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death_n by_o god_n command_n but_o this_o sin_n reign_v by_o custom_n and_o be_v practise_v by_o authority_n in_o england_n as_o be_v describe_v by_o seneca_n what_o woman_n say_v he_o so_o 16._o sentc_n benif_n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o miserable_a or_o loathsome_a that_o will_v content_v herself_o with_o one_o pair_n of_o adulterer_n they_o be_v carry_v to_o one_o friend_n and_o they_o dine_v with_o another_o for_o every_o day_n they_o have_v one_o and_o count_v the_o keep_n of_o one_o leman_n good_a wedlock_n we_o read_v that_o the_o least_o punishment_n that_o the_o egyptian_n inflict_v upon_o adulterer_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o nose_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o privy_a part_n
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