man_n have_v any_o ill-gotten_a good_n in_o his_o possession_n he_o must_v make_v speedy_a satisfaction_n and_o if_o not_o able_a he_o must_v give_v a_o bill_n under_o his_o hand_n to_o restore_v it_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v able_a smythy_n treatise_n of_o restitution_n p._n 10._o selimus_n a_o turkish_a emperor_n lie_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n torment_v in_o mind_n pyrrhus_n one_o of_o his_o bassa_n advise_v he_o for_o the_o quiet_v of_o his_o thought_n to_o bestow_v the_o wealth_n which_o he_o have_v wrongful_o take_v from_o the_o persian_a merchant_n upon_o a_o hospital_n for_o the_o poor_a but_o that_o will_v not_o satisfy_v his_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o therefore_o he_o require_v that_o the_o money_n shall_v be_v return_v to_o the_o merchant_n themselves_o say_v they_o be_v without_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n that_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o restore_v ibid._n 2._o a_o person_n in_o london_n have_v steal_v a_o child_n and_o convey_v he_o beyond_o the_o sea_n be_v so_o mighty_o disquiet_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o write_v to_o mr._n smythy_o curate_n at_o st._n giles_n cripplegate_n earnest_o desire_v he_o in_o his_o next_o preparatory_a sermon_n for_o the_o sacrament_n to_o resolve_v two_o question_n 1._o whether_o one_o that_o have_v steal_v a_o child_n and_o convey_v he_o beyond_o sea_n can_v by_o any_o mean_n be_v a_o worthy_a communicant_a 2._o if_o he_o may_v what_o be_v necessary_a in_o order_n to_o it_o the_o question_n be_v answer_v but_o there_o be_v no_o more_o possible_a to_o be_v do_v in_o that_o case_n the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v and_o the_o parent_n i_o suppose_v dead_a but_o to_o give_v the_o money_n receive_v for_o the_o child_n to_o the_o poor_a which_o be_v do_v according_o ibid._n 3._o a_o young_a brother_n be_v covetous_a of_o a_o estate_n sell_v his_o elder_a brother_n and_o convey_v he_o beyond_o the_o sea_n afterward_o the_o remorse_n of_o his_o conscience_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v not_o rest_v till_o he_o have_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n for_o the_o regain_n of_o he_o merchant_n engage_v their_o factor_n to_o inquire_v for_o he_o he_o have_v run_v away_o from_o his_o master_n herd_v with_o a_o wild_a savage_a sort_n of_o brutish_a people_n who_o live_v in_o wood_n and_o forest_n with_o a_o gun_n or_o bow_n to_o 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represent_v he_o to_o the_o world_n as_o a_o man_n to_o fit_a to_o be_v trust_v for_o who_o dare_v lean_a with_o any_o confidence_n upon_o a_o break_a reed_n and_o according_o though_o it_o meet_v often_o with_o fine_a promise_n yet_o be_v often_o serve_v in_o self_n as_o it_o serve_v other_o with_o poor_a and_o miserable_a performance_n every_o one_o be_v ready_a to_o retort_v upon_o the_o traitor_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o emperor_n aâno_fw-la proditionem_fw-la odi_fw-la proditorem_fw-la i_o love_v the_o treachery_n but_o hate_v the_o traitor_n 1._o sir_n robert_n car_n afterward_o earl_n of_o somerset_n a_o great_a favourite_n of_o king_n james_n admit_v sir_n thomas_n overbury_n into_o his_o favour_n and_o put_v he_o in_o trust_n with_o his_o most_o secret_a employment_n in_o which_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o discreet_o and_o honest_o that_o afterward_o when_o the_o earl_n of_o somerset_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o lady_n frances_n howard_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n but_o then_o divorce_v or_o intend_v to_o be_v divorce_v consult_v with_o sir_n thomas_n about_o it_o and_o sir_n thomas_n free_o dissuade_v he_o from_o the_o match_n with_o word_n reflect_v much_o on_o the_o countess_n reputation_n and_o do_v this_o upon_o a_o principle_n of_o unfeigned_a love_n the_o earl_n with_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o countess_n resolve_v upon_o revenge_n and_o contrive_v the_o murder_a of_o sir_n thomas_n afterward_o in_o the_o tower_n but_o after_o a_o mighty_a celebration_n of_o the_o wedding_n the_o murder_n be_v discover_v the_o instrument_n hang_v the_o earl_n and_o countess_n both_o convict_v their_o estate_n seize_v only_o their_o life_n by_o the_o king_n favour_n be_v reprieve_v select_a life_n of_o england_n his_o worthy_n p._n 286_o 287._o detect_v of_o the_o court_n and_o state_n in_o the_o four_o last_o reign_n p._n 39_o 40_o etc._n etc._n 2._o nicholas_n keretschen_n governor_n of_o gyula_n in_o transylvania_n betray_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o turk_n for_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n but_o when_o he_o expect_v the_o reward_n he_o be_v by_o the_o command_n of_o solyman_n the_o great_a turk_n thrust_v into_o a_o hogshead_n stick_v full_a of_o nail_n with_o the_o point_n inward_a with_o this_o inscription_n upon_o it_o here_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o thy_o treason_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o faithful_a to_o thy_o master_n neither_o will_v thou_o be_v so_o to_o i_o and_o so_o he_o be_v roll_v up_o and_o down_o till_o he_o die_v turk_n hist_o p._n 824._o 3._o banister_n servant_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o three_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n base_o betray_v his_o lord_n and_o master_n from_o who_o he_o have_v former_o receive_v great_a favour_n but_o after_o this_o base_a treachery_n he_o never_o have_v the_o reward_n promise_v and_o beside_o have_v these_o judgement_n befall_v he_o his_o elder_a son_n fall_v mad_a and_o so_o die_v in_o a_o swine-stye_n his_o second_o son_n become_v deform_v in_o his_o limb_n and_o fall_v lame_a his_o three_o son_n be_v drown_v in_o a_o small_a puddle_n of_o water_n his_o elder_a daughter_n be_v sudden_o strike_v with_o a_o leprosy_n and_o himself_o in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v arraign_v find_v guilty_a of_o murder_n and_o escape_v hang_v very_o narrow_o speed_n chron._n p._n 97._o 4._o one_o mr._n roscadden_n go_v on_o pilgrimage_n according_a to_o the_o blindness_n and_o superstition_n of_o those_o time_n his_o wife_n have_v in_o his_o absence_n one_o if_o not_o more_o child_n whereupon_o at_o his_o return_n one_o john_n tregoss_n advise_v and_o persuade_v he_o to_o settle_v his_o estate_n upon_o some_o friend_n for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n lest_o after_o his_o death_n the_o heir_n at_o common_a law_n shall_v turn_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n out_o of_o door_n mr._n roscadden_n entertain_v and_o approve_v the_o motion_n and_o entreat_v he_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o trust_n which_o request_v the_o say_a john_n tregoss_v ready_o embrace_v but_o instead_o of_o a_o deed_n in_o trust_n he_o make_v it_o absolute_a to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o and_o according_o so_o soon_o as_o mr._n roscadden_n be_v dead_a he_o enter_v upon_o all_o his_o land_n and_o turn_v his_o child_n out_o of_o door_n who_o for_o some_o time_n be_v fain_o to_o lie_v in_o a_o hogsty_n and_o every_o morning_n go_v forth_o to_o the_o dunghill_n and_o there_o upon_o their_o knee_n imprecate_v and_o pray_v that_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n may_v fall_v upon_o this_o tregoss_n and_o his_o posterity_n for_o this_o so_o perfidious_a and_o merciless_a deal_n and_o after_o this_o god_n severe_a but_o righteous_a judgement_n fall_v upon_o tregss_n family_n for_o his_o son_n walter_n one_o day_n ride_v upon_o a_o horse_n in_o a_o fair_a way_n
