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the_o same_o october_n the_o news_n of_o sir_n edmundbury_n godfrey_n death_n be_v spread_v about_o the_o country_n and_o seem_v to_o take_v its_o first_o rice_n from_o tixal_n upon_o these_o several_a evidence_n 117._o the_o manager_n make_v these_o observation_n first_o mr._n sambidge_n be_v something_o dâ—aâ—_n and_o may_v 〈◊〉_d hear_v when_o dugdale_n tell_v he_o the_o news_n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n second_o mr._n philip_n the_o parson_n be_v perhaps_o very_o studious_a in_o his_o employment_n may_v be_v want_v in_o point_n of_o memory_n three_o 175._o the_o other_o witness_n produce_v in_o confirmation_n of_o dugdale_n evidence_n make_v it_o out_o that_o he_o do_v impart_v the_o news_n at_o the_o time_n place_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o party_n abovementioned_a to_o which_o the_o papist_n answer_n to_o the_o first_o if_o what_o the_o manager_n allege_v be_v true_a then_o be_v dugdale_n here_o also_o prove_v perjure_a by_o the_o manager_n 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the_o discourse_n of_o dugdale_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a matter_n of_o perjury_n here_o charge_v upon_o he_o as_o for_o what_o mr._n birch_n and_o turton_n declare_v concern_v the_o rumour_n soon_o after_o spread_v of_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n edmundbury_n godfrey_n it_o nothing_o at_o all_o enervate_v the_o present_a proof_n of_o perjury_n see_v it_o may_v well_o be_v true_a there_o be_v such_o a_o report_n and_o yet_o false_a that_o dugdale_n have_v such_o a_o discourse_n with_o sambidge_n and_o philips_n as_o he_o positive_o swear_v and_o they_o both_o as_o positive_o deny_v but_o enough_o have_v be_v already_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_a where_o we_o treat_v of_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n edmundbury_n godfrey_n five_o dugdale_n in_o a_o information_n give_v upon_o oath_n swear_v that_o present_o after_o one_o howard_n almoner_n to_o the_o queen_n go_v beyond_o the_o sea_n he_o be_v tell_v by_o george_n hobson_n than_o servant_n to_o the_o lord_n aston_n that_o there_o be_v a_o design_n intend_v for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o government_n to_o the_o popish_a religion_n now_o it_o be_v own_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o court_n point_v blank_a contrary_n to_o this_o information_n that_o the_o say_v hobson_n be_v not_o servant_n to_o the_o lord_n aston_n nor_o know_v by_o dugdale_n three_o year_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o say_a almoner_n out_o of_o england_n 178._o upon_o this_o proof_n of_o dugdale_n perjury_n the_o manager_n make_v this_o observation_n viz_o that_o dugdale_n be_v word_n cite_v in_o the_o information_n be_v capable_a of_o two_o sense_n either_o they_o may_v import_v hobson_n tell_v he_o there_o be_v a_o design_n ever_o since_o the_o almoner_n go_v away_o or_o they_o may_v import_v hobson_n tell_v he_o present_o after_o the_o almoner_n go_v away_o there_o be_v a_o design_n the_o first_o sense_n may_v refer_v to_o the_o matter_n tell_v the_o second_o to_o the_o time_n when_o old_a the_o word_n take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n 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make_v good_a this_o exception_n samuel_n holt_n a_o protestant_n attest_v etc._n that_o dugdale_n desire_v to_o speak_v private_o with_o he_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o will_v swear_v that_o walter_n moor_n carry_v mr._n evers_n away_o he_o will_v give_v he_o forty_o pound_n bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a to_o swear_v for_o fear_n of_o my_o lord_n aston_n for_o he_o will_v hire_v he_o a_o horse_n to_o get_v to_o