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sanctam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la congregare_fw-la revocare_fw-la fovere_fw-la manutenere_fw-la protegere_fw-la regere_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la iniuriosis_fw-la &_o malitiosis_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la inimicis_fw-la semper_fw-la defendere_fw-la vae_fw-la regno_fw-la cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la pver_fw-la est_fw-la &_o cvius_fw-la principes_fw-la manè_fw-la comedunt_fw-la non_fw-la voco_fw-la regem_fw-la propter_fw-la paruam_fw-la &_o nimiam_fw-la aetatem_fw-la aetatem_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la stultitiam_fw-la &_o iniquitatem_fw-la &_o insanitatem_fw-la iuxta_fw-la prophetam_fw-la regem_fw-la viri_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la &_o dolosi_fw-la non_fw-la dimidiabunt_fw-la dies_fw-la suos_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la comestionem_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la gulam_fw-la per_fw-la gulam_fw-la luxuriam_fw-la per_fw-la luxuriam_fw-la omne_fw-la turpia_fw-la &_o perversa_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la iuxta_fw-la salomonem_fw-la regem_fw-la in_o malevolam_fw-la animam_fw-la non_fw-la introibit_fw-la sapientia_fw-la nec_fw-la habitabit_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la subdito_fw-la peccatis_fw-la rex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la à _fw-la regendo_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la regno_fw-la rex_fw-la eris_fw-la dum_fw-la bene_fw-la regis_fw-la quod_fw-la nisi_fw-la feceris_fw-la nomen_fw-la regis_fw-la non_fw-la in_o te_fw-la constabit_fw-la &_o nomen_fw-la regis_fw-la perdes_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la det_fw-la vobis_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la regnum_fw-la britanniae_fw-la sic_fw-la regere_fw-la ut_fw-la possitis_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la regnare_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la cvius_fw-la vicarius_fw-la est_fw-la be_v in_o regno_fw-la praedicto_fw-la cui_fw-la cum_fw-la patre_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o in_o english_a pope_n eleutherius_fw-la
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