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wherein_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n public_o in_o regard_n of_o concourse_n of_o people_n resort_v thither_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o forename_a john_n martin_n boast_v every_o where_n that_o he_o will_v cut_v off_o the_o minister_n nose_n of_o angrongne_n be_v soon_o after_o set_v upon_o by_o a_o mad_a wolf_n who_o do_v indeed_o eat_v his_o nose_n from_o his_o face_n god_n a_o remarkable_a judgement_n of_o god_n die_v mad_a thereof_o himself_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v never_o observe_v that_o this_o wolf_n have_v ever_o hurt_v any_o before_o which_o terrible_a judgement_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o it_o be_v noise_v among_o all_o the_o neighbour_n village_n thereabouts_o an._n 1561._o ¶_o
to_o deprive_v they_o of_o mutual_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n second_o give_v charge_n that_o in_o visit_v they_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o bring_v they_o aught_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v three_o they_o be_v solicit_v by_o wicked_a one_o to_o yield_v and_o not_o wilful_o to_o hazard_v their_o life_n moreover_o they_o have_v many_o other_o greaf_a provocation_n and_o therefore_o by_o their_o letter_n instant_o request_v the_o continual_a prayer_n of_o the_o church_n to_o god_n for_o they_o when_o the_o godly_a stranger_n in_o england_n be_v advertise_v of_o these_o their_o assault_n they_o solicit_v their_o superintendent_n edmund_n bishop_n of_o london_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o archbish_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o to_o send_v letter_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o furne_n entreat_v that_o they_o will_v release_v these_o three_o prisoner_n who_o they_o have_v apprehend_v as_o they_o pass_v along_o by_o the_o high_a way_n side_n without_o any_o misbehave_v 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