london_n and_o place_v he_o so_o that_o where_o he_o now_o get_v one_o shilling_n he_o shall_v thâ—n_o get_v five_o william_n robinson_n attest_v that_o meet_v with_o dugdale_n about_o a_o twelve_o month_n ago_o he_o the_o say_v dugdale_n perceive_v robinson_n to_o be_v then_o deject_v and_o poor_a endeavour_v to_o corrupt_v he_o by_o give_v he_o a_o treat_n and_o assure_v he_o hâ—_n shall_v not_o want_v money_n if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o then_o he_o â—ook_v a_o handkerchief_n out_o of_o his_o pocket_n wherein_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v about_o ten_o pound_n and_o bid_v he_o if_o he_o want_v take_v money_n there_o â—nd_n last_o tell_v he_o he_o can_v furnish_v â—n_o wiâ—h_a money_n and_o put_v he_o in_o a_o way_n to_o get_v money_n if_o he_o will_v come_v in_o aâ—â—dence_n against_o my_o â—ord_n stafford_n when_o robinson_n refuse_v â—o_o â—o_o 〈◊〉_d know_v my_o lord_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o he_o john_n moral_a a_o barber_n give_v attestation_n in_o these_o word_n mr._n dugdale_n the_o 6_o of_o august_n last_o be_v twelve_o month_n send_v for_o i_o to_o the_o white_a horse_n in_o ridgley_n and_o there_o when_o i_o come_v to_o he_o he_o tell_v i_o i_o know_v as_o much_o of_o the_o plot_n as_o he_o i_o tell_v he_o i_o be_v innocent_a of_o the_o thing_n he_o swear_v god_n dam_v he_o i_o know_v as_o much_o as_o he_o then_o i_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o know_v no_o more_o of_o it_o then_o i_o do_v he_o know_v no_o more_o than_o my_o lord_n mayor_n great_a horse_n do_v then_o he_o take_v i_o aside_o come_v say_v he_o you_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n and_o live_v poor_o i_o can_v put_v you_o in_o a_o way_n whereby_o you_o may_v live_v gallant_o i_o will_v give_v you_o fifty_o pound_n in_o hand_n if_o so_o be_v you_o will_v swear_v against_o mr._n howard_n sir_n james_n simmons_n mr._n herbert_n aston_n and_o other_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n that_o they_o be_v at_o such_o meeting_n at_o mr._n herbert_n aston_n upon_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o plot._n to_o take_v off_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o two_o first_o witness_n in_o this_o matter_n viz_o holt_n and_o robinson_n nothing_o material_n be_v object_v against_o moral_a or_o his_o evidence_n the_o manager_n produce_v witness_n to_o prove_v they_o be_v person_n of_o evil_a reputation_n against_o holt_n one_o samson_n rawlins_n a_o tailor_n depose_v that_o holt_n be_v a_o drunken_a lewd_a fellow_n that_o he_o hear_v he_o say_v there_o be_v none_o but_o rogue_n will_v take_v dugdale_n part_n that_o he_o steal_v some_o bottle_n of_o wine_n out_o of_o my_o lord_n aston_n 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see_v turbervil_n there_o and_o turbervil_n himself_o acknowledge_v in_o court_n he_o know_v they_o not_o to_o qualify_v this_o evidence_n thomas_n mort_fw-fr was_z call_v who_o depose_v 131._o that_o he_o be_v at_o paris_n and_o desirous_a to_o return_v into_o england_n turbervil_n tell_v he_o his_o brother_n the_o monk_n have_v introduce_v he_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o lord_n by_o which_o mean_v they_o may_v both_o of_o they_o have_v the_o convenience_n of_o passage_n in_o a_o yacht_fw-ge which_o stay_v for_o my_o lord_n at_o diep_n that_o hereupon_o they_o go_v to_o diep_n but_o find_v no_o yacht_v there_o turbervil_n tell_v he_o if_o they_o go_v to_o calais_n they_o may_v go_v over_o with_o my_o lord_n from_o thence_o in_o the_o yacht_fw-ge at_o last_o they_o light_v on_o a_o fisherboat_n at_o diep_n and_o so_o come_v over_o in_o it_o but_o that_o this_o forementioned_a lord_n be_v my_o lord_n stafford_n or_o that_o he_o ever_o see_v turbervil_a in_o my_o