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so_o be_v the_o secret_n that_o god_n open_v to_o babe_n and_o hyde_v from_o the_o wise_n 14_o and_o i_o say_v saint_n johan_n perceyve_v it_o evidentlye_o in_o mi_fw-mi before_o understand_v that_o this_o woman_n the_o very_a wise_n of_o the_o devyll_n and_o of_o his_o beastlye_o body_n for_o the_o byshoppe_n be_v the_o husband_n of_o their_o romyshe_a church_n be_v all_o drunken_a in_o the_o bloudye_a slaughter_n of_o the_o saint_n or_z earnest_a christian_a believer_n &_o in_o the_o excedinge_v tyrannouse_a murder_n of_o thâ—_n faithful_a wytness_n of_o jesu_n or_o syncereâ—_n preacher_n of_o his_o word_n for_o neither_o oâ—_n both_o she_o spare_v beside_o all_o godly_a wysdome_n be_v she_o and_z forgetful_a of_o herself_o through_o this_o same_o bloudye_a dronkeâ—â—nesse_n so_o great_a excess_n have_v she_o take_v 15_o and_o when_o i_o perseyve_v and_o see_v she_o with_o all_o her_o adder_n whelp_n so_o beasâ—â—ty_a she_o say_v saint_n johan_n with_o exceed_a wonder_n i_o maruel_v 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