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34._o exit_fw-la titu_fw-la 9_o exit_fw-la a_o 14._o regis_fw-la richardi_fw-la secundâ—_n tit_n 6._o tit._n 24._o against_o usury_n ex._n tit_n 29._o vide_fw-la articulum_fw-la tit._n 29._o exit_fw-la an._n 17._o reg._n richâ—_n titul_n 33._o exit_fw-la a_o 20._o reg._n rich._n 2._o tit_n 22._o here_o the_o archb._n of_o cant._n go_v contrary_a to_o himself_o titul_n 32._o tit._n 36._o exit_fw-la 21._o a_o reg._n rich._n titul_a 15._o exit_fw-la tit_n 16._o tho._n arundel_n archb._n of_o cant._n prove_v a_o traitor_n by_o parliament_n exit_fw-la tit_n 17._o anno._n 1399._o the_o depo_n 〈◊〉_d of_o king_n archb._n the_o 2._o the_o story_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ge_n &_o â—â—entable_a â—lâ—es_n and_o virtue_n mix_v â—â—_o k._n rich._n what_o it_o be_v â—â—_o the_o six_o in_o maintenance_n of_o the_o gospel_n article_n 33._o â—â—l_n against_o k._n richard_n god_n special_a lavour_n necessary_a for_o prince_n â—al_n â—_o the_o king_n lead_v with_o lewd_a counsel_n the_o noble_n up_o in_o arm_n 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hen._n 2_o scripture_n clerkly_o apply_v this_o gear_n hang_v togea_n there_o like_o germans_n lip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v this_o you_o grammarian_n mark_v well_o the_o pope_n divinity_n a_o argument_n far_o fetch_v that_o true_a doctrine_n conssi_v in_o make_v one_o head_n of_o the_o church_n how_o apt_o he_o paint_v the_o proceed_n of_o his_o own_o popish_a church_n apos_n 6._o the_o figure_n of_o the_o black_a horse_n in_o the_o apoc._n doctorly_n expoâ—ded_v behold_v the_o true_a image_n of_o wolf_n under_o sheep_n clothing_n the_o first_o constitution_n no_o priest_n to_o preach_v but_o by_o limitation_n of_o the_o prealate_n a_o jolly_a mean_n to_o bring_v the_o world_n into_o such_o darkness_n constit._fw-la 2._o constit._fw-la 3_o what_o tyranny_n be_v this_o to_o bind_v the_o preacher_n mouth_n what_o to_o say_v constit._fw-la 4._o a_o bar_n for_o the_o preacher_n const._n 5._o a_o caveat_n for_o schoolmaster_n const._n 4._o book_n of_o john_n wickliff_n 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