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profess_v learning_n pueritia_fw-la literali_fw-la non_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la spirituali_fw-la have_v press_v and_o strain_v the_o statute_n of_o 4._o h._n 4.23_o not_o onâ—y_o against_o the_o pope_n usurp_a authority_n but_o the_o chancery_n thereby_o oppose_v the_o king_n against_o himself_o who_o be_v equal_o present_a in_o all_o his_o court_n and_o what_o need_n have_v the_o lord_n and_o commons_o to_o engage_v themselves_o to_o stand_v with_o â—he_n crown_n against_o the_o chancery_n oh_o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v yet_o at_o the_o length_n forsake_v aâ—l_o destructive_a way_n engage_v himself_o with_o his_o noble_a lord_n and_o commons_o against_o all_o antichristian_a power_n sin_n and_o profaneness_n ground_v their_o conceit_n upon_o the_o word_n or_o else_o where_o which_o be_v at_o anignon_n where_o the_o pope_n reside_v aswell_o as_o at_o rome_n and_o so_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v full_o satisfy_v my_o antagonist_n antinomist_n to_o who_o i_o wish_v well_o in_o christ_n jesus_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 10._o line_n 5._o for_o heaâ—ing_v a_o read_v heavy_a p._n 15._o l._n 30._o for_o his_o r._n the_o other_o p_o 16._o r._n precipitous_a p._n 19_o r._n lovy_n case_n 20._o r._n murderer_n p._n 23._o l._n 23._o r._n swear_v his_o discharge_n sulfa_n terra_fw-la p._n 26._o r._n chancery_n p._n 43._o l._n 8._o r._n in_o abeiance_n p._n 44._o l._n 17._o r._n count_n p._n 45._o r._n secunda_fw-la 48._o vergerus_fw-la fall_n p._n 49._o r._n nubeculam_fw-la p._n 57_o r_o hosterie_n 83._o of_o land_n be_v happy_o l._n 29._o r._n this_o 3_o r._n r._n the_o p._n 84._o l._n 3._o r._n so_o l_v 27._o r._n that_o shall_v be_v lâ—ke_n 35._o r._n luminary_n 36._o r._n sublimate_n the_o lesser_a p._n 87._o for_o trial_n r._n legal_a p._n 88_o l._n 4._o r._n these_o sad_a distraction_n l._n 12._o r._n these_o p._n 71._o for_o creditor_n r._n debtor_n and_o read_v 11._o eliz._n cartwright_n case_n camb._n