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the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n i_o find_v the_o proportion_n far_o short_a of_o this_o account_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v contain_v therein_o about_o 380_o benefice_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a promotion_n no_o more_o than_o 73_o clergyman_n therein_o be_v then_o deprive_v for_o marriage_n or_o any_o other_o cause_n which_o far_o from_o the_o proportion_n of_o 12_o to_o 16_o scarce_o bear_v the_o proportion_n of_o 3_o to_o 16._o yet_o thornden_n and_o harpsfield_n be_v as_o vigorous_a in_o prosecute_a the_o marry_v clergy_n of_o that_o diocese_n as_o any_o zealot_n in_o any_o part_n of_o england_n 13.269_o as_o for_o the_o severe_a and_o unjust_a proceed_n against_o some_o of_o the_o marry_a clergy_n relate_v by_o the_o historian_n the_o author_n before_o mention_v atte_v the_o same_o thing_n 5._o but_o when_o the_o historian_n say_v they_o be_v all_o summary_o deprive_v i_o fear_v this_o be_v