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cleâ—elye_o put_v a_o zion_n and_o his_o immaculate_a spouse_n or_o church_n upon_o his_o word_n only_a depend_n church_n compel_v to_o flee_v into_o desert_n apoc._n xuj_o 12._o man_n and_o woman_n that_o ryght_o beleve_v dare_v not_o than_o confess_v their_o faith_n but_o keep_v all_o close_a within_o they_o for_o than_o be_v satan_n alâ—â—de_v satan_n these_o monk_n every_o where_n assist_a he_o in_o the_o fournyshing_n out_o of_o that_o proud_a paint_a church_n of_o antichrist_n superstition_n hypocresye_n and_o vain_a glory_n be_v afore_o that_o time_n such_o vice_n as_o man_n be_v glad_a to_o hide_v vice_n but_o now_o in_o their_o gandyshe_a ceremony_n they_o be_v take_v for_o god_n dyvyne_a seruyce_n ¶_o sign_n and_o plague_n follow_v these_o mischief_n but_o now_o see_v what_o follow_v of_o these_o afore_o rehearse_v myscheve_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n dcccc_n and_o lxxxviij_o 988_o which_o be_v the._n xij_o year_n before_o that_o full_a thousand_o depart_v this_o 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from_o x._o to_o xuj_o to_o be_v xx_o to_o twenty-four_o to_o thirty_o â—nd_v so_o four_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sharp_a payment_n of_o xl_o thousand_o pound_n destruction_n and_o till_o they_o have_v nomore_o money_n to_o geve_v for_o the_o more_o the_o dane_n have_v strenthen_v the_o more_o covetouse_n and_o cruel_a they_o be_v evermore_o thus_o do_v they_o to_o the_o land_n innumerable_a harm_n in_o seek_v their_o own_o private_a commodite_n &_o so_o bring_v their_o own_o natyve_a people_n in_o most_o miserable_a thraldom_n for_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v the_o dane_n make_v strong_a and_o the_o englyshe_a nation_n become_v feeble_a and_o weak_a yea_o so_o wretched_a at_o the_o last_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o call_v everye_o vile_a slave_n among_o the_o say_a dane_n dane_n their_o gâ—oâ—_n lord_n but_o now_o â—arke_n the_o end_n secern_v these_o monk_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o thousand_o &_o xij_o 1012_o which_o be_v the._n twenty-four_o year_n from_o dunstanes_n depart_v and_o the._n xij_o from_o the_o devyls_n goingge_n four_o the_o dane_n after_o many_o great_a vyctorye_n within_o the_o realm_n fyered_a the_o city_n of_o caunterburye_n and_o enpryson_v the_o archebyshop_n than_o elphegus_n elphegus_n and_o as_o he_o and_o his_o monk_n be_v able_a to_o geve_v no_o more_o money_n they_o tythe_v they_o after_o this_o sort_n they_o slay_v always_o ix_o and_o reserve_v the_o ten_o to_o perpetual_a sorrow_n and_o seruytude_n till_o they_o have_v mourter_v of_o they_o to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o more_o than_o tythynge_n ix_o hondr_v there_o and_o in_o other_o quarter_n abroad_o and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o they_o hang_n up_o by_o the_o member_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a sygnifiâ—aon_n that_o plague_v to_o come_v then_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o sodometrye_n and_o most_o violent_a contempt_n of_o christian_a marriage_n plague_n ranulphus_fw-la cestrensis_n lib._n 6._o ca._n 13._o et_fw-la 15._o fabianus_n par_fw-fr 1._o ca._n 199._o ¶_o