liquor_n whereof_o one_o die_v present_o and_o the_o other_o linger_a die_v with_o great_a pain_n clark_n examp._n 10._o a_o man_n come_v home_n drink_v will_v needs_o go_v to_o swim_v in_o the_o mill-pond_n but_o be_v wife_n and_o servant_n know_v that_o he_o can_v not_o swim_v dissuade_v he_o and_o once_o by_o entreaty_n get_v he_o out_o but_o afterward_o go_v in_o again_o he_o be_v drown_v ibid._n 11._o at_o the_o plough_n in_o barnwel_n near_o cambridge_n a_o lusty_a young_a man_n with_o two_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o one_o woman_n in_o their_o company_n agree_v to_o drink_v up_o a_o barrel_n of_o strong_a beer_n which_o according_o they_o do_v but_o within_o twenty_o four_o hour_n three_o of_o they_o die_v and_o the_o four_o hardly_o escape_v after_o great_a sickness_n ibid._n 12._o a_o butcher_n in_o haslingfield_n have_v hear_v his_o minister_n inveigh_v against_o drunkenness_n in_o his_o cup_n at_o the_o alehouse_n fall_v a_o just_z and_o scoff_v at_o the_o minister_n sermon_n but_o as_o he_o be_v drink_v god_n hand_n fall_v upon_o he_o for_o the_o drink_n stop_v in_o his_o throat_n choke_v he_o that_o he_o die_v present_o ibid._n 13._o at_o bungey_n in_o norfolk_n three_o drunkard_n come_v out_o of_o a_o alehouse_n in_o the_o night_n swear_v that_o they_o think_v it_o be_v not_o dark_a in_o hell_n but_o as_o they_o go_v home_o one_o of_o they_o fall_v over_o a_o bridge_n and_o be_v drown_v a_o second_o fall_v from_o his_o horse_n the_o three_o sleep_v on_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o riverside_n be_v freeze_v to_o death_n 14._o a_o bailiff_n of_o hedley_n upon_o a_o lord's-day_n be_v drink_v at_o melford_n get_v upon_o his_o horse_n to_o ride_v through_o the_o street_n say_v that_o his_o horse_n will_v carry_v he_o to_o the_o devil_n and_o present_o his_o horse_n cast_v he_o and_o break_v his_o neck_n ibid._n 15._o some_o drink_n in_o a_o alehouse_n at_o harwich_n in_o the_o night_n over_o against_o the_o mayor_n house_n mr._n russel_n who_o send_v to_o they_o to_o depart_v but_o they_o refuse_v whereupon_o he_o go_v himself_o and_o take_v one_o of_o they_o by_o the_o hand_n as_o if_o he_o will_v lead_v he_o to_o prison_n who_o draw_v his_o knife_n run_v from_o he_o and_o three_o day_n after_o be_v find_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n with_o his_o knife_n in_o his_o hand_n ibid._n 16._o at_o a_o tavern_n in_o breadstreet_n certain_a gentleman_n drink_v health_n to_o the_o lord_n on_o who_o they_o have_v dependence_n one_o of_o they_o with_o a_o oath_n drink_v off_o a_o pottle_n of_o sack_n to_o his_o lord_n after_o which_o he_o can_v neither_o rise_v up_o nor_o speak_v but_o fall_v into_o a_o sleep_n die_v within_o two_o hour_n after_o ibid._n these_o five_o follow_a example_n say_v mr._n beard_n be_v report_v unto_o i_o by_o a_o worthy_a minister_n and_o write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n mr._n george_n nelson_n preacher_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o godmanchester_n 17._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1629._o there_o be_v one_o 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then_o command_v they_o all_o to_o withdraw_v he_o die_v july_n 27._o 1654._o age_a near_o 80._o ibid._n p._n 259._o 96._o mr._n bolton_n die_v tell_v his_o child_n that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v dare_v think_v to_o meet_v he_o at_o god_n tribunal_n in_o a_o unregenerate_a estate_n and_o when_o some_o of_o his_o parish_n desire_v he_o to_o express_v what_o he_o feel_v in_o his_o soul_n of_o the_o exceed_a comfort_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n answer_v i_o be_o by_o the_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n as_o full_a of_o comfort_n as_o my_o heart_n can_v hold_v and_o feel_v nothing_o in_o my_o soul_n but_o christ_n with_o who_o i_o hearty_o desire_v to_o be_v and_o look_v upon_o some_o that_o be_v weep_v say_v oh_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o do_v there_o be_v ere_o one_o can_v die_v chetwind_n collection_n 97._o mr._n whitaker_n do_v not_o complain_v but_o bless_v god_n for_o i_o and_o entreat_v he_o to_o open_v the_o prison-door_n he_o die_v 1654._o age_v 55._o ibid._n p._n 272._o 98._o mr._n rich._n capel_n sept._n 21._o 1656._o preach_v twice_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o world_n by_o press_v faith_n in_o god_n that_o evening_n he_o repeat_v both_o his_o sermon_n in_o his_o family_n read_v his_o chapter_n go_v to_o prayer_n and_o so_o to_o bed_n and_o die_v immediate_o sept._n 21._o 1656._o he_o often_o say_v that_o if_o god_n see_v fit_a one_o have_v better_a die_v of_o a_o quick_a than_o linger_a death_n ibid._n p._n 313._o 99_o mr._n jessey_n the_o last_o night_n he_o live_v cry_v out_o oh_o the_o unspeakable_a love_n of_o god_n oh_o the_o vile_a oh_o the_o vile_a that_o he_o shall_v reach_v i_o when_o i_o can_v not_o reach_v he_o and_o then_o rehearse_v over_o and_o over_o bless_a be_v that_o ever_o ever_o ever_o bless_v and_o glorious_a majesty_n and_o when_o a_o cordial_a appoint_v for_o he_o be_v bring_v trouble_v i_o not_o upon_o your_o own_o peril_n trouble_v i_o not_o then_o show_v his_o care_n for_o the_o poor_a widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o 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of_o a_o very_a holy_a life_n and_o conversation_n which_o say_v gentleman_n as_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n one_o morning_n a_o boy_n of_o about_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o radiant_a light_n and_o bid_v he_o prepare_v to_o die_v in_o twelve_o day_n he_o be_v surprise_v at_o it_o send_v for_o mr._n haines_n and_o tell_v he_o of_o it_o who_o persuade_v he_o from_o believe_v of_o it_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v only_o a_o fancy_n but_o within_o six_o day_n he_o be_v seize_v with_o a_o violent_a fever_n and_o four_o or_o five_o hour_n before_o his_o death_n the_o same_o boy_n come_v and_o sit_v upon_o his_o pillow_n and_o as_o the_o gentleman_n grow_v pale_a he_o change_v colour_n too_o