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his_o ouncle_n who_o also_o do_v afterward_o forsake_v he_o for_o succour_v his_o father_n two_o brethren_n be_v enemy_n the_o one_o have_v a_o son_n the_o other_o have_v no_o child_n neverthe_o less_o by_o misfortune_n he_o become_v poor_a his_o nephew_n take_v his_o father_n good_n secret_o and_o releive_v his_o ouncle_n therewith_o the_o father_n perceive_v it_o and_o forbid_v he_o to_o do_v so_o any_o more_o yet_o he_o cease_v not_o from_o relieve_v he_o his_o father_n disherit_v he_o and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o his_o house_n he_o go_v unto_o his_o poor_a ouncle_n who_o adopt_v he_o for_o his_o son_n and_o at_o the_o last_o chanse_a by_o succession_n to_o be_v
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desire_n of_o revenge_n that_o stay_v she_o from_o make_v her_o choice_n according_a to_o her_o wicked_a intention_n thou_o will_v know_v where_o she_o have_v bestow_v that_o which_o she_o steal_v i_o believe_v that_o she_o have_v give_v it_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v save_v her_o life_n to_o have_v some_o more_o by_o the_o like_a mean_n nevertheless_o we_o will_v punish_v she_o alone_o that_o confess_v the_o fact_n until_o that_o thy_o sin_n do_v induce_v thou_o unto_o the_o like_a confession_n or_o that_o thou_o be_v convince_v by_o more_o apparent_a testimony_n and_o in_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v appease_v the_o god_n fulfil_v the_o law_n perform_v our_o duty_n and_o clear_v our_o conscience_n which_o command_v we_o to_o root_v out_o the_o wicked_a forth_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o public_a punishment_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o do_v better_a maintain_v the_o world_n in_o equity_n then_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o bad_a declamation_n 40._o 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