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illusion_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o those_o who_o counterfeit_v themselves_o to_o be_v spirit_n in_o a_o house_n where_o themselves_o be_v domestical_o dwell_v do_v thereby_o cause_v the_o death_n of_o some_o other_o by_o their_o lascivious_a and_o lewd_a behaviour_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o do_v hold_v that_o they_o ought_v worthy_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o some_o arbitrarie_a pain_n &_o torment_n and_o i_o can_v give_v you_o a_o argument_n or_o experiment_n of_o the_o like_a deed_n in_o a_o manner_n whereof_o our_o civillian_n do_v make_v mention_n jurisconsult_a licinius_n ruffinus_n incomparatione_fw-la legum_fw-la mosis_fw-la &_o jurisconsult_a certain_a foolish_a young_a man_n do_v so_o rude_o cast_v or_o tosle_n up_o one_o of_o their_o companion_n that_o be_v throw_v somewhat_o high_o into_o the_o air_n than_o be_v reasonable_a he_o fall_v down_o so_o unhappy_o as_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v bruise_v and_o crush_v together_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o he_o die_v 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that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v banish_v into_o some_o island_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o do_v not_o accursius_fw-la either_o more_o or_o less_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o expound_v they_o the_o french_a word_n be_v sarlatans_n whereby_o be_v mean_v a_o kind_n of_o man_n who_o in_o arabia_n syria_n and_o other_o the_o east_n country_v do_v usual_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o charm_n take_v viper_n scorpion_n and_o other_o serpent_n in_o their_o bare_a hand_n &_o so_o carry_v they_o about_o do_v sell_v they_o for_o even_o those_o very_a law_n which_o he_o allege_v by_o way_n of_o argument_n to_o what_o purpose_n do_v they_o serve_v as_o touch_v his_o explication_n their_o scope_n be_v not_o to_o entreat_v of_o any_o other_o thing_n then_o of_o the_o arrabian_a scopelisme_n or_o of_o those_o mountybancke_n the_o which_o do_v use_v to_o carry_v about_o serpent_n and_o not_o of_o any_o manner_n of_o fear_n conceive_v or_o 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