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his_o kingdom_n and_o in_o particular_a may_v 18._o 1534._o to_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n require_v they_o as_o man_n of_o virtue_n 37._o in_o archivis_fw-la oxon._n ad_fw-la an._n 1534._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n foe_o 384._o 37._o integrity_n and_o profound_a learning_n diligent_o to_o examine_v discuss_v and_o resolve_v a_o certain_a question_n of_o no_o small_a import_n viz._n a_o romanus_n episcopus_fw-la habeat_fw-la majorem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la alius_fw-la quivis_fw-la externus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la and_o to_o return_v their_o opinion_n in_o write_v under_o their_o common_a seal_n according_a to_o the_o mere_a and_o sincere_a truth_n thereof_o to_o which_o after_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o examination_n not_o only_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o the_o same_o for_o many_o day_n they_o return_v answer_n jun._n 27._o 1534._o
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