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she_o be_v vehement_o press_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o legate_n f._n paul_n h._n of_o the_o c._n of_o trent_n p._n 393._o dudithius_n in_o vita_fw-la poli_fw-fr p_o 32._o and_o these_o thing_n thus_o restore_v by_o the_o queen_n be_v dispose_v of_o by_o the_o legate_n to_o several_a church_n dudithius_n ib._n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o legate_n nor_o queen_n mary_n know_v of_o any_o such_o confirmation_n of_o these_o alienation_n as_o will_v quiet_v the_o conscience_n without_o restore_v they_o to_o spiritual_a use_n five_o queen_n mary_n not_o only_o do_v so_o herself_o but_o press_v it_o vehement_o upon_o her_o noble_n and_o parliament_n that_o they_o will_v make_v full_a restitution_n heylyn_n p._n 237._o sleidan_n p._n 791._o and_o several_a of_o they_o as_o sir_n thomas_n sir_n william_n peter_n etc._n etc._n who_o have_v swallow_v the_o large_a morsel_n of_o those_o land_n do_v make_v some_o sort_n of_o restitution_n 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