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the_o wiseman_n and_o lawyer_n cenfess_v usury_n to_o be_v against_o nature_n yet_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n whence_o all_o good_a and_o right_a law_n be_v derive_v but_o only_o by_o the_o law_n of_o rome_n which_o when_o it_o be_v not_o deduce_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v no_o law_n but_o only_o a_o idol_n or_o false_a pretence_n of_o law_n and_o yet_o those_o infidel_n roman_n be_v so_o wise_a and_o so_o natural_o honest_a as_o to_o confess_v that_o usury_n can_v not_o stand_v by_o nature_n although_o be_v otherwise_o overcome_v by_o covetousness_n they_o seek_v how_o to_o make_v it_o lawful_a among_o they_o and_o so_o be_v it_o fulfil_v which_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o they_o 1._o rom._n 1._o whereas_o they_o have_v know_v god_n by_o his_o creature_n they_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n but_o vanish_v away_o in_o their_o own_o foolish_a devise_n 2._o rom._n 2._o do_v those_o thing_n which_o themselves_o condemn_v as_o 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meretrix_n 4._o de_fw-fr condict_v ob_fw-la turpem_fw-la causam_fw-la lib._n 4._o sed_fw-la non_fw-la turpiter_fw-la accipit_fw-la cùm_fw-la sit_fw-la meretrix_n the_o harlot_n do_v filthy_o in_o be_v a_o harlot_n but_o see_v she_o be_v a_o harlot_n she_o take_v not_o her_o wagy_n filthie_o â–ª_o that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o a_o filthy_a trade_n she_o yet_o make_v the_o money_n she_o own_o as_o the_o which_o be_v due_a to_o she_o when_o once_o she_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n but_o the_o usurer_n do_v not_o make_v the_o usury_n his_o own_o at_o all_o but_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o restore_v it_o to_o he_o of_o who_o he_o take_v it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v steal_v so_o much_o from_o he_o but_o now_o the_o man_n with_o who_o we_o dispute_v will_v needs_o have_v usury_n to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a contract_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n because_o they_o think_v that_o their_o own_o money_n be_v use_v and_o therefore_o that_o rent_n be_v due_a to_o they_o for_o it_o wherein_o they_o be_v christian_n be_v more_o gross_o deceive_v then_o ever_o the_o philosopher_n or_o civil_a lawyer_n be_v both_o which_o well_o see_v that_o no_o such_o contract_n can_v stand_v in_o nature_n 13._o exod._n 13._o but_o as_o god_n geve_v the_o two_o table_n unto_o moses_n upon_o the_o mount_n sinai_n do_v in_o manner_n nothing_o else_o but_o renew_v again_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v in_o manner_n wear_v out_o of_o the_o isralite_n heart_n through_o evil_a education_n and_o custom_n even_o so_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o geve_v we_o grace_n whereby_o the_o say_a law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v both_o exact_o know_v and_o sufficient_o observe_v of_o his_o member_n and_o servant_n that_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o say_v
or_o his_o heir_n or_o assign_n of_o who_o he_o take_v that_o unjust_a gain_n except_o the_o party_n that_o have_v right_a to_o that_o money_n do_v free_o and_o without_o all_o constraint_n or_o circumuention_n forgeve_v the_o det_fw-la but_o who_o so_o will_v be_v sure_a that_o he_o be_v forgeven_v i_o counsel_v he_o first_o of_o all_o to_o take_v his_o principal_n out_o of_o the_o merchauntes_n hand_n without_o put_v he_o in_o hope_n to_o have_v it_o again_o lest_o if_o he_o ask_v forgevenes_n while_o the_o money_n lie_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o do_v force_v the_o merchant_n to_o forgeve_v he_o who_o fear_v if_o he_o shall_v not_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v no_o long_o enjoy_v the_o money_n ▪_o but_o when_o he_o have_v take_v up_o his_o principal_n have_v the_o det_fw-la afterward_o free_o forgeven_a