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nauclerus_fw-la sabellicus_n vrspurg_n platina_n nauclerus_fw-la â–ª_o platina_n â–ª_o vrspurg_n in_o prover._n sileni_fw-la alcibiadiâ—_n otto_n frisingensis_n of_o the_o doing_n of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o eccl._n matter_n before_o the_o conquest_n look_v in_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la regius_fw-la set_v out_o by_o the_o prelate_n 26._o hen._n 8._o 8._o polychron_n polic._n fab._n polyc._o fabyan_a polychr_n fab._n polychr_n fabyan_a polychr_n eabyan_a math._n par._n fabyan_a fabyan_a simeon_n dunelmensis_n hen._n huntingtonus_n roge._n hovedenus_fw-la mat._n paris_n mat._n westmonast_n polydorus_n polyd._n naucler_n abb._n vrsp_n mat._n paris_n polych_n mat._n paris_n fabyan_a fabyan_a nauclerus_fw-la polych_n fabyan_a fabyan_a antoninê°_n auentinus_n novel_a con_v polyd._n fabyan_a â–ª_o mat._n paris_n â–ª_o antoninê°_n â–ª_o append_v math_n paris_n fabyan_a append_v math_n paris_n nauclerus_fw-la platina_n polych_n eabyan_a polyd._n paul_n aem._n anton._n naucler_n blond_n aemylius_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la platina_n nauclerus_fw-la antoninê°_n sabell_n nauclerus_fw-la sabellicus_n aemyl_n append._n vrspurg_n antoninê°_n nauclerus_fw-la antoninê°_n aemyl_n paral._n vrsp_n nauclerus_fw-la antoninuâ—_n marius_n paral._n vrsp_n nauclerus_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la paral._n vrsp_n nauclerus_fw-la aemylius_fw-la pet._n bertran_n aemylius_fw-la paral._n vrsp_n fabyan_a caxton_n polyd._n nauclerus_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la paral._n vrsp_n naucler_n polyd._n de_fw-fr schis_n li._n 3._o cap._n 73_o pius_fw-la pap._n 2._o platina_n sabel_n platina_n volater_n orth._n grat._n nauclerus_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la orth._n grat._n orth._n gra._n paral._n vrsp_n epist_n 54._o add_v cancel_v imp._n li._n 3._o ca._n 13._o paral._n vrsp_n orth._n grâ—_n cons_n 1â—1_n 23._o q._n 5._o 5._o there_o be_v diverse_a reedinge_n imperet_fw-la or_o impetret_fw-la the_o prince_n shall_v geve_v a_o account_n to_o god_n for_o the_o church_n and_o the_o discipline_n thereof_o in_o form_n libel_n quo_fw-la agitur_fw-la ex_fw-la sub_v in_o verbo_fw-la ex_fw-la svo_fw-la corpore_fw-la in_o form_n respon_n con_fw-mi ad_fw-la verb._n tanq_fw-fr publ_n ex_fw-la come_v n._n 10._o in_o repetit_fw-la lect_v de_fw-fr christ_n civitatis_fw-la aristocraâ—ia_n â—â—_o q._n â—_o the_o king_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o not_o the_o pope_n l._n quicunque_fw-la de_fw-fr epis_fw-la &_o cler._n the_o pope_n a_o heretic_n compel_v to_o recante_a before_o the_o french_a king_n braughton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n de_fw-fr papa_n archiepiscopis_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la praelatis_fw-la the_o second_o point_n constantine_n the_o first_o emperor_n that_o do_v ioigne_v his_o sword_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n his_o word_n act._n 20._o nicep_v li._n 2._o li._n 1._o ca._n 13._o li._n 6._o ca._n 34._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 50._o psalm_n 2._o psalm_n 71._o hebr._n 7._o cap._n 4._o act._n 24._o joan._n 21._o math._n 24._o joan._n 20._o math._n 28._o heb._n 13_o â–ª_o 1._o cor._n 14._o go_v 3._o the_o third_o point_n 1._o thess_n 5._o clemens_n in_o compend_v defy_v the_o diffinâtion_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n the_o four_o point_n job._n 8._o act._n 20._o joan._n 20._o math._n 16._o act._n 8._o heb._n 13._o ezech._n joan._n antonius_n delft_n lib._n 2._o act._n 8._o exod._n 24._o exod._n 29._o num._n 27._o hebr._n 10._o lyra._n act._n 20._o lib._n 1._o hist_o trip._n ca._n 9_o nicep_v li._n 7_o cap._n 46._o dist_n 86._o act._n 15._o act._n 8._o act._n 15._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 1._o cor._n 13._o mar._n soci_fw-la mar._n soci_fw-la li._n 50._o tit._n 4._o de_fw-fr muner_n &_o honour_n act._n â—_o li_z 10._o hist_o eccl._n ca._n 2._o lib._n 7._o hist-trip_a ca._n 12._o theod._n lib._n hist_o 5._o eccl._n cap._n 18._o nicep_v li._n 8._o cap._n 14._o soz._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o li._n 2._o to_o 2._o she_o 68_o lib._n 1._o ca._n 1._o lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o lib._n 8._o ca._n 16_o euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr con._n soz._n li._n 1_o c._n 4_o lib._n 6._o ca._n 7._o lib._n 4._o ca._n 2._o lib._n 11._o ca._n 3._o theod._n li._n 5_z â–ª_o cap._n 1â—_n cal._n inst_z â–ª_o cap._n â—_o â–ª_o cal._n in_o 7._o cap._n amos_n proph_n a_o thanas_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la solitar_n vit_fw-mi agentes_fw-la ad_fw-la valent._n epist_n 32._o 〈…〉_o lib._n 2._o ca._n 15._o hier._n 1._o greg._n nazian_n de_fw-fr hier._n dict_z oratione_fw-la 18_o ad_fw-la subditos_fw-la timore_fw-la per_fw-la culsos_fw-la &_o imperatorem_fw-la irascentem_fw-la ezech._n 34._o chrysost_n hom_n 5._o de_fw-fr verb._n esa_n ign._n epist_n 7._o ad_fw-la smyrnens_fw-la joan._n 10._o lib._n 3._o lib._n 5._o