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that_o my_o only_a purpose_n be_v to_o prove_v the_o thing_n by_o reason_n that_o in_o thy_o reason_n and_o obieccyon_n against_o i_o that_o thou_o allege_v no_o manner_n text_n nor_o authoryte_n neither_o of_o the_o boky_n of_o the_o old_a bible_n nor_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n neither_o of_o no_o other_o book_n of_o that_o that_o thou_o calleste_v the_o holy_a scrypture_n of_o the_o devynrte_n of_o thy_o crrsten_a faith_n nor_o of_o the_o law_n make_v therefore_o which_o thou_o by_o thy_o faith_n be_v bind_v to_o belyve_a for_o thou_o may_v well_o know_v it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o thing_n in_o vain_a to_o allege_v such_o textrs_n or_o authorrtee_n to_o i_o for_o that_o that_o i_o and_o all_o other_o turky_v of_o our_o law_n and_o sect_n will_v utter_o deny_v many_o of_o the_o prynciple_n and_o many_o of_o the_o textu_n and_o authorrtee_n of_o thy_o crysten_v believe_v and_o forth_n ¶_o comyngo_n ¶_o because_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d so_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o with_o aledge_a 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t_o it_o seeeh_n her_v or_o perceyve_v by_o any_o of_o the._n v._n sensy_v all_o for_o y_fw-fr â—_o body_n and_o for_o the_o fee_a pleasure_n or_o ease_v of_o the_o body_n and_z to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o bodily_a desire_n or_o appetyte_v and_o the_o brute_n beast_n never_o move_v nor_o styre_v nor_o labour_v voluntare_o but_o only_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o body_n as_z for_o his_o fee_a and_o conseruacyon_n of_o the_o body_n also_o the_o brute_n best_a have_v no_o natural_a inclynacyon_n nor_o desire_n to_o any_o thing_n but_o that_o that_o be_v for_o the_o conseruacyon_n of_o his_o body_n therefore_o since_o the_o brute_n beast_n judge_v all_o for_o the_o body_n natural_o covet_v nor_o desire_v nothing_o but_o for_o the_o body_n it_o follow_v well_o that_o the_o pryncypall_a perfeccyon_n &_o exysten_v of_o the_o brute_n best_a be_v only_o the_o bodily_a life_n which_o bodily_a life_n be_v mortal_a and_o corruptyble_a so_o the_o wytte_n or_o sense_n and_o the_o organ_n 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the_o soul_n of_o man_n use_v not_o always_o his_o operacyon_n and_o property_n caput_fw-la xviii_o comyngo_n ¶_o yet_o i_o thynk_v by_o reason_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o understanding_n shall_v be_v corruptible_a because_o it_o seem_v though_o it_o depend_v not_o upon_o the_o hole_n body_n yet_o it_o depend_v upon_o che_fw-mi brain_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o hedâ—_n which_o be_v the_o pryncypall_a part_n of_o the_o body_n for_z when_o a_o man_n be_v hurt_v in_o the_o brain_n anon_o his_o reason_n and_o understand_v begyn_v to_o faint_v and_o go_v away_o than_z anon_o that_o man_n lese_v his_o understand_v therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o fall_n the_o brain_n be_v clere_o peryssh_v and_o corrupt_a that_o all_o y_fw-mi â—_o understand_a which_o be_v you_o â—_o soul_n be_v clere_o peryssh_v &_o corrupt_a ¶_o gyn._n ¶_o that_o be_v plain_o untrue_a and_o must_v needs_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o understan_fw-mi ding_n depend_v upon_o the_o brain_n for_o though_o the_o brain_n be_v 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learn_v that_o reason_n &_o scyens_fw-fr that_o a_o neither_o can_v not_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o plain_o and_o well_o declare_v ¶_o gyn._n ¶_o as_o i_o say_v to_o the_o before_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v nought_o else_o but_o the_o undysposycyon_n of_o his_o body_n because_o of_o the_o humour_n in_o his_o heed_n or_o in_o his_o body_n which_o perturb_v it_o for_z when_o the_o heed_n and_o the_o body_n be_v full_a of_o humour_n by_o excessyve_a et_a or_o drynk_n than_o y_z t_z man_n use_v not_o his_o understan_n ding_o so_o perfyte_n as_o he_o do_v when_o the_o body_n be_v clear_a of_o such_o superfluous_a hu_o mours_z for_z when_o a_o man_n be_v fast_v than_z he_o use_v his_o understanding_n more_o perfyte_n than_o when_o his_o body_n be_v so_o replete_a with_o superfluous_a humour_n and_o the_o meet_a or_o y_a â—_o drink_v undyge_v therefore_o because_o some_o man_n be_v of_o such_o complexyon_n and_o be_v never_o without_o such_o humour_n &_o their_o heed_v never_o clean_o but_o full_a of_o superfluous_a humour_n therefore_o they_o never_o use_v their_o understanding_n so_o parfyte_n &_o clear_a as_o other_o man_n that_o be_v of_o pure_a complexyon_n and_z their_o heed_v less_o trouble_v with_o such_o superfluous_a humour_n and_o also_o thou_o see_v this_o oft_o by_o experience_n that_o many_o a_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o learn_v and_o to_o understande_v some_o scyens_fw-fr and_o to_o perceyve_v the_o reason_n thereof_o quyck_o &_o perfyt_o and_o to_o learn_v a_o neither_o scyens_n or_o cunning_a he_o be_v nothing_o apt_a but_o very_o dull_a as_o sometime_o if_o two_o man_n of_o like_a age_n be_v the_z one_o be_v apt_a to_o learn_v or_o to_o understande_v the_o scyens_n of_o musyke_a and_o sing_v of_o dyscant_n but_o to_o learn_v the_o scyens_n of_o logyke_a or_o philosophy_n he_o shall_v be_v but_o dull_a and_o the_o other_o man_n shall_v be_v apt_a to_o learn_v and_o also_o to_o understande_v the_o scyens_n of_o logyke_a and_o phylosophye_n but_o 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there_o remaynyth_v some_o deformite_n in_o his_o face_n or_o other_o part_n of_o his_o bodyâ—_n as_o that_o his_o skin_n of_o his_o face_n be_v parch_v and_o shrink_v by_o brennyge_a of_o fire_n or_o elles_fw-fr bleryed_a or_z his_o nose_n rot_v t_v away_o and_o so_o his_o face_n utter_o deform_a or_o ellis_fw-la any_o other_o member_n of_o his_o body_n deform_a and_o yet_o the_o man_n be_v clear_a hole_n of_o all_o syknes_n and_o strong_a and_o able_a to_o do_v good_a seruyce_n to_o his_o prince_n in_o diverse_a room_n and_o office_n in_o his_o house_n all_z though_o it_o be_v not_o convenyent_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o prince_n to_o have_v this_o deform_a person_n to_o be_v in_o his_o chamber_n of_o estate_n or_o in_o his_o hall_n yet_o this_o person_n so_o deform_v &_o be_v hole_n may_v serve_v this_o prince_n in_o his_o kychen_n there_o to_o be_v his_o scollyon_n or_z in_o some_o other_o offyce_v to_o bear_v water_n wood_fw-mi or_o to_o cleanse_v gutter_n or_o other_o 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