lord_n lodging_n or_o company_n at_o paris_n or_o elsewhere_o he_o can_v not_o say_v upon_o these_o testimony_n the_o manager_n make_v this_o observation_n viz._n the_o priest_n have_v such_o a_o transcendent_a influence_n over_o my_o lord_n as_o may_v gain_v admittance_n for_o any_o who_o they_o please_v not_o only_o into_o my_o lord_n house_n but_o also_o into_o my_o lord_n heart_n without_o the_o privity_n or_o knowledge_n of_o his_o servant_n now_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o attestation_n of_o mort_fw-fr that_o turbervil_n through_o his_o brother_n the_o monk_n mean_n be_v become_v my_o lord_n favourite_n to_o which_o the_o papist_n answer_n it_o be_v not_o prove_v either_o that_o the_o priest_n have_v such_o a_o transcendent_a influence_n over_o my_o lord_n house_n and_o heart_n or_o that_o turbervil_a through_o their_o mean_n become_v a_o favourite_n mort_fw-fr indeed_o tell_v we_o turbervil_n tell_v he_o his_o brother_n the_o monk_n have_v introduce_v he_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o lord_n and_o this_o favour_n only_o to_o come_v over_o with_o he_o in_o a_o yacht_fw-ge for_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o also_o he_o have_v only_o turbervil_n word_n and_o the_o thing_n itself_o never_o perform_v must_v we_o from_o hence_o infer_v my_o lord_n have_v give_v his_o heart_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o they_o have_v introduce_v turbervil_a into_o it_o a_o strange_a inference_n but_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v my_o lord_n have_v a_o real_a friendship_n and_o kindness_n for_o the_o monk_n what_o then_o how_o be_v it_o prove_v they_o employ_v their_o interest_n with_o he_o in_o traitorous_a design_n why_o turbervil_n swear_v it_o thus_o one_o forgery_n be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o support_v another_o and_o nothing_o but_o proofless_a fiction_n to_o make_v all_o out_o yet_o to_o come_v more_o close_o to_o the_o present_a evidence_n have_v the_o papist_n introduce_v turbervil_a into_o my_o lord_n acquaintance_n and_o favour_n this_o can_v not_o be_v do_v invisible_o to_o the_o 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three_o turbervil_n swears_n that_o when_o he_o take_v leave_v of_o my_o lord_n at_o paris_n to_o come_v for_o england_n his_o lordship_n be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n now_o my_o lord_n protest_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o that_o know_v he_o 108._o he_o never_o have_v the_o gout_n in_o all_o his_o life_n his_o servant_n also_o who_o then_o live_v with_o he_o viz._n mr._n furness_n and_o mr._n leigh_n give_v attestation_n they_o never_o know_v he_o subject_a to_o that_o infirmity_n only_o several_a year_n since_o he_o have_v be_v trouble_v with_o the_o sciatica_n which_o my_o lord_n confess_v and_o the_o earl_n of_o stamford_n testify_v make_v he_o sometime_o former_o though_o never_o at_o paris_n walk_v with_o a_o staff_n upon_o these_o testimony_n the_o manager_n make_v no_o observation_n but_o the_o papist_n avouch_v here_o be_v also_o direct_a perjury_n prove_v upon_o turbervil_n by_o two_o credible_a witness_n and_o though_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o perjury_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v material_a to_o the_o main_a accusation_n yet_o he_o that_o shall_v wilful_o perjure_n himself_o in_o any_o one_o circumstance_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v credit_v in_o the_o whole_a see_v nature_n itself_o abhor_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o man_n who_o have_v once_o invoke_v almighty_a god_n to_o bear_v witness_n to_o a_o lye_n fourthly_o turbervil_n swears_n that_o after_o his_o refuse_v to_o be_v a_o friar_n he_o be_v discountenance_v by_o the_o