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to_o prepare_v their_o body_n for_o the_o night_n debauch_n be_v the_o informer_n upon_o penal_a statute_n who_o to_o gain_v something_o to_o themselves_o put_v their_o neighbour_n to_o a_o treble_a charge_n these_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o be_v inclinable_a rather_o to_o swear_v too_o much_o than_o too_o little_a yes_o neglect_v their_o manifest_a duty_n to_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o accuse_v their_o neighbour_n of_o a_o small_a offence_n man_n of_o such_o principle_n and_o practice_n as_o these_o be_v they_o who_o beget_v a_o ill_a understanding_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n by_o information_n and_o suggestion_n which_o if_o they_o be_v but_o make_v public_a they_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o by_o these_o they_o endeavour_v to_o create_v in_o his_o majesty_n a_o dislike_n of_o other_o who_o be_v better_a than_o themselves_o in_o every_o respect_n and_o hence_o it_o occasion_n that_o our_o domestic_a affair_n be_v pry_v into_o i_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o say_v how_o legal_a these_o thing_n be_v or_o how_o far_o these_o proceed_n be_v warrant_v by_o law_n but_o i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o every_o man_n to_o consider_v whether_o he_o be_v not_o safe_a any_o where_n than_o at_o his_o own_o house_n whether_o his_o table_n may_v not_o become_v a_o snare_n to_o he_o and_o his_o own_o servant_n shall_v be_v the_o mean_n to_o cut_v his_o throat_n but_o if_o informer_n will_v acquaint_v themselves_o with_o the_o law_n concern_v information_n and_o suggestion_n they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o hasty_a in_o accuse_v other_o for_o the_o law_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o favour_v they_o at_o all_o but_o rather_o discourage_v such_o proceed_n for_o it_o give_v the_o party_n injure_v very_o good_a reparation_n and_o severe_o punish_v the_o informer_n if_o his_o accusation_n prove_v false_a as_o you_o will_v find_v by_o these_o statute_n 5_o ed._n iii_o 9_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o man_n from_o henceforth_o shall_v be_v attack_v by_o any_o accusation_n nor_o forejudged_n of_o life_n or_o limb_n nor_o his_o land_n tenement_n good_n or_o chattel_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n 37_o ed._n iii_o 18._o though_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o great_a charter_n that_o no_o man_n be_v take_v or_o imprison_v not_o put_v out_o of_o his_o freehold_n without_o process_n of_o law_n nevertheless_o divers_a people_n make_v false_a suggestion_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o well_o for_o malice_n as_o otherwise_o whereof_o the_o king_n be_v often_o grieve_v and_o divers_a of_o the_o realm_n put_v in_o damage_n against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o same_o charter_n wherefore_o it_o be_v