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finis_fw-la viz_o 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o world_n to_o the_o roman_a chair_n this_o be_v the_o canon_n oppose_v by_o the_o forgery_n forgery_n dr._n still_o sermon_n on_o act_n 24._o 17._o pag._n 45._o 45._o dr._n still_o sermon_n on_o act_n 24._o 17._o pag._n 45._o iren._n proem_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o cap_n 〈◊〉_d vin._n lir._n cap_n 39_o ibid._n ibid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d an._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d s._n bern._n serm._n 〈◊〉_d in_o cant._n s._n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n confer_v cap_n 7._o divis._n 5._o bin._n tom._n 1._o tractat_fw-la de_fw-la primate_n etc._n etc._n council_n nicen._n 1._o can._n 4._o council_n nic._n 1._o can._n 5._o council_n carth._n 6._o epist._n ad_fw-la celestin._n epist._n council_n carthag_n 6._o ad_fw-la celestin._n baron_fw-fr daillè_fw-la concern_v the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o father_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o council_n chalced._n act._n 16._o tom._n 2._o council_n council_n chalced._n can._n 28._o greg._n lib._n 6._o epist._n 30._o lib._n 4._o epist._n 32._o lib._n 6._o epist._n 30._o greg._n lib._n 4._o epist._n 34._o helvic_n chronol_n platin._n in_o vir_fw-la bonif_n 3._o piatin_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n nicen_n 2._o act._n baron_fw-fr an._n 〈◊〉_d 5._o nn_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 84._o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d an._n gen._n 34_o 1_o king_n baron_fw-fr an._n christ._n 865._o nu_fw-la 4._o baron_fw-fr an._n 865._o nu_fw-la 6._o a_o 865._o nu_fw-la 7._o ibid_fw-la nu_fw-la 7._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 14._o confer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr rome_n pont._n 〈◊〉_d i._o cap._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr epistolis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d an._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o vita_fw-la marc._n bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o baron_n an._n christ._n 357._o liberii_n 6._o nu_fw-la 32_o 33._o bfn._n in_o vit_fw-mi liberii_n bellarm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la bin._n 〈◊〉_d pist_o 3._o damasi_fw-la &_o in_o epist_n hieron_n ad_fw-la damas._n ibid._n ibid._n clausule_n insuesa_fw-la sus_fw-la picionem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 15_o the_o forgery_n father_v on_o the_o holy_a ghost_n blondel_n cap._n 6._o earon_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n turrian_n can._n 84._o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o clement_n e._n pist_o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n vid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nicol._n epist_n dedicatad_n six_o v._n nicol._n 〈◊〉_d lectori_fw-la nicol._n t._n pogr_n lectori_fw-la no_o legatus_fw-la à _fw-la latere_fw-la nicol._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr council_n &_o eccles._n lib_n 〈◊〉_d cap_n 〈◊〉_d in_o nat._n martyrol_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d april_n daille_n pag._n 45._o etc._n etc._n thing_n put_v into_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o ephesus_n 〈◊〉_d nicolinus_n a_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o pope_n an._n 520._o **_o cunning_a honest_a man_n like_o merlin_n printer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d an._n 〈◊〉_d an._n 〈◊〉_d s._n peter_n order_n about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d airy_a airy_a clerk_n an._n 184._o an._n 158._o colos._n 2._o 18_o 19_o easeb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d an._n 296._o peter_n crab_n an._n 304._o a_o 309._o an._n 311._o 311._o bin._n not._n in_o constant._n edict_n a_o forgery_n beginning_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o h._n ghost_n ghost_n all_o the_o noble_n and_o the_o se._n nate_fw-fr convert_v in_o a_o moment_n moment_n not_o build_v ibid._n constanti_fw-la e_fw-la the_o great_a give_v his_o clothes_n to_o s_o peter_n and_o s._n paul_n in_o heaven_n the_o pope_n guard_n secular_a power_n the_o pope_n army_n the_o pope_n horse_n false_a latin_a and_o nonsense_n ibid_fw-la the_o pope_n modesty_n 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a the_o pope_n groom_n or_o stirrup-holder_n ibid._n the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o pope_n the_o head_n of_o religion_n the_o sanction_n of_o the_o decree_n council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregory_n the_o great_a be_v blasphemous_a title_n bin._n not_o in_o const_n intin_n 〈◊〉_d forgery_n in_o the_o name_n of_o eusebius_n the_o act_n of_o sylvester_n forge_v greg._n lib._n 〈◊〉_d ep._n 30_o greg._n lib._n 4._o epist._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pope_n leo._n 〈◊〉_d citet_fw-la the_o donat_n on_o on_o the_o grave_a and_o most_o learned_a doctor_n among_o the_o papist_n use_v it_o without_o any_o suspicion_n constantin_n donat._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d a_o forger_n theod._n in_o colos._n 2._o epiphan_n hare_n 60._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-mi ss_z beatcap_n 20._o bin._n in_o council_n rom._n 〈◊〉_d sylvest_n 〈◊〉_d bin._n in_o ep_n ashan_n ad_fw-la marc_n 〈◊〉_d in_o epist._n julii_n epist._n council_n carth._n 6._o add_v calestin_n ibid._n bel._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2_o cap._n 25._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n bin._n marg_n in_o clement_n epist._n 1._o 1._o fab_n epist_n 1._o 1._o an._n christ_n 238._o s._n peter_n forge_v oration_n oration_n the_o roman_a bishop_n
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