lord_n powis_n and_o other_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o relation_n so_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o appear_v among_o they_o now_o my_o lord_n prove_v by_o several_a witness_n that_o after_o his_o return_n from_o the_o say_a frjer_n he_o be_v civil_o treat_v and_o charitable_o entertain_v by_o his_o say_a friend_n and_o relation_n to_o make_v this_o good_a john_n minehead_n attest_v that_o turbervil_n after_o his_o come_n from_o douai_n 113._o lay_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o powis_n his_o former_a 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the_o bottom_n of_o reproach_n and_o beggary_n have_v by_o perjury_n and_o impudence_n free_v themselves_o from_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o law_n gain_v immense_a reward_n and_o now_o live_v in_o a_o degree_n above_o the_o port_n and_o expense_n of_o ordinary_a gentleman_n he_o at_o last_o yet_o not_o without_o frequent_a anguish_n and_o reluctance_n of_o conscience_n swallow_v the_o allure_a bait_n and_o know_v my_o lord_n stafford_n who_o he_o have_v see_v at_o tixal_n be_v already_o in_o the_o tower_n and_o accuse_v by_o oat_n of_o the_o plot_n he_o devise_v a_o like_a fabulous_a story_n of_o the_o plot_n also_o make_v my_o lord_n and_o other_o gentleman_n where_o he_o live_v and_o serve_v in_o staffordshire_n the_o chief_a actor_n in_o it_o by_o which_o mean_v dugdale_n become_v partner_n with_o oat_n and_o bedlow_n both_o in_o the_o title_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o king_n evidence_n the_o manager_n argue_v 151._o oat_n and_o dugdale_n be_v so_o ready_a in_o their_o answer_n when_o any_o question_n be_v ask_v they_o and_o confirm_v still_o their_o precedent_a discourse_n by_o their_o subsequent_a reply_v nay_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o series_n of_o the_o plot_n though_o consist_v of_o many_o particular_n and_o attest_v by_o person_n of_o no_o great_a natural_a capacity_n be_v yet_o so_o coherent_a in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o same_o shall_v be_v false_a the_o papist_n answer_n oat_n and_o bedlow_n be_v often_o so_o confound_v when_o any_o question_n be_v ask_v they_o out_o of_o the_o road_n and_o their_o precedent_a discourse_n be_v usual_o so_o inconsistent_a with_o their_o subsequent_a reply_v nay_o the_o whole_a story_n though_o study_v beforehand_o and_o the_o author_n all_o manner_n of_o way_n encourage_v and_o assist_v in_o their_o invention_n be_v yet_o stuff_v and_o involve_v with_o so_o many_o absurdity_n contradiction_n and_o impracticable_a chimera_n as_o have_v be_v already_o often_o and_o full_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v
smith_n and_o turbervil_n be_v real_a papist_n how_o be_v it_o prove_v they_o be_v employ_v to_o shame_n off_o the_o plot_n why_o may_v not_o papist_n be_v good_a witness_n against_o the_o presbyterian_o in_o point_n of_o treason_n without_o suspicion_n of_o a_o shame_n be_v treason_n a_o thing_n so_o strange_a and_o unheard_a of_o among_o the_o presbyterian_o or_o why_o shall_v credit_n be_v give_v to_o the_o witness_n when_o they_o swear_v against_o the_o papist_n who_o be_v only_o charge_v with_o a_o design_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n and_o credit_n be_v deny_v to_o the_o same_o witness_n when_o they_o swear_v against_o those_o who_o actual_o kill_v the_o king_n 2_o what_o the_o least_o argument_n or_o appearance_n be_v there_o that_o dugdale_n smith_n and_o turbervil_n be_v papist_n orâ—opishly_o â—opishly_z affect_v they_o profess_v the_o protestant_a religion_n they_o frequent_v the_o protestant_a church_n they_o receive_v the_o protestant_a communion_n they_o take_v all_o oath_n and_o test_n can_v be_v require_v of_o they_o