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apposita_fw-la suspicio_fw-la i_o e._n i_o be_o not_o certain_a but_o the_o report_n may_v be_v false_a but_o their_o secret_a and_o night-meeting_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o ground_v a_o suspicion_n on_o 28._o on_o min._n foel_n octau._n p._n 27_o 28._o both_o these_o calumniator_n be_v visible_o act_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o genius_n which_o enable_v they_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o secret_a action_n and_o to_o turn_v suspicion_n into_o proof_n only_o the_o pagan_a be_v the_o more_o honest_a of_o the_o two_o for_o he_o report_v but_o what_o he_o hear_v ibid._n hear_v audio_fw-la eos_fw-la turpissimae_fw-la pecudis_fw-la caput_fw-la asini_fw-la consecratum_fw-la venerari_fw-la alâ—i_fw-la choose_fw-la serunt_fw-la ibid._n and_o seem_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o but_o our_o christian_a rector_n glory_n in_o be_v the_o discoverer_n of_o this_o great_a secret_n and_o report_v a_o figment_n of_o his_o own_o brain_n for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n it_o will_v 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a_o marginal_a note_n which_o i_o have_v almost_o over-â—ooked_n the_o corruption_n say_v he_o creep_v in_o first_o in_o the_o year_n 1638_o in_o a_o bible_n print_v at_o carbridge_n by_o tho._n buck_n and_o roger_n daâ—id_v printer_n to_o the_o university_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o manager_n of_o the_o press_n and_o in_o the_o interest_n of_o that_o presbyterian_a party_n 1._o whether_o r._n daâ—iel_n be_v in_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n i_o know_v not_o but_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o believe_v it_o because_o he_o affirm_v it_o he_o have_v make_v his_o word_n too_o cheap_a already_o to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o oracle_n a_o gentleman_n salop._n gentleman_n mr._n f._n talent_n of_o salop._n that_o be_v in_o cambrilge_n in_o 36_o and_o continue_a fellow_n of_o a_o college_n till_o 〈◊〉_d assure_v i_o he_o know_v tho._n â—uck_v very_o wâ—â—l_a and_o give_v this_o character_n of_o he_o that_o he_o waâ—_n a_o eminent_a grave_a church-of_a 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