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A10627
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The returne of the knight of the poste from Hell with the diuels aunswere to the supplication of Pierce Penilesse, with some relation of the last treasons.
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1606
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STC 20905; ESTC S101542
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queen_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n the_o lord_n spiri_fw-la tual_a and_o temporal_a the_o commons_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o all_o that_o either_o have_v attend_v they_o or_o come_v to_o behold_v they_o shall_v this_o day_n have_v be_v blow_v up_o with_o gunpowder_n now_o the_o lord_n in_o heaven_n defend_v quoth_v i_o and_o withal_o start_v back_o what_o have_v there_o be_v see_v any_o visible_a devil_n abroad_o that_o shall_v have_v act_v that_o ugly_a tragedy_n for_o sure_o no_o man_n or_o mankind_n can_v either_o have_v the_o brain_n to_o contrive_v or_o the_o hand_n to_o execute_v such_o a_o hydride_n and_o inhuman_a treason_n but_o say_v he_o devil_n i_o no_o denil_n they_o may_v hereafter_o through_o judgement_n prove_v devil_n but_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v man_n which_o boâ—h_v contrive_v and_o shall_v have_v execute_v have_v you_o quoth_v i_o hear_v any_o of_o their_o name_n their_o name_n reply_v he_o why_o i_o be_o of_o familiar_a acquaintance_n with_o they_o all_o he_o that_o shall_v have_v execute_v and_o be_v like_o wise_a a_o contriver_n be_v one_o guy_n do_v faulkes_n the_o especial_a plotte-lay_a be_v thomas_n piercy_n robert_n catesby_n the_o two_o winter_n john_n wright_n christopher_n wright_n and_o dinar_n other_o true_o answer_v i_o you_o do_v but_o delude_v i_o for_o these_o sellowe_n be_v of_o such_o under_o quality_n and_o so_o sarre_o from_o hope_n of_o advancement_n by_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o except_o all_o gentry_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o and_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o family_n i_o see_v not_o which_o way_n they_o shall_v have_v raise_v their_o fortune_n one_o step_n high_o â—s_n for_o fauke_n i_o never_o beard_n his_o name_n before_o for_o percy_n i_o know_v he_o long_o since_o at_o what_o time_n he_o be_v repute_v a_o good_a honest_a gentleman_n seruingmaâ—_n one_o that_o â—urst_v fight_v and_o have_v fight_v many_o tâ—l_a fray_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o get_v love_n among_o man_n and_o 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his_o harde_n with_o the_o best_a comeliness_n but_o for_o meâ—ling_v with_o matter_n of_o estate_n or_o alteration_n of_o kingdâ—s_n i_o never_o know_v any_o fool_n so_o mad_a as_o to_o hope_v of_o advancement_n by_o his_o fortune_n yet_o this_o in_o charity_n i_o must_v say_v of_o he_o he_o have_v a_o secret_a greatness_n of_o â—pitit_fw-la which_o have_v it_o like_o wise_a have_v no_o acquaintance_n but_o virtue_n may_v have_v deserâ—d_v much_o good_a both_o of_o his_o king_n &_o country_n as_o for_o winter_n they_n be_v man_n like_o fauke_n out_o of_o my_o â—llement_n therefore_o i_o think_v of_o they_o as_o of_o theâ—e_n deâ—dâ—_n that_o they_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o past_a and_o present_a remembrance_n but_o for_o the_o two_o write_n though_o they_o be_v man_n with_o whâ—_n i_o have_v little_a or_o no_o acquainiance_n yet_o be_v they_o man_n of_o who_o i_o have_v hear_v many_o vild_a discourse_n &_o therefore_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o evil_a the_o elder_a of_o 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utter_o banish_v touch_v they_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o such_o bestial_a unnaturalnes_n i_o know_v not_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v they_o like_o wise_a condemn_v the_o invention_n and_o reioyâ—st_n at_o the_o prevention_n which_o when_o i_o note_v i_o be_v much_o more_o inflame_a then_o ever_o i_o be_v before_o to_o understand_v the_o substance_n the_o rather_o when_o i_o consider_v how_o god_n and_o good_a man_n fool_n and_o fantasticke_n slave_n and_o villain_n &_o even_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n from_o the_o â—est_n to_o the_o worst_a join_v in_o one_o general_n applaud_v god_n mercy_n that_o have_v bring_v to_o light_v a_o treason_n of_o such_o not_o to_o be_v imagine_v monstrousness_n whereupon_o look_v up_o and_o dawn_n at_o last_o i_o espy_v a_o fellow_n with_o a_o hunger_n staruedlooke_v and_o a_o envious_a gesture_n with_o a_o threede-bare_a cloak_n and_o a_o half_a butâ—onde_fw-fr doublet_n with_o a_o neck_n almost_o ruâ—les_v and_o a_o waste_v all_o girdlesse_a with_o 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