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those_o to_o be_v certain_a argument_n of_o these_o thus_o be_v the_o poor_a astrologer_n treat_v for_o all_o his_o pain_n §_o 52._o after_o this_o manner_n of_o deal_v how_o shall_v i_o expect_v to_o fare_v hereafter_o if_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o lengthen_v my_o life_n so_o far_o as_o to_o methodize_v some_o of_o my_o many_o hundred_o or_o it_o may_v be_v thousand_o of_o experiment_n of_o several_a kind_n which_o i_o have_v faithful_o make_v and_o with_o great_a labour_n and_o industry_n accumulate_v in_o my_o long_a time_n of_o study_n in_o vain_a have_v i_o visit_v goal_n and_o hospital_n and_o use_v all_o other_o just_a and_o proper_a way_n to_o gain_v and_o heap_v up_o experiment_n in_o art_n if_o after_o all_o i_o must_v hope_v to_o be_v no_o better_o deal_v with_o for_o those_o my_o many_o year_n careful_a and_o painful_a endeavour_n after_o truth_n if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o portion_n the_o poor_a artist_n must_v expect_v all_o the_o reward_n he_o shall_v meet_v 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design_n or_o juggle_v and_o believe_v i_o may_v be_v able_a if_o occasion_n require_v to_o produce_v some_o evidence_n thereof_o which_o i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o have_v do_v have_v i_o be_v question_v soon_o but_o shall_v i_o be_v uncapable_a of_o produce_v any_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o i_o affirm_v the_o truth_n there_o print_v and_o deny_v all_o fraud_n juggle_v or_o design_n therein_o and_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v of_o bring_v as_o it_o be_v usual_a and_o satisfactory_a in_o the_o law_n in_o the_o case_n of_o spurious_a issue_n father_v on_o a_o man_n very_o honourable_a and_o worthy_a compurgator_n who_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o affirm_v that_o they_o believe_v i_o speak_v nothing_o in_o this_o matter_n but_o the_o truth_n §_o 56._o but_o alas_o if_o a_o man_n must_v be_v question_v for_o any_o thing_n of_o fact_n after_o such_o a_o time_n viz._n 24_o year_n it_o be_v odds_o indeed_o be_v not_o the_o supreme_a law_n of_o reason_n on_o our_o side_n but_o that_o the_o 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