and_o just_a as_o the_o breath_n go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n he_o disappear_v this_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o gentleman_n family_n for_o they_o all_o see_v it_o and_o mr._n haines_n relate_v it_o to_o a_o person_n of_o good_a reputation_n from_o who_o i_o receive_v it_o 121._o 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the_o like_a tranquillity_n he_o also_o enjoy_v when_o he_o take_v his_o pen_n in_o hand_n to_o labour_v for_o the_o advancement_n of_o god_n kingdom_n and_o for_o the_o consolation_n of_o his_o desolate_v church_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o favour_v he_o with_o life_n and_o mean_n to_o publish_v some_o work_n which_o he_o have_v compose_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o danger_n and_o which_o he_o send_v to_o the_o court_n for_o to_o vindicate_v the_o doctrine_n which_o he_o preach_v the_o reader_n will_v doubtless_o be_v surprise_v that_o amid_o so_o many_o trouble_n he_o can_v be_v possess_v with_o a_o mind_n so_o calm_a as_o to_o write_v thing_n of_o that_o nature_n but_o god_n perfect_v his_o strength_n in_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o child_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o have_v the_o comfort_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o all_o the_o wonder_n which_o god_n do_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o poor_a people_n he_o can_v not_o but_o admire_v the_o grace_n 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brousson_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o henry_n poutant_n for_o his_o guide_n and_o companion_n in_o the_o work_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o who_o be_v a_o young_a man_n of_o about_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a full_a of_o zeal_n and_o piety_n and_o of_o unblamable_a life_n and_o who_o have_v learn_v to_o write_v in_o the_o wood_n while_o he_o be_v with_o brousson_n he_o put_v he_o upon_o copy_v his_o sermon_n as_o he_o have_v do_v himself_o and_o to_o disperse_v they_o in_o such_o place_n where_o himself_o can_v not_o go_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o as_o he_o have_v copy_v about_o a_o dozen_o and_o that_o he_o see_v that_o brousson_n who_o have_v decline_v in_o his_o health_n be_v then_o sick_a at_o nismes_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o go_v and_o visit_v their_o brethren_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o read_v his_o sermon_n unto_o they_o which_o proposal_n be_v well_o like_v of_o by_o brousson_n he_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 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it_o be_v what_o himself_o great_o desire_v but_o find_v brousson_n somewhat_o reestablish_v in_o his_o health_n and_o that_o he_o be_v now_o in_o a_o condition_n himself_o to_o go_v and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o person_n as_o he_o have_v constant_o do_v by_o write_v during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n by_o send_v up_o and_o down_o copy_n of_o his_o sermon_n among_o the_o faithful_a he_o have_v some_o regret_n to_o abandon_v brousson_n know_v the_o need_n he_o have_v of_o his_o assistance_n for_o poutant_n know_v perfect_o well_o all_o the_o country_n whereas_o another_o faithful_a friend_n who_o brousson_n have_v pitch_v upon_o for_o his_o companion_n and_o who_o have_v already_o be_v some_o time_n with_o he_o do_v not_o know_v it_o near_o so_o well_o but_o brousson_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v rather_o want_v his_o assistance_n than_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o edification_n which_o they_o may_v receive_v by_o his_o labour_n and_o that_o god_n who_o know_v the_o sincerity_n of_o his_o intention_n will_v take_v care_n of_o he_o insomuch_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o after_o that_o brousson_n have_v again_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n god_n have_v since_o that_o time_n do_v great_a thing_n by_o his_o ministry_n brousson_n on_o his_o part_n set_v himself_o again_o to_o gather_v meeting_n but_o as_o he_o find_v himself_o still_o very_o feâble_a he_o can_v not_o from_o thence_o forward_o but_o every_o eight_o day_n or_o thereabouts_o exercise_v his_o function_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o find_v the_o zeal_n of_o the_o people_n much_o inflame_v during_o his_o sickness_n whether_o arise_v from_o the_o fear_n they_o have_v of_o be_v deprive_v of_o
happiness_n death_n and_o judgement_n archbishop_n tenison_n be_v sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o her_o late_a majesty_n 41._o in_o this_o princess_n authority_n majesty_n and_o humility_n meet_v together_o that_o dwell_v in_o she_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o in_o her_o presence_n or_o within_o she_o hear_v the_o speak_n of_o this_o which_o i_o have_v say_v or_o any_o thing_n like_o this_o will_v have_v be_v exceed_o offensive_a but_o the_o justice_n of_o nation_n give_v those_o praise_n to_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a prince_n which_o their_o own_o modesty_n will_v not_o bear_v a_o ordinary_a instance_n may_v suffice_v for_o the_o show_v her_o averseness_n not_o only_o to_o flattery_n but_o to_o praise_n of_o a_o book_n address_v to_o she_o she_o say_v she_o have_v read_v it_o and_o like_v it_o well_o but_o much_o the_o better_a because_o the_o epistle_n be_v a_o bare_a dedication_n ibid._n 42._o her_o grace_n and_o virtue_n be_v not_o blemish_v by_o vanity_n or_o affection_n have_v that_o be_v so_o she_o will_v scarce_o have_v make_v such_o a_o profession_n as_o this_o a_o little_a before_o her_o death_n i_o know_v say_v she_o what_o loose_a people_n think_v of_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o religion_n they_o think_v it_o be_v all_o hypocrisy_n let_v they_o think_v what_o they_o will_v i_o may_v now_o say_v and_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o can_v say_v it_o i_o have_v not_o affect_v to_o appear_v what_o i_o be_v not_o ibid._n 43._o see_v god_n have_v determine_v this_o good_a queen_n must_v die_v the_o christian_a manner_n in_o which_o she_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o alleviation_n of_o the_o grief_n of_o those_o who_o she_o have_v leave_v behind_o she_o who_o have_v indeed_o reason_n more_o than_o enough_o to_o mourn_v but_o yet_o not_o as_o person_n without_o hope_n ibid._n 44._o i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o of_o this_o affliction_n she_o have_v any_o formal_a presage_v but_o yet_o there_o be_v something_o which_o look_v like_o a_o immediate_a preparation_n for_o it_o i_o mean_v she_o choose_v to_o hear_v read_v more_o than_o once_o a_o little_a before_o it_o the_o last_o sermon_n of_o a_o good_a and_o learned_a man_n now_o with_o god_n upon_o this_o subject_a what!