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tarquin_n the_o proud_a the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n of_o julyus_n cesar_n reed_n suetonius_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o he_o reed_n the_o proverb_n amphictiones_fw-la prescription_n be_v when_o any_o man_n have_v have_v possession_n of_o house_n or_o land_n so_o long_o time_n as_o any_o man_n alyve_a can_v remember_v as_o by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o c._n year_n or_o more_o malae_fw-la fidei_fw-la possessio_fw-la stulfae_n fidei_fw-la possessio_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la facti_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la juris_fw-la nota._n prescription_n be_v make_v only_o of_o dumb_a &_o unresonable_a thing_n pope_n will_v try_v their_o right_a by_o war_n &_o nat_n by_o the_o law_n the_o fraud_n &_o craft_n of_o pope_n boniface_n the_o ix_o not_o inferior_a in_o wickedness_n to_o boniface_n the_o viij_o tarquin_n a_o proper_a &_o seemly_a act_n for_o a_o pope_n to_o do_v innocentius_n the_o seven_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o rome_n eugenius_n the_o iiii_o of_o that_o name_n be_v fame_n â—o_o diâ—gyse_v hin_a self_n in_o a_o monk_n cowl_n &_o so_o to_o save_v the_o water_n of_o tybiâ—_n the_o romayn_v shoâ—â—â—g_a &_o â—â—â—owing_v stone_n after_o he_o titus_n flaminius_fw-la the_o pope_n study_v as_o moche_v as_o he_o can_v to_o bring_v all_o man_n into_o bonndage_n &_o thraldom_n 3._o regum_fw-la 2_o the_o roma_n be_v have_v far_o gretter_n cause_n to_o rebelle_fw-fr against_o the_o pope_n than_o the_o israelyte_n have_v against_o roboam_n esaie_n 14._o the_o fountain_v and_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n and_o decay_n of_o italye_n jacobi_fw-la .3_o psal_n 117_o mat._n 24_o lucae_n 12._o the_o pope_n sow_v the_o seed_n of_o discord_n &_o debate_n be_v not_o these_o very_a apoâ—toâ—â—_n call_v virtue_n the_o pope_n sell_v all_o thing_n the_z comune_a weal_n the_o sacrament_n the_z ecclesiastical_a office_n you_o &_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o for_z money_n the_o good_n which_o the_o pope_n get_v sinful_o and_o ungratious_o he_o spend_v more_o ungratious_o &_o wicked_o esaie_n 36._o at_o the_o pope_n &_o his_o follower_n do_v all_o abominable_a sinner_n fetch_v the_o ensample_n &_o also_o the_o excusation_n of_o their_o wretched_a &_o naughty_a life_n roma_fw-it 2._o over_o moche_n wealth_n &_o abundance_n of_o riches_n destroy_v the_o valiauntnes_n of_o the_o romayn_v 3._o regum_fw-la 11_o silvester_n and_o the_o other_o holy_a pope_n be_v but_o small_a possessioner_n pope_n leo_n the_o .9_o our_o pope_n of_o late_a time_n â—â—dy_n to_o be_v as_o â—erre_v excellent_a in_o wickedness_n &_o folye_a as_o the_o old_a pope_n be_v excellent_a 〈◊〉_d virtue_n wyâ—dome_n o_o the_o charitable_a and_o godly_a wish_n of_o valla._n ephes_n 6._o the_o donation_n of_o constantyne_n be_v not_o find_v in_o any_o authentical_a book_n or_o in_o any_o approve_a history_n damasus_n 〈◊〉_d pope_n at_o 〈◊〉_d iheromes_n â—â—â—queste_n dydâ—_n write_v the_o act_n of_o his_o predecessor_n â–ª_o astulphus_n king_n of_o lombardye_o steven_n the_o ii_o anoint_a pippin_n the_o king_n 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