as_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o this_o very_a trial_n they_o practise_v neither_o fast_a penance_n nor_o other_o work_n of_o supererogation_n the_o symptom_n of_o popery_n 88_o they_o pursue_v their_o former_a design_n of_o swear_v against_o the_o papist_n with_o as_o much_o obstinacy_n and_o violence_n as_o ever_o as_o be_v likewise_o prove_v in_o this_o trial_n and_o be_v it_o possible_a the_o papist_n shall_v employ_v in_o their_o sham_n and_o intrigue_n if_o they_o have_v any_o the_o very_a person_n who_o at_o the_o same_o time_n make_v it_o their_o trade_n and_o livelihood_n to_o cut_v their_o throat_n indeed_o if_o any_o of_o the_o witness_n against_o my_o lord_n stafford_n be_v popish_o affect_v it_o be_v dr._n oates_n who_o present_a disparagement_n of_o his_o fellow_n evidence_n 90._o lookâ—_n say_v mr._n solicitor_n general_n as_o if_o he_o be_v again_o return_v to_o st._n omers_n last_o it_o be_v argue_v the_o jury_n bring_v in_o college_n guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n by_o that_o very_a verdict_n clear_v dugdale_n smith_n and_o turbervil_a of_o the_o perjury_n charge_v upon_o they_o by_o d._n oates_n it_o be_v answer_v 1_o sy_n the_o jury_n bring_v in_o their_o verdict_n against_o college_n not_o upon_o the_o sole_a testimony_n of_o dugdale_n smith_n and_o turbervil_a but_o more_o especial_o upon_o the_o evidence_n give_v by_o sir_n william_n jennings_n and_o mr._n master_n person_n of_o know_a worth_n and_o honesty_n as_o also_o upon_o pregnant_a proof_n make_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o a_o manner_n by_o college_n himself_o that_o he_o by_o combination_n with_o other_o appear_v in_o open_a arm_n at_o a_o appoint_a time_n and_o place_n ready_a for_o and_o design_v public_a act_n of_o hostility_n in_o the_o very_a presence_n of_o the_o king_n yet_o without_o his_o knowledge_n or_o authority_n which_o by_o the_o law_n be_v adjudge_v treason_n 2_o lie_v the_o papist_n do_v not_o undertake_v to_o make_v good_a oat_n charge_n of_o perjury_n against_o dugdale_n smith_n and_o turbervil_n nor_o they_o against_o he_o but_o only_o to_o show_v that_o the_o guilt_n of_o this_o horrid_a crime_n lie_v among_o they_o and_o consequent_o whether_o it_o be_v charge_v upon_o oat_n as_o the_o chief_a swearing-master_n and_o original_a author_n of_o the_o plot_n or_o upon_o dugdale_n smith_n and_o turbervil_n as_o his_o pedant_n and_o accessary_n in_o the_o imposture_n or_o as_o be_v most_o rational_a upon_o both_o and_o all_o of_o they_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o lord_n stafford_n die_v by_o perjury_n and_o roman_a catholic_n have_v wrongful_o suffer_v by_o their_o villainy_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o fortune_n their_o estate_n their_o liberty_n their_o life_n luke_n 29_o verse_n 22._o out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n will_v i_o judge_v thou_o thou_o wicked_a servant_n thus_o i_o have_v here_o brief_o and_o impartial_o set_v down_o what_o occur_v to_o i_o on_o this_o occasion_n and_o now_o for_o a_o appology_n to_o the_o whole_a treatise_n see_v the_o papist_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o man_n have_v a_o natural_a right_n when_o impeach_v to_o defend_v their_o innocence_n i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v impute_v a_o fault_n in_o i_o to_o have_v rehearse_v some_o of_o their_o argument_n as_o they_o lie_v within_o the_o limit_n and_o sphere_n of_o my_o design_n if_o any_o person_n of_o deprave_a judgement_n shall_v from_o hence_o draw_v sinister_a reflection_n upon_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n i_o declare_v they_o abuse_v both_o the_o government_n themselves_o and_o i_o by_o such_o their_o unjust_a paraphrase_n finis_fw-la trial_n p_o 4._o pag_n 