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superiorite_n and_o against_o all_o church_n covet_v to_o be_v a_o bishop_n alone_a and_o last_v of_o all_o against_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o of_o this_o his_o deal_n thus_o he_o say_v ego_fw-la per_fw-la responsales_n meos_fw-la semel_fw-la &_o bis_fw-la verbis_fw-la humilibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la 38._o quod_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la peccatur_fw-la corripere_fw-la studui_fw-la nunc_fw-la per_fw-la i_o scribo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la facere_fw-la humiliter_fw-la debui_fw-la non_fw-la omisi_fw-la i_o have_v by_o my_o deputy_n once_o and_o by_o humble_a word_n twice_o labour_v to_o redress_v this_o matter_n wherein_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v offend_v now_o i_o write_v myself_o whatsoever_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v by_o the_o way_n of_o humilite_n i_o have_v not_o omit_v and_o because_o the_o emperor_n as_o i_o say_v before_o bolster_v up_o this_o john_n the_o patriarche_n in_o his_o attempt_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o pope_n to_o the_o contrary_a s._n 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