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yet_o i_o have_v a_o further_a answer_n both_o to_o erasmus_n and_o uolusianus_n and_o whatsoever_o other_o have_v write_v after_o this_o sort_n that_o they_o speak_v and_o give_v title_n to_o those_o man_n they_o write_v of_o not_o according_a to_o that_o which_o they_o be_v but_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n &_o manner_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o they_o write_v and_o so_o we_o may_v read_v that_o uincentius_n and_o nicephorus_n write_v of_o victor_n speak_v far_o otherwise_o 38._o vinc._n 10._o li._n cap._n 124._o nicep_v 4._o li._n cap._n 38._o of_o he_o than_o eusebius_n do_v which_o notwithstanding_o write_v of_o the_o same_o man_n which_o they_o do_v the_o one_o call_v victor_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n falsify_v rome_n nicephorus_n falsify_v and_o the_o other_o faith_n that_o in_o glory_n he_o pass_v all_o the_o bishop_n before_o he_o which_o eusebius_n never_o make_v any_o word_n of_o even_o so_o uolusianus_n &_o erasmus_n live_v in_o the_o time_n when_o as_o they_o which_o 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