_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a job_n 2.10_o ibid._n 45._o she_o fix_v the_o time_n of_o prayer_n in_o that_o chamber_n to_o which_o her_o sickness_n have_v confine_v she_o on_o that_o very_a day_n she_o show_v how_o sensible_a she_o be_v of_o death_n and_o how_o little_a she_o fear_v it_o she_o require_v he_o who_o officiate_v there_o to_o add_v that_o collect_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o sick_a in_o which_o be_v these_o word_n that_o whensoever_o the_o soul_n shall_v depart_v from_o the_o body_n it_o may_v be_v without_o spot_n present_v unto_o thou_o i_o will_v say_v she_o have_v this_o collect_v read_v twice_o every_o day_n all_o have_v need_n to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o death_n and_o prince_n have_v as_o much_o as_o any_o body_n else_o ibid._n 46._o she_o seem_v neither_o to_o fear_v death_n nor_o to_o covet_v life_n there_o appear_v not_o the_o least_o sign_n of_o regret_n for_o the_o leave_v of_o those_o temporal_a greatness_n which_o make_v so_o many_o of_o high_a estate_n unwilling_a to_o die_v it_o be_v you_o may_v imagine_v high_a satisfaction_n to_o hear_v she_o say_v a_o great_a many_o most_o christian_a thing_n and_o this_o among_o they_o i_o believe_v i_o shall_v now_o soon_o die_v and_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v from_o my_o youth_n learn_v a_o true_a doctrine_n that_o repentance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v off_o to_o a_o deathbed_n ibid._n 47._o on_o thursday_n she_o prepare_v herself_o for_o the_o bless_a communion_n to_o which_o she_o have_v be_v no_o stranger_n from_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o her_o age._n she_o be_v much_o concern_v that_o she_o find_v herself_o in_o so_o doze_v a_o condition_n so_o she_o express_v it_o to_o that_o she_o add_v other_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v for_o i_o see_v i_o be_o so_o little_a able_a to_o pray_v for_o myself_o 48._o when_o a_o second_o portion_n of_o a_o certain_a draught_n be_v offer_v she_o she_o refuse_v it_o say_v i_o have_v but_o a_o little_a time_n to_o live_v and_o i_o will_v spend_v it_o a_o better_a way_n ibid._n 49._o in_o all_o these_o affliction_n the_o king_n be_v great_o afflict_v how_o sensible_o and_o yet_o how_o becoming_o many_o saw_n but_o few_o have_v skill_n enough_o to_o describe_v it_o i_o be_o satisfy_v i_o have_v not_o at_o last_o the_o help_v of_o art_n and_o prayer_n and_o tear_n not_o prevail_v a_o quarter_n before_o one_o on_o friday_n morning_n after_o two_o or_o three_o small_a struggle_n of_o nature_n and_o without_o such_o agony_n as_o in_o such_o case_n be_v common_a have_v like_o david_n serve_v she_o own_o generation_n by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n she_o fall_v on_o sleep_n thus_o far_o archbishop_n tenison_n 50._o before_o the_o queen_n have_v exceed_v the_o age_n of_o childhood_n when_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o play_n she_o be_v imitate_v the_o dutch_a march_n with_o her_o hand_n upon_o the_o cover_n of_o a_o chest_n and_o be_v admonish_v not_o to_o mind_v the_o dutch_a the_o king_n her_o uncle_n enemy_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n france_z and_o the_o dauthin_n be_v commend_v to_o she_o with_o a_o divine_a and_o prophetic_a utterance_n she_o make_v answer_v i_o care_v not_o for_o france_n it_o be_v holland_n i_o desire_v not_o many_o word_n indeed_o but_o certain_o prognosticate_a and_o apparent_o then_o foretell_v that_o fame_n wedlock_n from_o heaven_n confer_v upon_o we_o and_o upon_o all_o europe_n dr._n perizonius_n be_v oration_n on_o the_o queen_n in_o holland_n 51._o she_o have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o dignity_n of_o those_o on_o who_o she_o confer_v her_o bounty_n than_o to_o her_o own_o fame_n in_o so_o fruitful_a a_o field_n of_o honour_n nor_o will_v she_o endure_v it_o shall_v be_v spread_v abroad_o how_o many_o or_o who_o they_o be_v who_o she_o support_v by_o her_o liberality_n therefore_o she_o sit_v by_o herself_o and_o four_o time_n a_o year_n alone_o in_o her_o closet_n careful_o compute_v what_o she_o have_v former_o determine_v to_o give_v to_o every_o one_o she_o view_v the_o account_n of_o her_o beneficence_n herself_o and_o distribute_v it_o from_o those_o note_n to_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n by_o letter_n write_v with_o her_o own_o hand_n no_o body_n be_v admit_v to_o assist_v she_o in_o so_o noble_a a_o office_n because_o it_o be_v not_o her_o pleasure_n that_o any_o body_n shall_v be_v concern_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o her_o conscience_n this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o ancient_a stoic_n so_o studious_o inculcate_v but_o very_a difficulty_n persuade_v either_o other_o or_o themselves_o to_o observe_v that_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v for_o its_o own_o sake_n without_o any_o respect_n of_o profit_n praise_n or_o in_o hope_n of_o great_a advancement_n ibid._n 52._o after_o the_o expedition_n for_o england_n the_o queen_n be_v tire_v out_o with_o grief_n and_o mourn_a she_o order_v a_o lady_n to_o be_v send_v for_o of_o approve_a probity_n and_o illustrious_a quality_n into_o who_o breast_n she_o may_v discharge_v the_o sigh_n and_o affliction_n which_o then_o oppress_v she_o and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o she_o pour_v forth_o these_o expression_n sad_a indeed_o but_o worthy_a to_o be_v engrave_v in_o gold_n or_o carve_v in_o cedar_n that_o if_o the_o only_a thing_n contend_v for_o be_v the_o right_n which_o her_o birth_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v give_v she_o to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o three_o kingdom_n she_o will_v never_o assent_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o recover_v by_o arm_n from_o her_o father_n but_o that_o she_o be_v overrule_v by_o this_o persuasion_n alone_o that_o the_o law_n of_o her_o country_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o true_a reform_a religion_n be_v in_o apparent_a danger_n otherwise_o that_o she_o will_v reddy_o and_o patient_o acquiesce_v and_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o fortune_n which_o she_o have_v obtain_v in_o this_o country_n with_o the_o love_n and_o good_a will_n of_o all_o man_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o she_o than_o a_o kingdom_n and_o that_o she_o can_v not_o but_o extol_v the_o wonderful_a goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o she_o that_o though_o she_o spend_v her_o brittle_a year_n in_o a_o court_n besiege_v with_o vice_n and_o impiety_n and_o though_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o mother_n she_o grow_v up_o under_o a_o stepdame_n and_o a_o father_n devote_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v little_o mind_v by_o her_o uncle_n yet_o she_o have_v so_o
