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but_o a_o slight_a opinion_n of_o trader_n be_v so_o far_o obliterated_a in_o this_o point_n by_o custom_n and_o interest_n that_o whereas_o by_o law_n a_o ward_n come_v to_o age_n may_v bring_v his_o action_n of_o disparagement_n against_o his_o guardian_n for_o offer_v any_o such_o in_o marriage_n now_o it_o be_v common_a for_o gentleman_n and_o merchant_n son_n and_o daughter_n to_o intermarry_v the_o truth_n be_v gentility_n with_o competent_a mean_n be_v a_o excellent_a compound_v but_o without_o it_o it_o be_v but_o a_o wretched_a condition_n as_o the_o world_n go_v now_o and_o who_o will_v not_o rather_o be_v a_o substantial_a honest_a trader_n so_o as_o to_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o leg_n and_o make_v some_o figure_n in_o the_o world_n than_o for_o want_n of_o employment_n to_o starve_v with_o a_o point_n of_o honour_n or_o live_v a_o borrow_a life_n in_o this_o age_n especial_o where_o poverty_n be_v so_o little_o pity_v and_o grow_v so_o contemptible_a poverty_n say_v a_o author_n the_o general_a scarecrow_n of_o mankind_n the_o fear_n of_o which_o keep_v man_n in_o perpetual_a morion_n and_o make_v they_o run_v headlong_o into_o the_o great_a danger_n per_fw-la mare_fw-la pauperiem_fw-la fugiunt_fw-la per_fw-la saxa_n per_fw-la ignes_fw-la poverty_n a_o linger_a kind_n of_o death_n that_o have_v once_o seize_v upon_o one_o spirit_n deject_v and_o stupefy_v he_o take_v away_o the_o edge_n of_o his_o sense_n weaken_v his_o memory_n discompose_v his_o mind_n and_o make_v he_o almost_o uncapable_a of_o any_o thing_n poverty_n in_o a_o word_n that_o turn_v man_n into_o ridicule_n as_o juvenal_n have_v it_o in_o these_o word_n nil_fw-la habet_fw-la paupertas_fw-la durius_fw-la in_o se_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la ridiculos_fw-la homines_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o france_n indeed_o where_o if_o a_o gentleman_n bear_v betake_v himself_o to_o trade_n forfeit_v his_o gentility_n the_o gentry_n stand_v so_o much_o upon_o their_o honour_n that_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a to_o see_v a_o french_a gentleman_n turn_v to_o merchandize_v but_o there_o they_o have_v great_a opportunity_n for_o prefer_v themselves_o according_a to_o their_o quality_n especial_o by_o the_o way_n of_o arms._n and_o so_o jealous_a be_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o they_o of_o this_o their_o gentility_n that_o rather_o than_o have_v it_o expose_v in_o any_o of_o their_o member_n by_o naked_a and_o hungry_a poverty_n their_o way_n be_v to_o help_v one_o another_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n and_o which_o be_v very_o commendable_a they_o seldom_o fail_v to_o give_v a_o gentleman_n though_o never_o so_o needy_a the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o birth_n but_o it_o be_v something_o surprise_v they_o shall_v so_o much_o decline_v merchandize_v their_o king_n lewis_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr not_o to_o mention_v his_o other_o commodity_n be_v the_o great_a salt-merchant_n in_o the_o know_a world_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o commonalty_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o comprehend_v three_o part_n in_o four_o of_o the_o nation_n the_o generality_n of_o they_o employ_v in_o husbandry_n trade_n and_o navigation_n some_o in_o a_o high_a other_o in_o a_o lesser_a degree_n and_o such_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o this_o people_n in_o general_n that_o none_o enjoy_v great_a privilege_n or_o be_v more_o secure_a by_o law_n from_o oppression_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o no_o tax_n or_o law_n but_o what_o they_o contrive_v themselves_o by_o their_o representative_n in_o parliament_n and_o in_o point_n of_o trial_n none_o of_o they_o can_v be_v try_v but_o by_o a_o jury_n of_o his_o peer_n that_o be_v by_o twelve_o man_n commoner_n like_o himself_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v condemn_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n in_o short_a the_o government_n be_v so_o very_o favourable_a to_o the_o common_a people_n of_o england_n that_o unless_o the_o law_n be_v invade_v which_o be_v the_o bulwark_n of_o the_o government_n they_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o be_v any_o way_n oppress_v chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n and_o first_o of_o the_o bishop_n the_o clergy_n of_o england_n be_v like_o the_o laity_n divide_v into_o several_a rank_n or_o degree_n for_o as_o the_o laity_n consist_v of_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o commonalty_n so_o the_o clergy_n be_v divide_v into_o bishop_n dignitary_n and_o inferiors_n clergy_n the_o bishop_n be_v those_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n according_a to_o law_n every_o one_o in_o his_o diocese_n and_o as_o england_n consist_v of_o 26_o diocese_n or_o bishopric_n so_o there_o be_v according_o 26_o bishop_n or_o diocesan_n beside_o the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n which_o be_v a_o distinct_a bishopric_n their_o office_n be_v pastoral_n their_o business_n be_v to_o feed_v their_o flock_n with_o the_o wholesome_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o to_o oversee_v the_o inferior_a clergy_n that_o by_o their_o life_n and_o doctrine_n the_o 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