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and_o so_o inflame_a &_o incense_v his_o hart_n withal_o to_o heavenward_o that_o the_o good_a and_o wholesome_a instruction_n and_o counsel_n that_o he_o give_v to_o other_o man_n in_o his_o book_n he_o himself_o afterward_o in_o most_o patient_a suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o good_n and_o land_n imprisonment_n &_o death_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o justice_n and_o of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n experiment_v &_o worthy_o practise_v in_o himself_o and_o these_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o book_n he_o make_v either_o in_o latin_a or_o english_a which_o his_o english_a book_n if_o they_o have_v be_v write_v by_o he_o in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n also_o or_o may_v be_v with_o the_o like_a grace_n that_o they_o now_o have_v be_v translate_v into_o the_o latin_a speech_n they_o will_v sure_o much_o augment_v and_o increase_v the_o estimation_n which_o the_o world_n already_o have_v in_o foreign_a country_n of_o his_o incomparable_a wit_n learning_n and_o virtue_n f_o i_o n_o i_o s_o h_n 〈◊〉_d 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a_o politik_a bishop_n avoid_v by_o council_n of_o the_o religious_a bishop_n chaplain_n he_o 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o quiet_a study_n empsou_n and_o dadley_n put_v to_o death_n for_o wicked_a counscl_n the_o happiness_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 5._o the_o beginning_n of_o s._n th._n moor_n favour_n with_o k._n henry_n 〈◊〉_d wary_o at_o the_o first_o decline_v by_o s._n th._n he_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o k._n on_o a_o embassage_n into_o france_n to_o flanders_n and_o burgundy_n 6._o his_o more_o serious_a write_n his_o 〈◊〉_d great_o 〈◊〉_d i_o i_o by_o all_o learned_a man_n by_o bidxus_fw-la by_o i._o paludanus_n by_o p._n aegidius_n by_o buslidius_n by_o paulus_n jovius_fw-la his_o story_n of_o k._n richard_n the_o 3._o he_o be_v wonderful_o studious_a amid_o his_o setious_a affair_n the_o office_n of_o a_o discreet_a householder_n his_o lecture_n public_a upon_o s._n austinde_a civet_n dei_fw-la 7._o by_o plead_v for_o the_o pope_n against_o the_o k._n he_o make_v he_o of_o his_o privy_a 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