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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42518	A short history of monastical orders in which the primitive institution of monks, their tempers, habits, rules, and the condition they are in at present, are treated of / by Gabriel d'Emillianne.	Gavin, Antonio, fl. 1726.	1693 (1693)	Wing G394; ESTC R8086	141,685	356

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benet_n and_o congregation_n of_o st._n maurus_n p._n 118_o of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n hierom_n p._n 121_o the_o hermit_n of_o st._n hierom_n p._n 122_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o hieronimite_n of_o montebello_n p._n 123_o the_o reformation_n of_o lupo_n d'_fw-fr olmedo_n p._n 124_o the_o congregation_n of_o hieronimite_n of_o fiesole_n p_o 125_o of_o some_o religious_a order_n which_o follow_v the_o rule_n of_o st._n austin_n p_o 127_o the_o order_n of_o st._n anthony_n ibid._n the_o order_n of_o premontre_n p._n 130_o the_o order_n of_o gilbertin●s_n in_o england_n p._n 133_o the_o ord._n of_o maturine_n or_o trinitary_n p._n 135_o the_o order_n of_o mercy_n for_o the_o redeem_v of_o captive_n p._n 138_o the_o order_n of_o armenian_n ibid._n the_o order_n of_o servant_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n p._n 139_o the_o order_n of_o the_o hermit_n of_o st._n paul_n p._n 140_o the_o order_n of_o jesuiti_n p._n 141_o the_o order_n of_o st._n ambrose_n in_o the_o wood_n p._n 142_o the_o order_n of_o apostolin_n p._n 143_o the_o order_n of_o the_o brother_n of_o charity_n call_v otherwise_o st._n john_n of_o god_n or_o ignorant_a friar_n p._n 144_o the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n call_v cruciferi_fw-la in_o italy_n p._n 146_o the_o order_n of_o dominican_n friar_n p._n 147_o the_o order_n of_o carmelites_n p._n 153_o the_o order_n of_o vnshod_a carmelites_n p._n 156_o the_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n p._n 158_o the_o order_n of_o minor_n friar_n call_v sabbotier_n or_o wooden_a shoe-beare_n p._n 172_o the_o order_n of_o minor_n conventual_n p._n 173_o the_o order_n of_o capucines_n p._n 174_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n of_o penitency_n p._n 176_o the_o order_n of_o minim_n or_o good_a man_n p._n 177_o of_o some_o order_n of_o regular_a clerk_n and_o father_n of_o common_a life_n p._n 184_o the_o order_n of_o divine_a love_n or_o theatin_o p._n 185_o the_o order_n of_o somask_n p._n 187_o the_o order_n of_o jesuit_n p._n 188_o the_o order_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o oratory_n p._n 207_o the_o order_n of_o the_o father_n of_o well-dying_a p._n 209_o the_o order_n of_o minor_a clerk_n p._n 210_o the_o order_n of_o barnabite_n or_o regular_a clerk_n of_o st._n paul_n p._n 211_o the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o saxia_n at_o rome_n p._n 212_o the_o congregation_n of_o hermit_n of_o madam_n gonzague_n p._n 214_o the_o father_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n p._n 215_o of_o some_o religious_a order_n which_o have_v be_v suppress_v or_o unite_v to_o other_o or_o of_o which_o the_o author_n the_o time_n of_o their_o institution_n or_o habit_n be_v not_o well_o know_v p._n 216_o the_o order_n of_o white-man_n ibid._n the_o amedys_n or_o friend_n of_o god_n p._n 217_o the_o order_n of_o fontavellane_n p._n 218_o the_o beggar_n beggins_n and_o begin_v p._n 219_o the_o penitent_n p._n 220_o the_o habit_n and_o of_o the_o tonsure_v or_o shave_v of_o monk_n p._n 223_o treatise_n of_o nun_n of_o marcelia_n first_o founder_n of_o nun_n p._n 235_o regular_a canoness_n of_o st._n john_n of_o lateran_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o st._n austin_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o the_o low_a country_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o mons._n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o colen_n p._n 236_o regular_a nun_n of_o st._n agnes_n at_o dort_n ibid._n bighine_v of_o amsterdam_n ibid._n nun_n of_o the_o good_a jesus_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n caesarius_n ibid._n congregation_n of_o woman_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n ibid._n congregation_n of_o our_o lady_n p._n 237_o hospitale_a nun_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n ibid._n hospitale_a nun_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ibid._n black_a nun_n ibid._n order_n of_o woman_n servant_n p._n 238_o nun_n knightess_n or_o sword-bearer_n of_o st._n james_n ibid._n nun_n of_o tabennisia_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n basil_n ibid._n acoemetes_n or_o studite_n nun_n ibid._n woman_n hermit_n p._n 239_o nun_n of_o st._n anthony_n ibid._n benedictine_n nun_n ibid._n benedictines_n of_o clunie_n ibid._n benedictines_n of_o chesal_n benoist_n ibid._n benedictine_n nun_n of_o mount_n calvary_n p._n 240_o benedictines_n of_o camaldoli_n ibid._n carthusian_n nun_n ibid._n benedictine_n nun_n of_o citeaux_n ibid._n military_a and_o knight_n nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o calatrava_n ibid._n gregorian_a benedictines_n ibid._n ambrosian_a benedictines_n p._n 241_o benedictine_n nun_n of_o st._n columbanus_n ibid._n nun_n under_o the_o bishop_n rule_n ibid._n benedictine_n nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o fevillans_n ibid._n benedictine_n nun_n of_o mount_n olivet_n ibid._n nun_n of_o premontre_n ibid._n dominican_n nun_n p._n 242_o nun_n of_o the_o redemption_n of_o captive_n ibid._n nun_n servite_v or_o servant_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n ibid._n nun_n hermit_n

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