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his_o bias_n into_o a_o extreme_a choler_n for_o he_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o pope_n holy_a religion_n think_v that_o when_o all_o argument_n have_v fail_v yet_o money_n will_v have_v win_v he_o and_o therefore_o see_v he_o so_o high_o to_o scorn_v and_o so_o disdainful_o to_o contemn_v so_o great_a offer_n he_o think_v it_o very_o strange_a and_o therefore_o see_v all_o his_o labour_n lose_v and_o his_o best_a hold_n prove_v so_o weak_a he_o fall_v from_o money_n to_o mere_a madness_n and_o forget_v himself_o and_o his_o duty_n break_v out_o into_o ill_a word_n and_o reproohfull_a term_n but_o when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v inform_v of_o it_o and_o see_v that_o this_o arrogant_a papist_n dare_v so_o far_o abuse_v the_o patience_n of_o so_o honourable_a a_o man_n therefore_o by_o their_o authority_n they_o forbid_v he_o the_o city_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o place_n be_v in_o such_o cafe_v and_o so_o this_o news_n bringer_n have_v his_o passport_n to_o be_v pack_v and_o to_o go_v home_o and_o count_v his_o silver_n and_o there_o to_o brag_v of_o his_o good_a success_n for_o he_o now_o can_v say_v by_o good_a experience_n that_o so_o much_o money_n as_o be_v enough_o to_o lead_v a_o hundred_o popish_a friar_n to_o and_o fro_o whither_o a_o man_n will_v like_o bear_n by_o the_o nose_n can_v not_o touch_v the_o conscience_n of_o one_o protestant_n much_o less_o make_v he_o a_o papist_n chap._n xxix_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o jesuit_n not_o long_o after_o come_v a_o monk_n nimble_a witted_a and_o learned_a a_o kinsman_n of_o his_o own_o who_o have_v a_o strong_a conceit_n that_o he_o can_v have_v reclaim_v he_o but_o he_o come_v too_o late_o the_o marquesse_n be_v dead_a before_o he_o come_v and_o thus_o it_o please_v god_n to_o deliver_v this_o sick_a gentleman_n from_o this_o troublesome_a tempter_n and_o this_o messenger_n of_o satan_n which_o come_v to_o have_v buffet_v he_o but_o he_o buffet_v yea_o and_o 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