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in_o these_o omilitick_a virtue_n i_o can_v discern_v a_o fair_a proficiency_n in_o this_o reverend_a knight_n and_o what_o my_o knowledge_n can_v not_o reach_v be_v abundant_o supply_v and_o bring_v unto_o i_o by_o the_o joint_a testimony_n of_o those_o who_o know_v he_o and_o by_o a_o testimony_n which_o commend_v he_o to_o heaven_n and_o god_n himself_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o he_o so_o often_o fill_v thus_o do_v he_o walk_v on_o as_o a_o stranger_n comfort_v and_o support_v his_o fellow-pilgrim_n and_o reach_v forth_o his_o charity_n to_o they_o as_o a_o staff_n thus_o he_o express_v himself_o live_v and_o thus_o he_o have_v express_v himself_o in_o his_o last_o will_n which_o be_v voluntas_fw-la ultra_fw-la mortem_fw-la the_o will_n the_o mandate_n the_o language_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n speculum_fw-la morum_fw-la say_v pliny_n the_o glass_n wherein_o you_o may_v see_v the_o charity_n that_o be_v the_o face_n the_o image_n of_o a_o pilgrim_n by_o which_o he_o have_v 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fourscore_o year_n his_o body_n must_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n and_o his_o soul_n be_v return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o and_o be_v dead_a he_o yet_o speak_v speak_v by_o his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a speak_v by_o his_o fair_a example_n to_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o city_n to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v their_o conscience_n more_o than_o their_o purse_n vitamque_fw-la impendere_fw-la vero_fw-la and_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o resign_v all_o even_o life_n itself_o for_o the_o truth_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o friend_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o relict_n his_o virtuous_a and_o reverend_a lady_n once_o partner_n of_o his_o care_n and_o joy_n his_o fellow-travellour_a and_o to_o his_o child_n who_o be_v now_o on_o their_o way_n and_o follow_v a_o pace_n after_o he_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o why_o shall_v you_o weep_v i_o have_v lay_v by_o my_o staff_n my_o scrip_n my_o provision_n and_o be_o at_o my_o journey_n end_n at_o rest_n i_o have_v leave_v you_o in_o a_o valley_n in_o a_o busy_a tumultuous_a world_n but_o the_o same_o hand_n the_o same_o provision_n the_o same_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n will_v guide_v you_o also_o and_o promote_v you_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o we_o shall_v rest_v and_o rejoice_v together_o for_o evermore_o there_o let_v we_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o eternal_a rest_n with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n with_o all_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n all_o his_o fellow-pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n finis_fw-la by_o the_o force_a absence_n of_o the_o author_n from_o the_o press_n beside_o many_o point_n mistake_v these_o errata_fw-la have_v escape_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o amend_v as_o he_o find_v they_o pag._n 4._o l._n 12._o r._n transact_v p._n 12._o l._n 23._o r._n riddle_n p._n 25._o l._n 7.5_o these_o will_v bring_v in_o p._n 26._o l._n 39_o r._n not_o because_o he_o can_v but_o because_o he_o will_v not_o p._n 27._o l._n 13._o r._n buy_v mortal_a pag._n 33._o mark_fw-mi eulalia_n p._n 39_o l._n 10._o not_o p._n 65._o l._n 14._o cast_v himself_o into_o hell_n p._n 83._o ult_n this_o noise_n when_o pag._n 10._o l._n 5._o for_o that_o have_v p._n 13._o l._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 14._o l._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n mark_fw-mi tit._n for_o tim._n ibid._n l._n 7._o in_o they_o p._n 16._o c._n 6._o enter_v p._n 17._o l._n 21._o sublunary_a p._n 23._o