after_o his_o wake_n lead_v he_o to_o another_o bed_n lay_v his_o head_n on_o a_o pillow_n on_o the_o beds-foot_n and_o in_o his_o gown_n they_o commit_v he_o to_o his_o rest_n when_o he_o wake_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o stand_v by_o he_o and_o when_o he_o deny_v that_o he_o have_v rise_v and_o read_v and_o write_v such_o thing_n they_o convince_v he_o by_o so_o many_o circumstance_n it_o be_v wonderful_a that_o he_o remember_v nothing_o that_o he_o read_v and_o write_v in_o his_o sleep_n he_o say_v he_o observe_v he_o for_o 3_o or_o 4_o hour_n at_o a_o time_n walk_v in_o the_o night_n read_v and_o write_v and_o which_o be_v more_o wonderful_a his_o pronounciation_n be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o the_o day_n have_v leave_v the_o school_n a_o long_a time_n he_o marry_v a_o virtuous_a wife_n yet_o conceal_v it_o from_o she_o he_o will_v rise_v take_v his_o child_n walk_v about_o his_o house_n his_o wife_n follow_v he_o be_v ask_v by_o she_o he_o will_v answer_v to_o her_o demand_n and_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o his_o heart_n with_o exact_a truth_n etc._n etc._n henab_n here_o be_v obs._n med._n l._n 1._o obs._n 2._o p._n 32._o 33._o 4._o platerus_n say_v that_o johan_n oporinus_n a_o excellent_a printer_n night_n grow_v on_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o city_n together_o with_o his_o father_n and_o that_o they_o may_v pass_v the_o night_n the_o better_a they_o set_v upon_o the_o correction_n of_o a_o greek_a copy_n opirinus_n read_v the_o text_n and_o though_o fall_v asleep_a yet_o ââe_v continue_v read_v be_v afterward_o awake_v he_o remember_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v read_v although_o it_o be_v a_o entire_a page_n plater_n obs._n l._n 1._o p._n 12._o 5._o horstius_n write_v of_o one_o in_o his_o sleep_n that_o rise_v up_o in_o his_o clothes_n boot_n and_o spur_n get_v up_o into_o the_o window_n where_o he_o sit_v straddle_a smite_v the_o wall_n with_o his_o spur_n till_o he_o awake_v schenck_n obs._n l._n 1._o p._n 65._o 6._o schenchius_fw-la write_v of_o a_o man_n at_o helmestadt_n who_o rise_v in_o his_o sleep_n go_v down_o the_o stair_n into_o a_o court_n from_o thence_o towards_o the_o kitchen_n near_o which_o there_o be_v a_o deep_a well_o into_o this_o he_o go_v down_o hold_v fast_o to_o the_o stone_n by_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n but_o when_o he_o touch_v the_o water_n with_o the_o cold_a thereof_o he_o be_v awake_v and_o find_v in_o what_o danger_n he_o be_v make_v a_o pitiful_a outcry_n which_o awake_v those_o in_o the_o house_n who_o have_v find_v he_o get_v he_o out_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o his_o bed_n where_o he_o lie_v many_o day_n speechless_a and_o immovable_a be_v extreme_o weaken_v with_o fear_n cold_a and_o cry_v ibid._n 7._o strange_a be_v the_o story_n of_o a_o young_a gentleman_n who_o in_o his_o sleep_n arise_v naked_a carry_v his_o shirt_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o rope_n clamber_v up_o to_o a_o high_a turret_n in_o the_o castle_n where_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n here_o he_o find_v a_o nest_n of_o magpie_n which_o he_o rob_v and_o put_v the_o young_a one_o into_o his_o shirt_n and_o so_o by_o the_o same_o rope_n descend_v and_o return_v to_o his_o bed_n the_o next_o morning_n be_v awake_v he_o tell_v his_o brother_n how_o he_o dream_v that_o he_o have_v robe_v a_o pie_n nest_n and_o withal_o wonder_v what_o be_v become_v of_o his_o shirt_n rose_n and_o find_v it_o at_o his_o beds-foot_n with_o the_o young-one_n wrap_v up_o in_o it_o schenck_n obs._n l._n 1._o obs._n 1._o p._n 65._o 8._o horstius_n tell_v of_o a_o kinsman_n that_o dwell_v with_o he_o at_o wittenberg_n who_o come_v home_o in_o the_o evening_n somewhat_o in_o drink_n to_o bed_n he_o go_v sleep_v till_o midnight_n than_o he_o get_v up_o in_o his_o sleep_n walk_v to_o and_o fro_o for_o a_o while_n then_o hasty_o go_v to_o the_o window_n and_o get_v out_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o same_o chamber_n awake_v call_v his_o servant_n and_o ask_v he_o if_o the_o youngman_n be_v in_o bed_n with_o he_o who_o reply_v no_o they_o get_v up_o go_v to_o the_o window_n hope_v to_o have_v find_v he_o stick_v there_o and_o to_o have_v pull_v he_o back_o but_o just_a as_o they_o come_v he_o fall_v into_o the_o pave_v street_n below_o 14_o ell_n high_a where_o he_o lie_v for_o sometime_o speechless_a and_o immovable_a and_o though_o much_o hurt_n yet_o after_o sometime_o he_o be_v recover_v fabrit_fw-mi obs._n chirurg_n t._n 2._o obs._n 84._o p._n 159._o chap._n xviii_o person_n remarkable_a for_o wake_v long_o here_o certain_o the_o cause_n must_v be_v contrary_a to_o those_o of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v less_o necessity_n of_o descant_n and_o commentary_n for_o opposite_n set_a one_o against_o the_o other_o give_v a_o mutual_a illustration_n one_o to_o the_o other_o and_o methinks_v this_o may_v suggest_v to_o we_o a_o occasion_n of_o complain_v that_o we_o spend_v too_o much_o of_o our_o life_n in_o unnecessary_a repose_n nature_n certain_o will_v be_v content_a with_o much_o less_o than_o we_o take_v lust_n be_v a_o great_a tyrant_n and_o a_o unmerciful_a devourer_n of_o our_o time_n and_o spirit_n 1._o fernelius_n speak_v of_o one_o who_o live_v without_o sleep_n 14_o month_n but_o this_o man_n be_v possess_v with_o madness_n and_o his_o brain_n it_o shall_v seem_v be_v heat_v with_o melancholy_a do_v beget_v animal_n spirit_n without_o much_o waste_n of_o they_o schenck_n obs._n med._n l._n 1_o p._n 64._o 2._o arsenius_n the_o tutor_n of_o arcadius_n and_o honoricus_n the_o emperor_n be_v make_v a_o monk_n do_v satisfy_v nature_n with_o so_o short_a a_o sleep_n that_o he_o be_v use_v to_o say_v that_o for_o a_o monk_n it_o be_v enough_o if_o he_o sleep_v but_o one_o hour_n in_o a_o night_n zuing._n tha._n vol._n 2._o l._n 5._o p._n 415._o 3._o george_n castriot_n call_v scanderberg_n be_v content_a with_o so_o little_a sleep_n that_o it_o be_v report_v of_o he_o that_o for_o the_o whole_a time_n he_o govern_v epirus_n he_o never_o sleep_v above_o two_o hour_n in_o one_o night_n yet_o he_o die_v in_o the_o 63_o year_n of_o his_o age._n ibid._n 4._o seneca_n report_v of_o maecanas_n augustus_n favourite_n that_o he_o live_v three_o year_n entire_a without_o sleep_n and_o be_v at_o last_o cure_v of_o the_o distemper_n by_o music_n sen._n de_fw-fr providentiâ_fw-la 5._o it_o be_v report_v of_o nizolus_fw-la the_o treasurer_n of_o cicero_n word_n and_o phrase_n that_o he_o live_v 10_o year_n without_o sleep_n schenck_n obs._n l._n 1._o p._n 64._o heurinus_n prax_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 7._o ross_n arcan_fw-it microcosm_n p._n 99_o 6._o we_o read_v of_o a_o noble_a lady_n say_v schenkius_n that_o for_o 35_o year_n