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c._n 19_o 1536._o injunction_n by_o the_o king_n bishop_n burnet_n hist._n ref._n pag._n 225._o order_n for_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n ibid._n pag._n 195_o 249_o 302._o 1538._o new_a injunction_n ibid._n 249._o explication_n of_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o religion_n publish_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o convocation_n but_o not_o by_o it_o ibid._n p._n 245._o 1539._o a_o committee_n of_o bishop_n appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o king_n command_n to_o draw_v up_o article_n of_o religion_n ibid._n p._n 256._o the_o vi_fw-la article_n on_o which_o the_o act_n pass_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n and_o whole_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n p._n 256_o etc._n etc._n 1540_o a_o committee_n of_o divine_n employ_v to_o draw_v up_o the_o necessary_a erudition_n of_o a_o christian_a man._n ibid._n p._n 286._o another_o commission_n appoint_v to_o examine_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n p._n 294._o 1542._o the_o 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