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of thair body, frae the top of thair heid to the soill of thair feit, befoir and behind, within and without. I curse them gangand , and I curse them rydand , I curse thaim standand, and I curse thaim sittand; I curse them etand , I curse thaim drinkand, I curse thaim walkland, I curse thaim sleepand, I curse thaim rysand, I curse thaim lyand; I curse thaim at hame, I curse thaim fra hame, I curse them within the house, I curse thaim without the house, I curse thair wiffis, thair barnis , and thair servandis participand with thaim in thair deides. I wary thair cornys, thair catales, thair woll, thair scheip, thair horse, thair swyne, thair geise , thair hennys, and all thair quyk gude . I wary thair hallis, thair chalmeris , thair kechingis, thair stanillis , thair barnys, thair biris , thair bernyardis, thair cailyardis , thair plewis , thair harrowis, and the gudis and housis that is necessair for their sustentatioun and weilfair.
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I curse thair heid and all the haris of thair heid; I curse thair face, thair ene , thair mouth, thair neise, thair toung, thair teith, thair crag , thair schulderis, thair breist, thair hert, thair stomok, thair bak, thair wame , thair armes, thair leggis, thair handis, thair feit, and everilk part
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