live_v without_o sleep_n and_o in_o good_a health_n as_o her_o husband_n and_o family_n can_v and_o do_v witness_n but_o we_o leave_v this_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o may_v take_v his_o liberty_n ibid._n chap._n xix_o abstainer_n from_o drink_n the_o two_o grand_a precept_n of_o the_o stoic_a philosopher_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sustine_fw-la abstine_fw-la âeaâ_n and_o forbear_v or_o abstain_v certain_o it_o be_v worthy_a of_o remark_n how_o far_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o âââwill_n will_v go_v with_o a_o man_n even_o upon_o the_o stock_n of_o common_a gâace_n the_o government_n of_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n especial_o in_o respect_n of_o drink_n be_v none_o of_o the_o easy_a âasks_n incumbent_a upon_o humane_a nature_n and_o yet_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o in_o this_o respect_n command_v themselves_o to_o admiration_n tho'_o sometime_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v the_o very_a texture_n and_o mixtion_n of_o humour_n with_o their_o constitution_n give_v a_o advantage_n and_o sometime_o fear_v of_o some_o imminent_a danger_n add_v a_o spâr_n to_o their_o nature_n 1._o a_o noble_a man_n of_o piedmont_n be_v sick_a of_o the_o dropsy_n send_v for_o doctor_n albertus_n roscius_n who_o find_v the_o dropsy_n confirm_v and_o the_o patient_a averse_a from_o all_o remedy_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o liquor_n the_o nobleman_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o this_o do_v so_o far_o abstain_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o drink_n that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o taste_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v liquid_a for_o a_o month_n time_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a health_n fab._n obs._n chirurg_n cent._n 4._o obs._n 41._o p._n 319._o 2._o it_o be_v say_v of_o abraames_n bishop_n of_o carras_n that_o he_o drink_v not_o nor_o make_v use_n of_o water_n wherein_o to_o boil_v his_o herb_n but_o his_o manner_n be_v to_o feed_v on_o endive_n lettuce_n and_o fruiâ_n and_o from_o these_o also_o he_o use_v
in_o the_o womb_n both_o suck_v together_o or_o be_v both_o equal_o desirous_a of_o nourishment_n together_o they_o be_v christen_v by_o the_o name_n of_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n see_v the_o print_a relation_n 22._o anno_fw-la 1691._o march_n 25._o there_o be_v calve_v about_o 8_o mile_n from_o bath_n in_o somersetshire_n a_o calf_n have_v the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v headdress_a call_v a_o commode_v near_o half_a a_o yard_n in_o height_n grow_v on_o its_o head_n which_o have_v be_v expose_v to_o public_a view_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n chap._n xxviii_o instance_n of_o a_o early_a or_o rather_o ripe_a wit._n there_o be_v something_o in_o earliness_n of_o part_n that_o please_v mighty_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o preciousness_n of_o time_n much_o whereof_o be_v save_v by_o this_o mean_n or_o the_o hope_v it_o give_v of_o grow_v apace_o towards_o a_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n or_o the_o security_n of_o a_o present_a improvement_n which_o future_a accident_n of_o life_n can_v endanger_v whatever_o it_o be_v it_o delight_v and_o oblige_v and_o allure_v both_o eye_n admiration_n and_o affection_n and_o i_o be_v the_o more_o willing_a to_o insert_v this_o chapter_n and_o muster_v up_o these_o instance_n for_o a_o spur_n to_o childhood_n and_o youth_n to_o provoke_v tender_a year_n to_o a_o virtuous_a emulation_n and_o to_o make_v dull_a phlegmatic_a soul_n that_o be_v overtake_v with_o the_o noon-sun_n before_o they_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n of_o any_o value_n ashamed_a and_o penitent_a 1._o salmasius_n interpret_v pindar_n very_o exact_o in_o the_o 10_o year_n of_o his_o age._n l._n ant._n clement_n de_fw-fr ejus_fw-la laud._n &_o vitâ_fw-la 2._o avicenna_n bear_v at_o bochara_n at_z 10_o understand_v human_a science_n and_o the_o koran_n and_o go_v through_o all_o the_o encyclopedia_n before_o 18_o during_o which_o time_n he_o sleep_v not_o one_o whole_a night_n and_o mind_v nothing_o but_o read_v in_o and_o difficulty_n he_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o pray_v hottinger_n 3._o thomas_n aquinas_n be_v report_v when_o a_o child_n to_o take_v his_o book_n always_o to_o bed_n with_o he_o pontan_n attic._n bellar._n 4._o cardinal_n bellarmine_n whilst_o at_o school_n interpret_v public_o cicero_n oration_n pro_fw-la milone_n at_o 16_o begin_v to_o preach_v and_o open_o read_v the_o ground_n of_o divinity_n author_n of_o the_o education_n of_o young_a gentleman_n 5._o torquato_n tasso_n speak_v plain_a at_o 6_o month_n old_a at_o 3_o year_n go_v to_o schook_n at_o 7_o he_o understand_v latin_a and_o greek_a and_o make_v verse_n before_o 12_o he_o finish_v his_o course_n of_o rhetoric_n poetry_n logic_n and_o ethic_n at_o 17_o he_o receive_v his_o degree_n in_o philosophy_n law_n and_o divinity_n and_o then_o print_v he_o rinaldo_n idem_fw-la 6._o cardinal_z du_fw-fr perron_n read_v over_o all_o the_o almage_a of_o ptolemy_n in_o 13_o day_n before_o he_o be_v 18_o year_n old_a ibid._n 7._o augustus_n at_o 19_o contrary_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o friend_n put_v himself_o upon_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n claim_v his_o father_n inheritance_n and_o succession_n of_o his_o uncle_n julius_n ibid._n 8._o cosmo_n medici_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o florence_n at_o 17._o ibid._n 9_o vesalius_n when_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o cut_v up_o rat_n and_o mouse_n ibid._n 10._o mich._n angelo_n when_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o draw_v figure_n ibid._n 11._o galen_n when_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o compose_v medicine_n ibid._n 12._o joha_n p.c._n mirandula_n outgo_v his_o teacher_n the_o 900_o conclusion_n which_o he_o propose_v to_o defend_v against_o all_o opposer_n he_o be_v but_o 21_o year_n of_o age_n show_v what_o he_o be_v and_o he_o never_o retire_v till_o his_o death_n ibid._n 13._o jos_n sealiger_n all_o the_o time_n he_o live_v with_o his_o father_n in_o his_o youth_n ever_o day_n declaim_v and_o before_o 17_o he_o make_v his_o tragedy_n of_o oedipus_n ibid._n 14._o grotius_n at_o 8_o 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exceed_v all_o bound_n of_o credibility_n when_o he_o tell_v of_o some_o 960_o foot_n or_o 4_o acre_n long_o heylin_n cosmogr_n p._n 876._o 2._o the_o dolphin_n be_v so_o swift_a that_o they_o swim_v fast_o than_o a_o shp_n under_o sail_n before_o the_o wind_n say_v bellonius_fw-la when_o they_o play_v on_o the_o calm_a sea_n they_o foreshow_v which_o way_n the_o wind_n will_v blow_v and_o