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body_n of_o germany_n move_v very_o slow_o and_o be_v enure_v to_o bear_v great_a burden_n yet_o there_o also_o we_o find_v joanâ—a_n of_o austria_n mother_n of_o charles_n the_o 5._o be_v put_v to_o perpetual_a sonment_n which_o example_n be_v adduce_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o mortoun_n in_o his_o discourse_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n whereof_o i_o rehearse_v a_o part_n before_o vindicate_v the_o depose_n &_o disow_a queen_n mary_n of_o scotland_n if_o say_v he_o we_o compare_v she_o with_o joanna_n of_o austria_n what_o do_v that_o poor_a wretch_n commit_v but_o that_o she_o can_v not_o want_v a_o little_a lustful_a pleasure_n as_o a_o remedy_n necessary_a for_o her_o age_n and_o yet_o poor_a creature_n she_o suffer_v that_o punishment_n of_o which_o our_o dame_n convict_v of_o most_o grievous_a crime_n now_o complain_v buchan_n rer._n scotic_a l._n b._n 20._o pag._n 748._o the_o duke_n of_o saxon_n the_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n and_o the_o magistrate_n of_o magdeburgh_n 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