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A02265
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Mystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho: Adams
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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1615
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STC 124; ESTC S100419
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the_o ring_n as_o the_o foreman_n of_o this_o mad_a morisco_n 1._o the_o epicure_n i_o will_v fain_o speak_v not_o only_o of_o he_o but_o with_o he_o can_v you_o tend_v it_o belly-god_n the_o first_o question_n of_o my_o catechism_n shall_v be_v what_o be_v your_o name_n epicure_n epicure_n what_o be_v that_o speak_v not_o so_o philosophical_o but_o tell_v we_o in_o plain_a deal_n what_o be_v you_o a_o lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o make_v much_o of_o myself_o bear_v to_o live_v and_o live_v love_v to_o take_v my_o ease_n one_o that_o will_v make_v my_o belly_n my_o executor_n and_o bequeath_v all_o my_o good_n to_o consumption_n for_o the_o consummation_n of_o my_o own_o delight_n hoh_o a_o goodfellow_n a_o merry_a man_n a_o madman_n what_o be_v your_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la pleasure_n wherein_o consist_v it_o rehearse_v the_o article_n of_o your_o belief_n i_o believe_v that_o delicacy_n junket_n quotidian_a feast_n sucket_n &_o marmulad_n be_v 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