when_o they_o cast_v up_o water_n the_o sea_n be_v trouble_v they_o foreshow_v a_o calm_a thomas_n think_v that_o exhalation_n rise_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n when_o a_o storm_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o winter_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o he_o think_v that_o the_o dolphin_n feel_v heat_n thereby_o and_o so_o break_v forth_o the_o often_o but_o rondeletius_n think_v they_o be_v affect_v in_o the_o water_n with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o air_n as_o those_o that_o be_v sick_a be_v wont_a to_o be_v when_o the_o south_n wind_n begin_v to_o blow_v johnston_n p._n 294._o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n vi._n be_v take_v at_o quinborough_n three_o dolphin_n and_o at_o blackwall_n 6_o more_o the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v big_a than_o a_o horse_n baker_n 3._o the_o manaty_n be_v a_o great_a fish_n take_v in_o the_o river_n of_o hispaniola_n his_o head_n be_v like_o a_o ox-head_n or_o big_a his_o eye_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n be_v small_a he_o have_v two_o thick_a foot_n like_o wing_n in_o the_o place_n of_o gills_o with_o which_o he_o swim_v he_o have_v a_o thick_a skin_n and_o no_o scale_n he_o be_v so_o great_a that_o there_o need_v a_o yoke_n of_o ox_n to_o carry_v he_o sometime_o he_o be_v 14_o or_o 15_o foot_n long_o and_o 8_o hand_n thick_a he_o have_v two_o stone_n or_o rather_o bone_n in_o his_o head_n so_o great_a as_o little_a hand-ball_n he_o want_v ear_n but_o in_o their_o place_n he_o have_v small_a hole_n by_o which_o he_o hear_v his_o skin_n be_v like_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o shrevelled_a ox_n a_o finger_n thick_a ash_n colour_n and_o thin_a of_o hair_n the_o tail_n be_v all_o nervous_a which_o be_v boil_v or_o fry_v it_o resolve_v into_o fat_a johnston_n p._n 296._o 4._o the_o swordfish_n have_v a_o beck_n on_o both_o chap_n but_o the_o low_a of_o they_o be_v short_a and_o triangular_a the_o upper_a be_v more_o bony_a and_o hard_a and_o far_o long_o sometime_o two_o cubit_n long_o in_o the_o indian_a sea_n they_o grow_v so_o great_a that_o they_o will_v pierce_v the_o side_n of_o the_o strong_a ship_n a_o hand_n and_o a_o half_a in_o thickness_n sometime_o gesner_n write_v that_o a_o faithful_a friend_n of_o he_o see_v a_o man_n when_o he_o sail_v to_o syria_n thar_z swim_v by_o the_o ship_n side_n and_o he_o be_v cut_v in_o the_o middle_n by_o the_o beck_n of_o this_o fish_n johnston_n p._n 304._o 5._o the_o torpedo_n have_v his_o name_n because_o he_o benumb_v the_o hand_n and_o he_o do_v this_o so_o effectual_o that_o before_o he_o be_v take_v he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o the_o net_n or_o the_o rod._n johnston_n p._n 303._o 6._o the_o punies_n be_v chief_o catch_v about_o constantinople_n for_o when_o they_o be_v past_a chalcedon_n a_o certain_a white_a rock_n appear_v to_o they_o and_o so_o terrify_v they_o that_o immediate_o they_o put_v over_o to_o the_o far_a bank_n and_o be_v take_v by_o the_o swift_a current_n of_o the_o water_n turn_v their_o course_n to_o constantinople_n so_o that_o they_o be_v tkane_v in_o their_o snare_n in_o great_a number_n they_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o lake_n of_o maeotis_n 9_o the_o remora_n be_v say_v to_o stay_v ship_n petrus_n melaras_n of_o bononia_n report_n that_o the_o ship_n of_o francis_n cardinal_n of_o troas_n when_o he_o go_v by_o sea_n out_o of_o france_n be_v hold_v frst_o in_o the_o swiftness_n of_o its_o course_n many_o have_v seek_v the_o cause_n but_o no_o man_n have_v certain_o find_v it_o say_v johnston_n hist_o nat._n class_n 9_o c._n 7._o p._n 331._o 8._o triton_n or_o fish_n have_v the_o face_n lineament_n and_o shape_n of_o man_n body_n one_o be_v see_v in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n another_o in_o the_o time_n of_o augustus_n a_o three_o under_o nero_n aelian_a theodor._n gaza_n trapezuntius_fw-la alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n scaliger_n and_o divers_a other_o affirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o yet_o these_o triton_n or_o nereid_n can_v be_v call_v nor_o be_v they_o man_n though_o they_o have_v the_o outward_a shape_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o matter_n nor_o outward_a lineament_n but_o the_o form_n that_o give_v essence_n and_o denomination_n ross_n arcana_fw-la microcosin_n l._n 2._o p._n 18._o in_o king_n john_n reign_n such_o a_o fish_n be_v take_v
fume_v whereby_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o eye_n they_o corrupt_v the_o visive_n spirit_n they_o go_v half_a upright_a and_o have_v a_o comb_n like_o a_o cock_n fear_v by_o all_o other_o serpent_n if_o see_v or_o hear_v but_o they_o themselves_o fear_v the_o weasel_n ibid._n 19_o sagitta_n jacularis_fw-la serpens_fw-la volens_fw-la the_o dart_n so_o call_v because_o he_o will_v leap_v or_o shoot_v himself_o at_o least_o 10_o yard_n he_o be_v about_o 3_o or_o 4_o foot_n long_o its_o poison_n be_v present_a death_n scarce_o curable_a ibid._n 20_o the_o salamander_n be_v a_o four_o footed_a creature_n a_o kind_n of_o a_o lizard_n black_a and_o full_a of_o yellow_a speck_n with_o a_o great_a head_n it_o be_v a_o bold_a creature_n delight_n in_o moist_a place_n and_o clear_a spring_n they_o be_v report_v to_o live_v in_o fire_n but_o that_o be_v a_o story_n for_o they_o not_o otherwise_o live_v there_o but_o by_o quench_v it_o by_o a_o cold_a moist_a humour_n which_o issue_v from_o they_o when_o that_o be_v exhaust_v if_o the_o fire_n continue_v they_o be_v subject_a to_o destruction_n they_o have_v as_o many_o have_v as_o colour_n if_o they_o once_o bite_v they_o never_o let_v go_v the_o cure_n be_v by_o decoction_n of_o frog_n drink_v milk_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 21_o seps_n sepidon_n selsiâ_n have_v a_o broad_a head_n slender_a tail_n of_o many_o colour_n about_o a_o yard_n long_o he_o cause_v the_o part_n to_o rot_v which_o he_o bite_v for_o the_o cure_n wash_v with_o vinegar_n and_o oximel_n ibid._n 22._o the_o serpent_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v a_o kind_n of_o snake_n a_o crafty_a creature_n lie_v all_o the_o winter_n under_o the_o earth_n or_o root_n of_o birch_n or_o hasel_n cast_v its_o skin_n every_o spring_n and_o autumn_n they_o be_v best_a in_o the_o spring_n when_o they_o have_v cast_v their_o skin_n and_o recruit_v their_o flesh_n with_o food_n the_o head_n gall_n and_o tail_n and_o to_o be_v cast_v away_o the_o heart_n liver_n flesh_n and_o bone_n be_v a_o precious_a treasure_n in_o physic_n concern_v which_o see_v more_o in_o salmon_n dispensatory_a l._n 2._o c._n 5._o p._n 252._o 23._o the_o snake_n anguis_fw-la chersydrus_n the_o water_n snake_n their_o poison_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o other_o serpent_n when_o they_o