subject_n that_o they_o i_o say_v shall_v be_v no_o otherwise_o unite_v to_o a_o state_n but_o so_o as_o to_o ruin_v it_o and_o enrich_v themselves_o by_o its_o spoil_n let_v we_o suppose_v the_o estate_n that_o be_v in_o mainmort_a among_o the_o ecclesiastic_n possess_v by_o merchant_n or_o tradesman_n the_o commerce_n will_v have_v be_v much_o great_a in_o france_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o kingdom_n shall_v have_v be_v more_o rich_a and_o potent_a let_v we_o suppose_v that_o they_o have_v be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o general_n of_o army_n colonel_n and_o other_o military_a officer_n who_o like_o the_o turkish_a timariot_n shall_v entertain_v upon_o those_o estate_n so_o many_o thousand_o of_o marry_a man_n as_o may_v cultivate_v they_o what_o a_o incredible_a ease_n will_v that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a people_n who_o shall_v thereby_o be_v relieve_v from_o the_o burden_n of_o maintain_v so_o many_o troop_n what_o increase_v of_o people_n and_o wâ—…at_a riches_n will_v 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the_o four_o ember-week_n and_o other_o fast-day_n and_o the_o order_n of_o monk_n and_o nun_n have_v not_o be_v set_v up_o by_o superstition_n for_o this_o occasion_v a_o neglect_n in_o breed_v of_o cattle_n and_o even_o at_o present_a though_o most_o of_o the_o kingdom_n lie_v desolate_a there_o will_v be_v cattle_n enough_o if_o lent_n be_v abolish_v and_o land_n not_o abandon_v and_o though_o france_n be_v at_o less_o expense_n now_o as_o to_o the_o buy_n of_o foreign_a fish_n than_o it_o be_v before_o the_o war_n yet_o it_o still_o expend_v very_o great_a sum_n that_o way_n though_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o remote_a province_n from_o the_o sea_n seldom_o taste_v fish_n of_o any_o sort_n and_o even_o very_o rare_o of_o flesh-meat_n but_o lest_o any_o body_n shall_v imagine_v that_o i_o contradict_v myself_o in_o say_v that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n dont_fw-fr eat_v less_o fish_n since_o the_o observation_n of_o lent_n but_o rather_o more_o and_o that_o i_o 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they_o buy_v those_o young_a cattle_n poultry_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o town_n and_o country_n where_o they_o live_v which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v lose_v or_o very_o chargeable_a to_o the_o owner_n article_n xiii_o relate_v to_o the_o injustice_n violence_n and_o spiritual_a tyranny_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n which_o cause_v a_o unestimable_a damage_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n this_o spirit_n of_o injustice_n and_o inhumanity_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o popery_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o last_o war_n which_o they_o kindle_v secret_o and_o of_o the_o last_o persecution_n and_o of_o all_o the_o massacre_n and_o civil_a war_n that_o have_v be_v in_o france_n that_o same_o spirit_n of_o violenc_n set_v they_o whenever_o they_o meet_v with_o prince_n obnoxious_a to_o they_o to_o persecute_v all_o those_o with_o the_o utmost_a fury_n that_o differ_v from_o they_o in_o their_o opinion_n though_o they_o have_v no_o other_o foundation_n sor_n they_o but_o their_o own_o ambition_n pride_n and_o covetousness_n that_o spirit_n i_o say_v of_o injustice_n have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o france_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o world_n to_o judge_n whether_o they_o do_v not_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o ambition_n of_o that_o potent_a prince_n who_o be_v perhaps_o possess_v with_o the_o design_n of_o a_o uâ—…iversal_a monarchy_n to_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v convenient_a for_o he_o in_o order_n to_o aâ—…tain_v his_o end_n to_o destroy_v the_o reformation_n in_o england_n holland_n france_n and_o all_o other_o part_n and_o under_o that_o pretence_n to_o bring_v king_n james_n who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o bigote_v prince_n into_o the_o same_o design_n and_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o do_v all_o what_o we_o know_v he_o do_v it_o be_v by_o such_o method_n as_o these_o that_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n ruin_v all_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o christendom_n when_o she_o be_v in_o any_o way_n afraid_a that_o they_o will_v grow_v too_o potent_a then_o to_o be_v sure_o she_o inspire_v they_o by_o her_o emissary_n and_o confessor_n with_o such_o design_n as_o will_v lay_v they_o desolate_a and_o unpeople_v their_o country_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o have_v no_o mistrust_n of_o any_o such_o thingâ—…_n i_o shall_v not_o offer_v to_o compute_v the_o damage_n do_v by_o this_o article_n at_o any_o certain_a sumâ—…_n of_o money_n for_o every_o one_o may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o this_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o innumerable_a mischief_n article_n fourteen_o show_v plain_o how_o ruinous_a the_o popish_a â—…lergy_n be_v to_o the_o state_n of_o france_n in_o this_o that_o theâ—…_n contribute_v little_a to_o the_o great_a charge_n of_o â—…e_a â—…tion_n though_o they_o enjoy_v the_o half_a of_o all_o estate_n real_a and_o personal_a of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o â—…ught_v consequent_o to_o pay_v as_o much_o proportioâ—…ably_o to_o the_o king_n as_o those_o do_v who_o possess_v the_o other_o 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