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bishop_n of_o oxford_n president_n president_n 6._o pag._n 50._o observation_n upon_o it_o pag._n 51._o chap._n ii_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n in_o the_o local_a visitation_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n college_n in_o oxford_n pag._n 52._o sect_n i._o the_o transaction_n from_o the_o citation_n send_v october_n 17_o 1687._o to_o the_o 19_o of_o the_o same_o month._n pag._n 52._o citation_n of_o mr._n john_n hough_o the_o fellow_n scholar_n and_o other_o member_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n college_n college_n 1._o pag._n 53._o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n friday_n morning_n october_n the_o 21_o 21_o 2._o p._n 54._o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n speech_n pag._n 55._o proceed_n friday_n afternoon_n pag._n 62._o proceed_n saturday_n morning_n octob._n 22d_o 22d_o 3._o ibid._n proceed_n saturday_n afternoon_n pag._n 63._o the_o lord_n commissioner_n letter_n to_o my_o lord_n precedent_n october_n 22d_o 22d_o 4._o pag._n 63._o the_o account_v 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