bite_v there_o ensue_v great_a pain_n inflammation_n blackness_n in_o the_o wound_n the_o vertigo_n and_o death_n within_o four_o day_n the_o water_n snake_n have_v a_o fiery_a poison_n which_o disperse_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a body_n which_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o heart_n the_o creature_n immediate_o fall_v down_o dead_a therefore_o it_o be_v best_o if_o a_o part_n be_v bite_v present_o to_o cut_v it_o off_o otherwise_o to_o apply_v organy_n beat_v with_o oil_n of_o tartar_n and_o oil_n olive_n or_o oak-ash_n mix_v with_o barly-meal_n pitch_n water_n and_o honey_n boil_v to_o poultis_n 1._o the_o liver_n of_o a_o snake_n break_v the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n 2._o the_o flesh_n eat_v cure_v the_o leprosy_n and_o pox_n apply_v it_o help_v wound_n 3._o the_o skin_n boil_v in_o wine_n and_o that_o wine_n drop_v into_o the_o ear_n ease_v the_o pain_n of_o they_o ibid._n p._n 247._o 24._o the_o viper_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v a_o creature_n that_o bring_v forth_o alive_a exceed_v other_o serpent_n in_o venom_n sleep_v all_o the_o winter_n under_o the_o earth_n in_o rock_n the_o young_a female_n be_v the_o best_a be_v take_v in_o the_o spring_n viper_n have_v strong_a virtue_n than_o serpent_n and_o they_o have_v also_o the_o same_o preparation_n in_o the_o viper_n there_o be_v nothing_o venomous_a but_o the_o head_n and_o gall._n concern_v its_o excellent_a virtue_n in_o physic_n see_v salmon_n dispensatory_a p._n 253._o have_v give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o particular_a species_n of_o serpent_n out_o of_o mr._n salmon_n we_o will_v conclude_v with_o some_o general_a remark_n out_o of_o jo._n jonston_n history_n of_o the_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o province_n of_o caraia_n under_o the_o king_n of_o tartary_n some_o serpent_n be_v 10_o yard_n long_o and_o 10_o hand_n broad_a some_o want_n before_o foot_n but_o have_v claw_n in_o the_o room_n of_o they_o their_o eye_n be_v as_o great_a as_o two_o small_a loaf_n for_o which_o he_o cite_v paul_n venetus_n americus_n vespasius_n see_v some_o in_o the_o indies_n which_o man_n do_v eat_v as_o big_a as_o kid_n a_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a long_a with_o long_a foot_n strong_a claw_n of_o divers_a colour_n nose_v like_o serpent_n have_v from_o the_o ear_n to_o the_o tail_n a_o certain_a bristle_n go_v choir_n through_o the_o back_n ludovic_n rom._n sais_n calicut_n breed_v the_o like_a as_o great_a as_o boar_n with_o fore-feet_n no_o venom_n yet_o bite_v dangerous_o anno_fw-la 1543._o there_o appear_v four_o footed_a beast_n in_o the_o border_n of_o germany_n near_o to_o styria_n like_o lizard_n with_o wing_n who_o bite_a be_v incurable_a anno_fw-la 1550._o about_o st._n margarets-day_n in_o hungary_n near_o zisca_n about_o the_o river_n theysse_n they_o be_v find_v in_o the_o body_n of_o many_o they_o kill_v about_o three_o thousand_o man_n some_o come_v out_o of_o man_n mouth_n but_o they_o go_v in_o again_o it_o be_v almost_o incredible_a what_o be_v report_v of_o those_o place_n that_o multitude_n of_o they_o be_v find_v in_o pile_n or_o handful_n of_o wheat_n and_o when_o the_o countryman_n think_v to_o burn_v they_o there_o come_v a_o great_a many_o more_o forth_o and_o charge_v they_o with_o man_n voice_n to_o forbear_v say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o breed_v natural_o but_o send_v by_o god_n to_o punish_v man_n for_o their_o sin_n johnston_n nat._n hist_n class_n 7._o c._n 33._o this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o story_n relate_v by_o matt._n paris_n which_o be_v this_o anno_fw-la 1234._o walter_n grey_n archbishop_z of_o york_z have_v 5_o year_n corn_n under_o hand_n will_v not_o thresh_v it_o out_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o three_o year_n famine_n hope_v still_o that_o the_o price_n will_v increase_v be_v tell_v by_o his_o officer_n it_o be_v great_o to_o be_v fear_v lest_o the_o corn_n be_v consume_v by_o mouse_n he_o will_v they_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o husbandman_n who_o dwell_v in_o his_o manor_n upon_o condition_n they_o shall_v pay_v he_o as_o much_o new_a for_o it_o after_o harvest_n they_o attempt_v to_o take_v down_o a_o great_a mow_n of_o corn_n which_o he_o have_v at_o rippon_n see_v the_o head_n of_o many_o snake_n toad_n and_o other_o venomous_a creature_n peer_v out_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sheaf_n the_o bishop_n hereupon_o force_v certain_a poor_a man_n to_o go_v up_o with_o ladder_n they_o be_v scarce_o up_o when_o they_o see_v a_o great_a smoak_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o corn_n and_o feel_v withal_o a_o loathsome_a stink_n which_o compel_v they_o with_o all_o haste_n possible_a to_o hasten_v down_o again_o moreover_o they_o hear_v a_o unknown_a voice_n say_v unto_o they_o let_v the_o corn_n alone_o for_o the_o archbishop_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o devil_n in_o fine_a say_v the_o story_n they_o be_v fain_o to_o build_v a_o wall_n about_o the_o corn_n and_o then_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n fear_v lest_o such_o a_o huge_a number_n of_o venomous_a creature_n shall_v impoison_v or_o annoy_v the_o whole_a country_n charles_n fitz-jeffery's_a curse_n of_o corn-holders_n p._n 24._o schiltbertus_n a_o hollander_n tell_v a_o story_n of_o a_o combat_n between_o sea_n and_o land_n serpent_n thus_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o genyck_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v samson_n where_o water-snake_n and_o land_n serpent_n innumerable_a do_v surround_v it_o for_o a_o mile_n about_o these_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o wood_n which_o be_v many_o in_o the_o country_n adjoin_v and_o these_o forth_o of_o the_o sea_n whilst_o these_o meet_v for_o 9_o day_n no_o man_n for_o fear_n dare_v stir_v forth_o yet_o they_o hurt_v neither_o man_n nor_o any_o other_o live_a creature_n on_o the_o 10_o day_n these_o two_o kind_n of_o serpent_n begin_v to_o fight_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o continue_v till_o sunset_n and_o then_o the_o water-serpent_n yield_v to_o the_o land-serpent_n the_o next_o day_n 8000_o of_o they_o be_v find_v dead_a it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v serpent_n in_o the_o sea_n aristotle_n say_v they_o will_v overthrow_v galley_n and_o kill_v men._n olaus_n magnus_n write_v that_o about_o norway_n when_o the_o sea_n be_v calm_a serpent_n will_v show_v themselves_o that_o be_v a_o hundred_o or_o two_o hundred_o foot_n long_o and_o sometime_o will_v catch_v man_n from_o their_o ship_n johnst_n nat._n hist_o c._n 9_o c._n 18._o jacob_n hollerius_n write_v that_o by_o the_o frequent_a smell_v of_o the_o
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