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say_v petyr_n mitte_fw-la rete_fw-la in_o mari_fw-fr cante_fw-la thy_o net_n in_o to_o the_o see_v &_o i_o wâ—ll_n help_v the_o and_o so_o the_o take_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o fische_n than_o say_v petyr_n to_o the_o fischer_fw-fr â–ª_o i_o be_o semt_a petir_n that_o â—â—_o we_o hallow_v my_o chirche_n this_o night_n &_o take_v a_o great_a fische_n and_o say_v have_v bear_v this_o to_o the_o bishop_n &_o say_v that_o i_o send_v he_o this_o &_o on_o this_o tokyn_n bid_v he_o do_v no_o more_o to_o the_o hallow_n of_o the_o church_n but_o siâ—ge_n a_o mass_n there_o &_o make_v a_o sermone_fw-la to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v be_v leave_n on_o this_o and_o for_o to_o pew_n the_o tron_n the_o bid_v he_o go_v to_o chirch_n &_o see_v where_o the_o candelis_fw-la sâ—i_fw-la ke_n on_o the_o walli_v &_o â—ll_o â—he_v church_n weet_v of_o holy_a water_n â—â—oâ—he_fw-fr fischer_fw-fr do_v his_o message_n &_o the_o bishop_n foun_fw-fr de_fw-fr â—â—â—â—rew_n &_o knelid_a down_o on_o his_o knee_n &_o moche_n people_n with_o he_o &_o song_n â—e_v deum_fw-la laâ—damâ—a_fw-la &_o thanâ—â—â—_n god_n &_o semt_a petir_n â—â—_o translatione_fw-la sancti_fw-la â—â—â—me_n 〈◊〉_d frendis_fw-la so_o 〈◊〉_d day_n you_o shall_v hauâ—â—he_v translation_n of_o semâ—â—â—omas_fw-la â–ª_o the_o martyr_n that_o â—â—â—_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o hâ—â—_n grave_a &_o his_o bonyâ—_n leyâ—â—_n in_o 〈◊〉_d &_o how_o you_o shall_v how_o this_o man_n be_v ordain_v in_o his_o birth_n to_o be_v aâ—_n holy_a man_n &_o a_o worthâ—_n seâ—â—e_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d furste_v to_o his_o moâ—â—r_n &_o â—â—tir_v to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d in_o â—ldâ—â—â—ge_n and_o noâ—_n be_v
thou_o schall_n come_v aftyr_n &_o suffer_v more_o penance_n than_o i_o may_v for_o i_o be_o old_a &_o thou_o be_v young_a &_o may_v suffer_v more_o than_o y_fw-mi &_o there_o for_o make_v the_o ready_a for_o there_o be_v great_a tourment_n ordain_v for_o the._n than_o be_v there_o some_o herd_n laurence_n speak_v of_o tresour_n than_o the_o emperor_n send_v aftyr_n laurence_n &_o say_v ostende_v michi_fw-la thesaâ—râ—a_fw-la ecclesie_n show_v i_o the_o tresour_n of_o the_o church_n or_o â—lse_o thou_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o soche_v a_o tourment_fw-mi that_o yâ—_z shall_v be_v fain_o to_o delyver_v hit_v than_o how_o 〈◊〉_d sixtus_fw-la &_o semt_a laurence_n come_v to_o â—â—is_fw-fr tresour_n you_o shall_v here_o we_o rede_v that_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n that_o hight_v origenee_n that_o convertid_v fillip_v the_o emperor_n than_o the_o reme_n of_o france_n be_v rebel_v a_o yense_n the_o emperor_n of_o room_n than_o this_o emperor_n send_v a_o knyghte_n of_o he_o in_o to_o 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