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and_o all_o such_o romanist_n as_o have_v evil_a will_n at_o our_o zion_n this_o day_n do_v keep_v a_o feast_n to_o sadness_n if_o not_o for_o grief_n that_o this_o hopeful_a plot_n miscarry_v yet_o for_o shame_n unless_o they_o be_v pass_v shame_n that_o it_o be_v attempt_v let_v their_o sorrow_n increase_v our_o joy_n let_v our_o joy_n increase_v our_o thankfulness_n as_o caesar_n say_v of_o phraates_n he_o be_v prius_fw-la victus_fw-la quam_fw-la visus_fw-la so_o this_o conspiracy_n against_o our_o david_n be_v knetched_a before_o it_o be_v full_o hatch_v undertake_v but_o overtake_v he_o that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n laugh_v it_o to_o scorn_v to_o he_o therefore_o this_o day_n and_o ever_o be_v ascribe_v all_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n amen_n finis_fw-la london_n ¶_o print_a by_o john_n bill_n m._n dc_o xxii_o