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in_o m._n paris_n may_v be_v rely_v on_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1210._o venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la generalem_fw-la vocationem_fw-la regis_fw-la abbates_n priores_fw-la abbatissae_n 230._o abbatissae_n p._n 230._o without_o any_o intimation_n that_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o come_v by_o proxy_n only_o and_o not_o personal_o to_o this_o meeting_n what_o be_v it_o then_o that_o make_v dr._n w._n think_v this_o to_o be_v a_o assembly_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a composition_n it_o must_v be_v because_o he_o find_v presbyter_n and_o deacon_n there_o but_o that_o this_o be_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a thing_n appear_v from_o the_o instance_n i_o have_v already_o produce_v and_o yet_o further_o from_o these_o that_o follow_v for_o in_o the_o year_n 697._o the_o constitution_n of_o wither_a be_v make_v by_o the_o bishop_n &_o caeteri_fw-la ordines_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la illius_fw-la gentis_fw-la 194._o gentis_fw-la in_o a_o mix_v council_n for_o the_o viri_fw-la 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consent_v to_o and_o approve_v what_o be_v do_v there_o but_o not_o often_o to_o have_v deliberate_v or_o determine_v just_o as_o the_o lesser_a member_n of_o the_o german_a colloquia_fw-la or_o synod_n the_o pattern_n of_o our_o english_a one_o be_v represent_v by_o hincmar_n book_n hincmar_n in_o the_o passage_n mention_v p._n 30._o of_o â—his_fw-la book_n to_o have_v interpose_v in_o they_o the_o doctrine_n