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diaconus_fw-la vel_fw-la subdiaconus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o priest_n deacon_n or_o subdeacon_n etc._n etc._n in_o 42._o dist_n 31._o iniâ—_fw-la can_v 1._o q._n 1._o si_fw-mi quispiam_fw-la in_o glossa_fw-la do_v 33._o cap._n 1._o do_v 81._o c._n si_fw-la quispiam_fw-la dist_n 31._o greg._n l._n 1._o epist_n 42._o which_o sense_n we_o may_v grant_v that_o the_o time_n be_v when_o some_o who_o be_v marry_v be_v make_v subdeacons_n which_o be_v further_o confirm_v because_o in_o another_o distinction_n before_o gratian_n put_v down_o the_o title_n nondum_fw-la erat_fw-la institutum_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la continentiam_fw-la seruarent_fw-la it_o be_v not_o yet_o ordain_v that_o priest_n shall_v contain_v from_o their_o wife_n he_o present_o cit_v a_o place_n of_o s._n gregory_n touch_v subdeacons_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o next_o paragraffe_v 44._o but_o whatsoever_o he_o mean_v we_o be_v not_o etc._n 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do_v dwell_v with_o man_n in_o holy_a order_n but_o such_o as_o have_v be_v often_o mention_v in_o other_o counsel_n so_o of_o 3._o of_o toletan_n 2._o c._n 3._o toledo_n the_o second_o the_o first_o of_o 3._o of_o hispal_n 2._o cap._n 3._o seville_a that_o they_o vow_v chastity_n so_o the_o 4._o of_o 26._o of_o toletan_n 4._o cap._n 26._o toledo_n and_o the_o eight_o 5._o eight_o tolet._n 8._o cap._n 5._o of_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o canon_n say_v quosdam_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o ministrâ—s_n obliviscentes_fw-la maiâ—rum_fw-la ac_fw-la veterum_fw-la constitutorum_fw-la aut_fw-la uxorum_fw-la aut_fw-la quarumcumque_fw-la feminarum_fw-la immunda_fw-la societate_fw-la &_o execrabili_fw-la contagionâ—_n turpari_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o have_v understand_v certain_a priest_n and_o other_o clergy_n man_n forget_v their_o ancestor_n and_o old_a decree_n to_o be_v defile_v with_o the_o impure_a company_n and_o execrable_a make_v where_o be_v m._n hals_n open_a freedom_n when_o this_o canon_n be_v make_v contagion_n of_o their_o own_o wife_n and_o other_o woman_n so_o there_o and_o this_o savour_v little_a of_o open_a freedom_n for_o all_o ecclesiastical_a person_n to_o marry_v or_o enjoy_v their_o wife_n as_o you_o see_v &_o these_o father_n be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v any_o impossible_a necessity_n to_o be_v in_o the_o vow_n of_o priest_n as_o our_o impure_a minister_n do_v teach_v as_o they_o hold_v the_o return_n to_o their_o former_a wife_n to_o be_v a_o defile_n impurity_n and_o execrable_a contagion_n 123._o furthermore_o in_o the_o 9_o council_n of_o toledo_n there_o be_v a_o canon_n which_o if_o it_o be_v in_o practice_n 10._o toletan_n â—_o cap._n 10._o in_o england_n will_v much_o cool_v this_o fervent_a lust_n of_o our_o wanton_a minister_n for_o it_o be_v determine_v that_o from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o subdeacon_n if_o any_o by_o detestable_a wedlock_n be_v in_o that_o degree_n shall_v beget_v child_n that_o the_o father_n of_o these_o 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