7._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 17._o etc._n etc._n the_o motive_n of_o his_o perversion_n his_o employment_n in_o eng._n pag._n 21_o etc._n etc._n his_o contribution_n for_o arm_n etc._n etc._n 500_o l._n army_n ready_a at_o a_o hour_n warning_n the_o pope_n contribution_n 1000_o l_o pag._n 25._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 25._o etc._n etc._n his_o feign_a conversion_n the_o provincial_n of_o castille_n contribution_n 10000_o l._n afterward_o a_o promise_n of_o 30000_o mass_n pag._n 32._o a_o twenty_o pound_n debt_n remit_v for_o a_o reward_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n pag_n 30._o pag._n 17._o â—e_v papist_n 〈◊〉_d against_o 〈◊〉_d plot_n in_o â—eral_n page_n 123._o 123._o colemans_n trial_n coleman_n letter_n sir_n edmundbury_n godfrey_n murder_n page_n 20_o page_n 77._o page_n 136_o fire-ball_n sham-plot_n etc._n etc._n the_o vote_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n declare_v it_o a_o plot._n plot._n see_v the_o trial_n of_o wakeman_n corker_n marshal_n earl_n of_o castlemain_n sir_n tho._n gascoin_n lady_n powis_n tempest_n etc._n etc._n gunpowder_n treason_n french_a massacre_n etc._n etc._n ireland_n trial_n page_n 40._o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o onset_n against_o my_o lord_n my_o lord_n address_v page_z â—5_n etc._n etc._n pa_z 24._o etc._n etc._n dugdal_n infamy_n and_o beggary_n pa._n 94_o etc._n etc._n pa._n 84._o etc._n etc._n pa._n 87._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 145._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 163._o pag._n 175._o pag._n 147._o pag._n 163._o pag._n 168._o dugdale_n perjury_n pag._n 82._o etc._n etc._n pag_n 175._o pag_n 74._o page_n 147_o pag._n 83_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 80._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 32._o etc._n etc._n page_n 174._o pag._n 117._o page_n 175._o pag._n 178._o dugdale_n subornation_n of_o oath_n pa._n 93._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 138._o etc._n etc._n page_n 186._o dugdale_n improbable_a manner_n of_o swear_v page_z â—2_n pa._n 46._o etc._n etc._n p._n 728_o &c_n &c_n pag._n 130_o etc._n etc._n this_o oat_n affirm_v in_o langhorn_n trial_n page_n 101._o page_z 1â—9_n oates_n new_a forgery_n pag._n 102._o page_n 25._o pag._n 126._o oat_n his_o apostasy_n and_o sacrilege_n page_n 123._o turbervil_n perjury_n in_o seven_o particular_n page_n 120._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 122._o page_n 152._o page_n 109._o page_n 131._o page_n 108._o page_n 113._o page_n 181._o page_n 106._o page_n 180._o page_n 112_o page_n 110._o page_n 182._o page_n 101._o page_n 116._o turbervil_n loose_a manner_n of_o life_n page_n 154._o page_n 163._o the_o sum_n of_o my_o lord_n plea_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n pag_n 167._o etc._n etc._n p_o 199._o etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o the_o evidence_n against_o my_o lord_n page_z 17â—_n page_n 171_o etc._n etc._n page_n 184._o pag._n 151._o answer_v to_o my_o lord_n plea_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n my_o lord_n be_v particular_a address_n page_n 198._o page_n 212._o my_o lord_n high_a steward_n speech_n his_o relation_n impute_v to_o he_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o gild_n page_n 214._o the_o sentence_n page_n 54._o page_n 53._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n abide_v ibid._n a_o objection_n answer_v the_o intent_n of_o this_o epistle_n redemption_n in_o christ_n christ_n eph._n 2.8_o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o applicable_a by_o faith_n faith_n mar._n 16.16_o heb._n 11.6_o which_o be_v but_o one_o one_o eph._n 4.4_o etc._n etc._n etc._n jam._n 2.10_o 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