he_o then_o will_v i_o exhort_v he_o also_o rather_o to_o let_v the_o honest_a merchant_n free_o to_o use_v his_o money_n then_o that_o it_o shall_v lie_v idle_a by_o he_o thus_o have_v i_o brief_o give_v as_o it_o be_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o usury_n as_o mind_v to_o provoke_v he_o that_o before_o think_v little_a thereof_o to_o be_v hereafter_o the_o more_o careful_a and_o fearful_a lest_o he_o abuse_v the_o contract_n of_o geve_v to_o lone_a which_o god_n provide_v for_o the_o great_a benefit_n of_o our_o poor_a neighbour_n and_o by_o these_o few_o example_n but_o special_o by_o the_o reason_n whereby_o usury_n be_v reprove_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n the_o reader_n may_v conjecture_v when_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o usury_n and_o when_o he_o be_v free_a from_o it_o and_o when_o all_o other_o knowledge_n fail_v he_o may_v ask_v counsel_n of_o some_o learned_a and_o discreet_a man_n who_o be_v able_a to_o show_v he_o that_o which_o lack_v in_o this_o treatise_n for_o my_o chief_a purpose_n herein_o be_v only_o to_o show_v how_o great_a a_o vice_n usury_n be_v even_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o how_o wary_a and_o careful_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o avoid_v and_o eschew_v the_o same_o scriptum_n hoc_fw-la de_fw-la usura_fw-la lectum_fw-la &_o approbatum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la viris_fw-la sacrae_fw-la theologiae_n &_o anglici_fw-la idiomatis_fw-la peritissimis_fw-la quare_fw-la tutò_fw-la ewlgari_fw-la &_o imprimi_fw-la posse_fw-la judico_fw-la cunerus_n petri_n pastor_n s._n petri_n lovanij_fw-la 8._o april_n an._n 1568._o stylo_fw-la communi_fw-la seu_fw-la romano_n the_o chapiters_n and_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n the_o first_o chapter_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o the_o argument_n which_o be_v common_o make_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o usury_n and_o what_o be_v usury_n fol._n 1._o 2._o that_o usury_n be_v forbid_v by_o god_n law_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a damnation_n fol._n 3._o b._n 3._o whence_o bargain_n proceed_v and_o why_o almosdeede_n be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n fol._n 8._o a._n 4._o of_o gevinge_v to_o lone_a or_o of_o lendinge_v which_o be_v natural_o free_a contract_n fol._n 13._o b._n 5._o how_o much_o it_o import_v that_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o every_o contract_n belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n shall_v be_v inviolable_o keep_v and_o maintain_v fol._n 22._o b._n 6._o that_o the_o usurer_n in_o set_v out_o his_o money_n for_o gain_n do_v and_o can_v not_o but_o geve_v his_o money_n to_o lone_a fol._n 28._o a_o 7._o how_o heynouse_a and_o how_o much_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o geve_v to_o lone_a and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n the_o vice_n of_o usury_n be_v fol._n 33._o a._n 8._o that_o the_o heathen_n condemn_v usury_n foe_fw-mi 50._o b._n 9_o that_o the_o civil_a law_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v usury_n to_o spring_n or_o arise_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v give_v to_o lone_a but_o rather_o to_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o fol._n 53_o a_o 10._o certain_a example_n of_o usury_n whereby_o it_o may_v the_o better_o be_v know_v what_o be_v usury_n and_o what_o be_v not_o and_o of_o the_o restitution_n which_o the_o usurer_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v fol._n 62._o b_z fault_n escape_v in_o print_v fault_n pag._n lin._n correction_n it_o to_o 14._o b._n 7._o it_o be_v to_o seem_v the_o 24._o a._n 5._o serve_v the_o and_o the_o 40._o a._n 19_o and_o as_o the_o be_v to_o 41._o b._n 13._o it_o be_v to_o of_o ge-to_a 50._o a._n 18._o of_o geve_v to_o respicite_fw-la volatilia_fw-la coeli_fw-la et_fw-la pullos_fw-la corvorum_n