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and_o reward_n whereby_o the_o innocent_n dosuffre_v damage_n and_o hurt_n whereby_o also_o right_a equity_n and_o justice_n be_v abuse_v and_o pervert_v 〈…〉_o bâ—â—ynst_v iâ—dgâ—s_v which_o do_v take_v gift_n whereby_o the_o â—nnocentes_n aâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o therefore_o it_o be_v speak_v open_o and_o manifest_o of_o those_o gift_n which_o be_v take_v to_o the_o hurt_n and_o wrong_n of_o the_o innocent_a &_o of_o he_o which_o be_v with_o out_o blame_v by_o these_o sentence_n &_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n all_o they_o be_v judge_v to_o eternal_a damnation_n which_o for_o their_o own_o profit_n and_o vantage_n do_v give_v sentence_n against_o right_a and_o justice_n which_o do_v main_a teyne_v and_o prolong_v unjust_a suete_n which_o do_v counterfeit_a just_a cause_n and_o quarrel_n for_o their_o own_o lucre_n and_o vantage_n &_o final_o who_o so_o ever_o do_v wrong_a and_o hurt_v the_o innocent_a for_o to_o get_v any_o gain_n or_o profit_n thereby_o it_o be_v general_o speak_v it_o 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occasion_n crafty_o â—to_z prolong_v and_o continewe_v the_o suit_n to_o the_o hurt_n and_o damage_n of_o any_o of_o the_o party_n or_o to_o colour_n &_o devise_v any_o crafty_a and_o unjust_a matter_n to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o the_o other_o part_n either_o accuser_n or_o defendar_fw-la in_o recompense_n of_o yâ—_z reward_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o be_v a_o open_a commandment_n of_o god_n to_o judge_v just_o &_o ryghtuous_o the_o very_a natural_a reason_n of_o man_n do_v both_o know_v and_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n for_o to_o abuse_v &_o corrupt_v the_o authority_n of_o rightuous_a judgement_n about_o the_o which_o question_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n do_v reason_n with_o itself_o ask_v whether_o that_o a_o good_a &_o godly_a judge_n &_o magistrate_n which_o for_o no_o reward_n wyldo_n wrong_v or_o perverte_v the_o right_n order_fw-fr of_o justice_n may_v take_v gift_n of_o the_o sueter_n before_o the_o cause_n be_v hear_v or_o after_o the_o sentence_n 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