l._n 39_o be_v the_o cause_n p._n 24._o l._n 25._o found_v on_o p._n 35._o l._n 40._o beautify_v p._n 45._o l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 54._o l._n 30._o for_o and_z be_v p._n 58._o l._n 27._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 63._o l._n 19_o affectual_a p._n 75._o l._n 9_o about_o p._n 78._o mark_fw-mi for_o deus_fw-la dvos_fw-la p._n 89._o l._n 30._o breath_n of_o fool_n p._n 89._o l._n 32._o abfuerunt_fw-la p._n 99_o l._n 8._o of_o the_o object_n p._n 100_o l._n 27._o for_o innocence_n justice_n p._n 104._o l._n 27._o start_v back_o ibid._n l._n 30._o intention_n ibid._n l._n 33._o shunk_o p._n 108._o l._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 118._o l._n 27._o victo_fw-la viâ_fw-la for_o victoriâ_fw-la p._n 121._o l._n 4._o wear_v out_o with_o p._n 122._o l._n 7._o steam_n p._n 125._o l._n 32._o maintain_v some_o error_n p._n 126._o l._n 35._o that_o which_o be_v p._n 136._o l._n 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 42._o measure_v out_o p._n 137._o l._n 25._o add_v that_o which_o be_v do_v often_o with_o that_o which_o be_v do_v always_o p._n 161._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 192._o l._n 18._o aegris_fw-la p._n 168._o l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 178._o l._n 13._o add_v many_o time_n make_v we_o speak_v what_o otherwise_o we_o will_v not_o p._n 207._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 208._o l._n 25._o r._n shine_v p._n 228._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 230._o l._n 16._o r._n the_o memory_n p._n 241._o l._n 5._o r._n lift_v we_o p._n 242._o l._n 37._o r._n over_o that_o p._n 244._o l._n 5._o r._n non_fw-la exercere_fw-la p._n 240._o l._n 25._o r._n not_o his_o mercy_n p._n 250._o l._n 13._o r._n to_o file_n and_o hammer_v they_o p._n 251._o l._n 39_o r._n of_o their_o faith_n ibid._n l._n 43._o r._n and_o now_o this_o heartless_a p._n 252._o l._n 25._o r._n but_o then_o p._n 253._o l._n 6._o r._n god_n will_v do_v p._n 260._o l._n 9_o r._n revile_v p._n 264._o l._n 1._o r._n usurp_v p._n 266._o l._n 18._o r._n disarm_v death_n p._n 283._o l._n 23._o r._n salviguardium_n ibid._n l._n 34._o deal_v the_o three_o inference_n p._n 300._o l._n 33._o r._n petrus_n damiani_n p._n 304._o l._n 44._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 306._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 307._o l._n 41._o r._n faceremus_fw-la p._n 325._o l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 331._o l._n 24._o r._n waste_v ourselves_o p._n 337._o l._n 46._o r._n for_o want_v of_o this_o p._n 338._o mark_fw-mi for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 343._o l._n 9_o r._n the_o love_n of_o that_o p._n 344._o l._n 3._o r._n sound_n p._n 345._o l._n 3._o r._n as_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n p._n 350._o l._n 10._o r._n define_v they_o p._n 351._o l._n 30._o r._n see_v in_o they_o p._n 353._o l._n 37._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 354._o l._n 14._o r._n if_o he_o be_v p._n 359._o l._n 20._o r._n and_o last_o of_o all_o p._n 362._o l._n r._n r._n make_v we_o feel_v p._n 363._o l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 364._o l._n 14._o add_v which_o when_o we_o can_v fill_v up_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 41._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 368._o l._n 34._o r._n tune_n p._n 370._o l._n 41._o r._n stick_v it_o in_o they_o p._n 373._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 374._o l._n ult_n r._n cynic_n p._n 403._o l._n 3._o r._n be_v this_o faith_n p._n 427._o l._n 37._o r._n kick_v p._n 447._o l._n 13._o r._n â—_o p._n 478_o l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 521._o l._n 11._o r._n now_o bow_v p._n 537._o l._n 3._o r._n they_o leave_v a_o soul_n p._n 574._o l._n 33._o r._n see_v in_o our_o city_n p._n 619._o l._n 22._o r._n to_o be_v remove_v