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all_o other_o frivolous_a and_o fruitless_a computation_n and_o chronology_n wherein_o booker_n have_v foolish_o stuff_v and_o cram_v up_o a_o malicious_a lie_a pamphlet_n by_o he_o style_v a_o bloody_a irish_a almanac_n etc._n etc._n upon_o friday_n the_o twelve_o day_n of_o june_n there_o happen_v a_o notable_a conjunction_n of_o the_o two_o malevolent_a planet_n saturn_n and_o mars_n which_o conjunction_n notwithstanding_o it_o do_v not_o manifest_v itself_o with_o any_o storm_n thunder_n or_o lightning_n as_o john_n booker_n prognosticate_v in_o his_o un-sainted_n state-lying-kâ—lendar_a nor_o have_v be_v the_o prodromus_n of_o such_o loss_n ruin_n destruction_n and_o desolation_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o say_a pamphlet_n yet_o questionless_a the_o effect_n of_o that_o malicious_a meeting_n have_v already_o be_v notable_o show_v both_o in_o ireland_n and_o in_o many_o other_o kingdom_n and_o country_n city_n and_o town_n and_o upon_o 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ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la tamen_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o word_n here_o