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Excerpt from The Historie of Frier Rush: How He Came to a House of Religion to Seeke Service, and Being Entertained by the Priour, Was First Made Under Cooke; Being Full of Pleasant Mirth and Delight for Young People
Belpbegor who was Prince of Glutton Prince of Lechery, And Belzebub Prince of many other Diuels affembled together, which reioyced for the miforder of thefe Religious men. And as they were all afi'embled together with one accord: they chofe a Diuell to goe and dwell among thefe Religious men, for to maintaine them the longer in their vngracious lining, which Diuell was put in rayment like an earthly creature; and went to a Religious houfe, and there he flood at the gate a certaine f pace all alone with an beanie countenance. Then within awhile after the Priour came vnto the gate and efpied Rafi. the young - man {tanding there all alone. Anon he faid vuto him, what dofl thou here, and what wouldeft thou haue. The young man with great reuerence anfwered and (aid: Sir, I am a poore young man, and am out of fer uice, and faine would haue a Maif'ter. And Sir if it pleafe you to haue me, I {hall doe you diligent feruice, and fbali doe fo well that you and all your brethren and concur (hall be glad of me, for I {hall keepe 0 well your fecrets, that I truf't to obtaine at all times your good loue and fauour, and all theirs alfo.
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