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A11051
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The mirrour of vertue in worldly greatnes. Or The life of Syr Thomas More Knight, sometime Lo. Chancellour of England
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Roper, William, 1496-1578.
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to_o permit_v so_o great_a a_o light_n to_o lie_v bury_v as_o it_o be_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o one_o private_a family_n but_o also_o judge_v it_o worthy_a the_o press_n even_o of_o a_o golden_a character_n if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o end_n the_o whole_a world_n may_v receive_v comfort_n and_o profit_n by_o read_v the_o same_o have_v make_v this_o resolution_n a_o difficulty_n present_v itself_o to_o my_o thought_n under_o who_o shadow_n or_o patronage_n i_o may_v best_o shelter_v the_o work_n unto_o which_o ch_z strife_n your_o ladyship_n occur_v to_o my_o cogitation_n put_v a_o end_n with_o he_o beam_n of_o your_o â—…vorth_n &_o honour_n so_o dazzle_v my_o â—…yes_n as_o i_o can_v discern_v â—…one_v other_o more_o 〈◊〉_d or_o worthy_a to_o embrace_v &c_n &c_n â—…rotect_v so_o glorious_a and_o memorable_a example_n of_o who_o goodness_n i_o be_o so_o confident_a â—…at_a without_o further_a deâ—…te_n â—…iudge_v this_o enterâ—…ange_a of_o friendship_n â—…ay_v worthy_o 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sir_n i_o be_o very_o glad_a thereof_o and_o as_o they_o after_o conjecture_v it_o be_v for_o that_o the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o god_n wrought_v in_o he_o so_o effectual_o that_o it_o utter_o conquer_v all_o his_o â—…arnall_a affection_n at_o his_o come_n to_o lambetâ—…_n he_o behave_v himself_o so_o discreet_o before_o the_o commissioner_n at_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o foresaid_a oath_n as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o certain_a letter_n of_o his_o scent_n to_o m._n r_v roper_n extant_a in_o a_o print_a volume_n of_o his_o work_n as_o they_o have_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o lay_v unto_o his_o charge_n yet_o dare_v they_o not_o as_o it_o seem_v dismiss_v he_o but_o commit_v he_o to_o the_o cuâ—…tody_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n for_o 4._o or_o 5._o day_n during_o with_o time_n the_o king_n consult_v with_o his_o counsel_n what_o order_n be_v best_a to_o be_v take_v with_o he_o â—…nd_v albeit_o in_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o he_o shall_v 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