the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o book_n book_n here_o have_v i_o paint_v out_o before_o your_o eye_n most_o dere_o belove_a country_n man_n the_o chaste_a holy_a consecrate_v &_o spiritual_a act_n of_o your_o enâ—lyshe_a votary_n priest_n monk_n &_o byshoppe_n from_o the_o world_n beginning_a to_o a_o full_a complete_a thousand_o year_n sens_fw-fr christ_n incarnation_n not_o all_o have_v i_o here_o rehearse_v for_o that_o be_v a_o labour_n without_o end_n they_o be_v so_o innumerable_a but_o a_o serten_a of_o they_o for_o everye_o age_n that_o you_o may_v up_o they_o perceyve_v what_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v in_o the_o next_o part_n or_o book_n book_n which_o shall_v begin_v at_o satan_n go_v four_o at_o large_a after_o his_o thousand_o year_n tyenge_a up_o apoca._n 20._o and_o so_o continue_v to_o this_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a._n md._n and._n li._n 1551._o that_o you_o may_v know_v what_o cheer_n have_v be_v among_o they_o what_o occupyenge_a they_o have_v have_v what_o masterye_n they_o have_v play_v &_o what_o miracle_n they_o have_v do_v for_o that_o thyme_n and_o space_n also_o i_o think_v it_o will_v apere_fw-la a_o other_o manner_n of_o thing_n then_o that_o which_o have_v go_v afore_o for_o so_o much_o as_o satan_n their_o ghostlye_o governoure_n large_a have_v for_o that_o time_n wrought_v most_o strong_o no_o more_o will_v i_o be_v ashamed_a to_o rehearse_v their_o filthy_a fact_n let_v they_o trust_v upon_o it_o than_o they_o have_v be_v to_o do_v they_o in_o effect_n and_o to_o set_v they_o four_o the_o for_o holy_a spiritual_a consecrate_v chaste_a honourable_a and_o ghostly_a good_a work_n work_n be_v abominable_a and_o most_o stynk_v knavery_n the_o world_n shall_v well_o know_v what_o sodomyte_v and_o devyls_n they_o be_v sodomite_n that_o have_v all_o this_o time_n contemn_v christen_v marriage_n institute_v of_o god_n and_o do_v not_o yet_o repent_v their_o most_o damnable_a do_n in_o that_o behalf_n but_o continue_v still_o the_o same_o lead_v their_o lyve_n in_o unspekeable_a fleshly_a fylthynesse_n christ_n promise_v once_o to_o all_o such_o as_o they_o be_v that_o all_o their_o hide_a mischeve_n shall_v come_v to_o light_v if_o they_o will_v not_o at_o the_o call_n of_o his_o most_o holy_a gospel_n repent_v nothing_o say_v he_o be_v so_o closelye_o hide_v among_o those_o spiritual_a murderer_n but_o wylbe_n clere_o openeed_a neither_o yet_o so_o secret_o covet_v but_o shall_v apere_fw-la manifest_v and_o be_v know_v to_o the_o world_n mat._n x._o â—_o marc._n iiij_o iiij_o luc._n xij_o 12._o christ_n suffer_v very_o long_o the_o phaâ—ysees_n and_o byshoppe_n the_o lewd_a predecessor_n of_o our_o proud_a spirytualte_n but_o when_o he_o once_o perceyve_v none_o other_o in_o they_o but_o contempt_n of_o his_o verity_n with_o wylfull_a resistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n buke_v he_o go_v fearcelye_a upon_o they_o with_o woe_n upon_o woe_n calling_n they_o all_o that_o nought_o be_v as_o hypocryte_n dyssembler_n dodypolle_n fool_n blind_a beast_n bellygodde_n scorner_n false_a prophet_n periure_v viper_n serpent_n devourer_n ravenour_n bryber_n thief_n tyrant_n murderer_n and_o fire_n brand_n of_o hell_n look_v the._n twenty-three_o chapter_n of_o mathewe_n 23._o and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o pour_v all_o this_o upon_o they_o and_o double_v it_o in_o the_o captyvyte_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o great_a vengeance_n of_o all_o innocent_a blood_n light_v grevouslye_o upon_o they_o for_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o that_o city_n be_v slay_v by_o vespasianus_n &_o titus_n titus_n to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o x._o hondr_v thousand_o of_o jue_v not_o only_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o regyon_n there_o but_o from_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n about_o which_o at_o that_o time_n come_v thyder_n to_o their_o eastre_n celebracyon_n beside_o these_o be_v there_o lead_v four_o from_o then_n captyve_a captyves_n xcvij_o thousand_o of_o who_o some_o be_v sell_v to_o the_o 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