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pauli_n mdcxci_o sometime_o since_o publish_v for_o r._n clavel_n form_n of_o private_a devotion_n for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n in_o a_o method_n agreeable_a to_o the_o liturgy_n with_o occasional_a prayer_n and_o a_o office_n for_o the_o holy_a communion_n and_o for_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n a_o scholastical_a history_n of_o the_o primitive_a and_o general_a use_n of_o liturgy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n together_o with_o a_o answer_n to_o david_n clarkson_n late_a discourse_n concern_v liturgy_n roman_n forgery_n in_o the_o council_n during_o the_o first_o four_o century_n together_o with_o a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o forgery_n and_o error_n in_o the_o annal_n of_o baronius_n the_o fraud_n of_o romish_a monk_n and_o priest_n set_v forth_o in_o eight_o letter_n late_o write_v by_o a_o gentleman_n in_o his_o journey_n into_o italy_n the_o three_o edition_n 〈◊〉_d apol_n p._n 337._o xxxiv_o 2_o etc._n etc._n lvi_o 10._o matth._n 1â—_n 2._o hist._n conc._n trid._n p._n 217._o etc._n etc._n hist._n conc._n trid._n p._n 255._o chron._n hisp._n p_o 〈◊〉_d conc_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d paâ—_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d aâ—t_n 7._o â—om_n 3._o 8._o report_n 149._o hist._n eccles._n l._n 1._o c._n 1â—_n not._n in_o epiphan_n in_o hâ—eresi_fw-la aâ—ianâ_fw-la hist._n eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o defence_n of_o diocesan_n episc_n p._n 47._o 〈◊〉_d eccl._n l._n 7._o c._n 19_o â—_o tim._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d epist._n 2._o conc_fw-fr tom._n 1._o p._n 829._o cap._n 9_o §_o â—_o epist._n gilâ—â—_n p._n 23._o edit_fw-la oxon._n conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 53._o ibid._n p_o 495._o tom._n 3â—_n p._n 188._o lâ—x_fw-la 3._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p_o 4â—9_n ib_a p._n 413._o descript._n â—all_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o hist._n eccl._n l._n i._o c._n 27._o hiâ—_n eccl._n â—_o 3._o c._n 7._o l._n 3._o c._n â—6_n in_o fine_a beda_n hist._n eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 27._o circa_fw-la med_n antiq._n britan_n p._n 52._o l_o 5._o c._n 4._o l._n 4._o c._n â—_o conc._n ang._n t._n 1._o p_o 3â—â—_n capitular_a edit_fw-la â—_o balazio_n t_o 1_o p._n 416._o l._n 5._o c._n 334._o ib._n p._n 896._o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o ibid._n p._n 41._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o capitâ—l_n t._n 1._o p._n 565._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 1205._o l._n 7._o c._n 375._o ib._n p._n 1104._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o cap._n 1._o in_o capit_fw-la franc._n t._n 2._o p._n 327._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o tiâ—_n 1._o â—_o 1â—_n capitul_n t._n 1._o p._n 99_o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 293._o ibid._n p._n 328._o ibid._n p._n 248._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 196._o ibid._n p_o 730._o lex_fw-la alsâ—di_fw-la 24._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 154_o ib_a p._n 192._o i._o 6._o c._n 59_o ib._n p._n 932._o ib._n p._n 708._o sic_fw-la 8â—_n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o addit_fw-la 3_o capit._n c._n 83._o ib._n p._n 1172._o can._n 14._o can._n 20._o capitul_n â—_o 5._o c._n 175._o t._n 1_o p._n 857._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o can._n 13._o cap._n 24._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 416._o ibid._n p._n 504._o v._o selden_n hist_o decim_fw-la p_o 264._o council_n angl_n tom._n 1._o p._n 444._o ibid._n p._n 545._o leâ—_n 11._o capital_a tom._n 1._o p._n 171._o ibid._n t._n 2._o p._n 327._o c._n 1._o ibid._n p._n 24._o conc._n angl._n tom._n 1._o p_o 621._o ibid_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 448._o can._n 6_o 9_o 15._o lex_fw-la 13._o ibid._n p._n 545._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 565._o l_o â—_o c._n 149._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 730._o l._n 1._o c._n 24._o capitular_a l._n 7_o c._n 198._o t._n 1._o p_o 1067._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 593._o ibid._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o append._n ad_fw-la conc._n lateran_n p._n 4._o c._n 4._o conc._n labb_n t._n 10._o p._n 1569._o hist._n decim_fw-la c._n 9_o â—â—_o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 22._o ibid._n p._n 34._o conc._n angl._n tâ—â—_n p._n 101._o can._n 9_o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o can._n 9_o extrau_n de_fw-fr praebend_n c._n avaritia_fw-la ib._n cap._n dâ—_n monachis_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr suppl_n nâ—glig_v praelat_fw-la c._n sicut_fw-la conc._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 239._o ibid._n p._n 253._o canc._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 44._o ib._n p._n 183._o ib._n p._n 440._o cap._n 28._o ib._n p._n 374._o ib._n p._n 158._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 227._o ibid._n p._n 272._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 183._o ib._n p._n 272._o ib._n p._n 297._o ib_a p._n 183._o ib._n p._n â—â—_o append._n 1_o d_o l._n 4._o c._n 14._o capitul_n t._n 1._o p._n 794._o capitul_n l._n 6._o c._n 73._o t._n 1._o p._n 934._o l._n 6._o c._n 73._o ibid._n ib._n p._n 1291._o l._n 1._o c._n 254._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 565._o cap._n 11._o conc._n t._n 10._o p._n 985._o council_n t._n 10._o p._n 1516._o hoveden_n hist._n par_fw-fr â—_o ad_fw-la ann_n 1179._o can._n 29._o conc._n t._n 11._o p._n 180._o clement_n on_o tit._n 2._o cap._n 3._o gloss_n conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 158._o ibid._n p._n 369._o conc._n labb_n t._n 11._o p._n 983._o abridgement_n of_o the_o record_n num._n 50._o supra_fw-la conc._n ang._n t._n 2_o p._n 12._o ibid._n p._n 281._o ibid._n p._n 34._o ibid._n p._n 36_o 〈◊〉_d 273._o p._n 35._o conc_fw-fr angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 227._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 277._o ibid._n p._n 3â—_n hiâ—t_fw-la council_n â—â—ident_a p._n 217._o vid._n registr_n peckhim_n sol_fw-mi 159._o cap._n 13._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 154._o l._n 6._o c._n 59_o ibid_fw-la p._n 932._o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 34._o ib._n p._n 328._o capitular_a t._n â—_o p._n 146._o ib._n p._n 369._o lex_fw-la 3_o conc._n ang._n t._n â—_o p._n 409._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 320._o ib._n p._n 340_o exit_fw-la registro_fw-la winchelse_n f._n 34._o &_o pat._n 22._o e._n â—_o in_o turri_n london_n conâ—_n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 612._o extr_n de_fw-la testam_fw-la cap._n cumin_n off_o par._n 1._o c._n 4._o &_o 7._o the_o word_n of_o the_o latter_a author_n be_v include_v in_o uncis_fw-la pag._n 252._o hist._n counc_fw-la trent_n p._n 251_o 252._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 26._o bishop_n of_o worcester_n charge_n p._n 48._o preface_n to_o hist._n of_o tithe_n isa._n 49._o 2d_o