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cappadocia_n to_o gregorius_n nyssenus_n meletina_n and_o armenia_n to_o otreius_n amphilochius_n attend_v upon_o iconium_n and_o lycaonia_n optimus_fw-la upon_o antiochia_n and_o pisidia_n 7.8.9_o timotheus_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o egypt_n laodicea_n be_v recommend_v to_o pelagius_n tarsus_n to_o diodorus_n and_o antiochia_n to_o meletius_n who_o be_v present_a at_o the_o council_n and_o end_v his_o life_n in_o constantinople_n to_o other_o bishop_n a_o care_n and_o solicitude_n of_o their_o own_o bound_n be_v commit_v with_o this_o caveat_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v invade_v the_o bound_n belong_v to_o another_o but_o if_o necessity_n so_o require_v synod_n shall_v be_v assemble_v and_o every_o one_o be_v desire_v shall_v mutual_o assist_v his_o neighbour_n constantinople_n the_o great_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o care_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o the_o west_n compel_v they_o to_o meet_v again_o in_o constantinople_n where_o they_o write_v a_o synodicke_n letter_n 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the_o defection_n of_o the_o king_n from_o religion_n peter_n burrier_n stir_v up_o to_o slay_v the_o king_n the_o k._n oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o leaguer_n diverse_a town_n yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n john_n castill_n stir_v up_o by_o the_o leaguer_n to_o murder_v the_o king_n be_v disappoint_v of_o his_o purpose_n note_n the_o parliament_n decree_v about_o the_o execution_n of_o castill_n and_o the_o jesuit_n of_o clermont_n banishment_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o spanish_a navy_n anno_fw-la 1588._o a_o storm_n constrain_v the_o navy_n to_o put_v to_o land_n the_o spaniâ—â—_n navy_n overthrow_v apostle_n note_n joh._n 16._o act._n 12._o euseb._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 32._o jerom._n cat._n sâ—rip_v eccles_n jerom._n catâ—l_o sâ—r_n p._n eccles_n evangelist_n func_fw-la chron_n jerom._n the_o true_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n act._n 20._o nazia_n in_o orat_fw-la in_o laudem_fw-la athanafâ—_n linus_n euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 3._o ignatius_n euseb._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 36._o papias_n euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 39_o bishop_n of_o rome_n note_n alexander_n martyr_v euseb._n eccles_n hist._n lib_n 4._o c_o 1._o xistus_fw-la martyr_v euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o telesphorusâ—_n martyr_n euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 10_o anicetus_n a_o martyr_n euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 14_o platira_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la eleuthâ—â—ij_fw-la the_o rashness_n of_o victor_n euseb._n eccl_n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 26._o of_o other_o doctor_n and_o preacher_n jerom._n catal._n scrip_n eccles_n agrippa_n castor_n euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o hegesippus_n euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 11_o melito_n euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 13._o hist._n magdeb._n euseb._n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o justinus_n a_o martyr_n the_o manner_n of_o justinus_n his_o conversion_n justin_n dialog_n cum_fw-la trepb_n justin._n apol_n 2._o polycarâ—us_o martyr_v polycaryus_fw-la his_o dream_n before_o his_o apprehension_n eusâ—b_n lâ—b_fw-la 4._o cap._n 15._o iâ—eneus_n euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o iren._n lib._n 5_o con_v valenâ—_n iren._n l._n 2._o c._n 34._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n bâ—colc_n chron_n euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 11._o strom._n lib._n 2._o hist._n magdeb._n euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 12._o euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n â—_o zephyrinus_n platin._n euseb._n 6.21_o note_n mat._n 18.16_o canon_n apost_n cap._n 74._o callistus_n euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 21._o note_n vrbanus_n euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 22._o pontianus_n platin._n tom._n 1._o council_n anterus_n euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 29._o fabianus_n func_fw-la chron._n &_o commentar_n platin._n de_fw-fr vitis_fw-la tom._n 1._o council_n note_n heb._n 13_o 16._o cornelius_n a_o council_n at_o rome_n against_o novatus_n euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 43._o the_o martyrdom_n of_o cornelius_n platin._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap_n 2._o lucius_n platin._n euseb._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o tom_n 1_o council_n stephanus_n euseb._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 5._o platin._n in_o vitâ—_n lucij_fw-la dan_n 5._o tom._n 1._o council_n â—_o gratia_n no._n cap._n 5._o xistus_fw-la 2._o euseb_n lib._n â—_o cap._n 27._o note_n dionysius_n fellix_fw-la 1._o euseb._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 32._o platin._n mat._n 26.73_o eutychianus_n â—â—seb_fw-mi lib_n 7._o capâ—2_n â—2_z caius_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 32._o func_fw-la chron_n platin._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la func_fw-la platin._n deâ—â—ct_n caiâ—_n â—x_fw-fr lib._n pent._n dâ—mâ—â—_n note_n note_n marcellinus_n platin._n func_fw-la chron._n marcellus_n platin._n de_fw-fr vitis_fw-la eusebius_n note_n tertullian_n jerom._n catal_a scrip_n eccles_n hist._n magd._a cent_n 3._o cap._n 10._o origen_n hist._n magd._a cent_n 3._o cap._n 10._o note_n coment_fw-fr func_fw-la in_o chron._n l._n 6._o euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 33._o jerom._n catal_a script_n eccles._n euseb._n l_o 6._o c._n 17._o mat._n 19.12_o euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 8._o jerom._n catul_a script_n eccles_n &_o comment_n in_o jona._n jerom._n ibid._n nazian_n in_o laudem_fw-la cypriani_fw-la jerom._n catal_a script_n eccles_n hist._n madg._n cent_n 3._o câ—p_n 10._o note_n aug._n de_fw-fr baptis_n contra_fw-la donat._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o narcissus_n example_n of_o god_n justice_n against_o false_a witness_n euseb._n c._n 6._o l._n 9_o dios._n germanion_n gordius_n alexander_n jerom._n catal_a script_n eccles._n jerom._n ibid._n euseb._n l_o 7._o c._n 14._o func_fw-la chron._n heraclas_n dionysius_n euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 40._o func_fw-la chron_n asclepiades_fw-la euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 1â—_n zebenus_n babylas_n euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 39_o fabius_n euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 44._o demetrianus_n paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la domnus_n euseb._n l._n 7._o c._n 2d_o func_fw-la chron._n plat._n â—_o mâ—litiadâ—â—_n euseb._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 5._o august_n epist_n 68_o august_n epist_n 162._o &_o 166._o august_n causâ—laâ—o_o epist_n 86._o silvester_n platina_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la silvest_n sâ—crat_fw-mi lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o theo._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2.3_o euseb_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constâ—nt_n lib._n 4._o simile_n note_n marcus_n platin._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mar._n julius_n soâ—om_n l._n
yet_o when_o the_o elector_n of_o germany_n condescend_v to_o make_v fredrick_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n emperor_n the_o pope_n agree_v thereto_o because_o he_o have_v a_o more_o deadly_a hatred_n at_o those_o who_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n that_o be_v s._n peter_n patrimonio_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o then_o at_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o east_n alexius_n ducas_n otherwise_o call_v murzulfus_fw-la reign_v a_o short_a time_n for_o he_o be_v take_v by_o the_o venetian_n and_o frenchman_n who_o have_v restore_v again_o isacius_n to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o they_o throw_v he_o headlong_o over_o a_o steep_a place_n because_o he_o have_v murder_v his_o master_n for_o ambitious_a desire_n of_o his_o kingdom_n these_o venetian_n and_o frenchman_n set_v up_o baldwine_n count_n of_o flanders_n to_o be_v emperor_n of_o the_o east_n thus_o be_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o east_n translate_v to_o the_o french_a nation_n for_o a_o time_n as_o the_o empire_n of_o 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