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opinion_n be_v which_o be_v in_o libro_fw-la s._n germani_n in_o the_o book_n of_o s._n german_n that_o he_o with_o his_o wicked_a wyve_n or_o concubine_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n miraculous_o from_o heaven_n an_o other_o opinion_n there_o be_v that_o he_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o vagrant_o and_o his_o hart_n burst_v in_o sunder_o the_o three_o that_o the_o earth_n miraculous_o open_v &_o swallow_v he_o up_o alive_a all_o agree_v that_o for_o betray_v the_o country_n to_o the_o infidel_n and_o his_o other_o most_o horrible_a sin_n he_o be_v just_o and_o grievous_o punish_v by_o god_n and_o die_v miserable_o with_o eternal_a infamy_n and_o the_o other_o be_v renown_v patron_n and_o obedient_a child_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o have_v advance_v they_o to_o the_o regal_a dignity_n matth._n westm_n a_o 465.466.488.490.498_o nennius_n in_o m._n s._n histor_n in_o guorthigurno_n and_o if_o we_o will_v follow_v nennius_n the_o best_a author_n we_o have_v of_o these_o thing_n s._n german_n omit_v no_o mean_n to_o procure_v king_n vortigern_n to_o penance_n &_o when_o nothing_o will_v prevail_v notwithstanding_o the_o most_o horrible_a sin_n of_o he_o with_o his_o own_o daughter_n he_o baptize_v the_o son_n so_o beget_v name_v he_o faustus_n he_o bring_v he_o up_o and_o so_o instruct_v he_o in_o piety_n that_o he_o be_v a_o glorious_a saint_n nennius_n supr_n quartus_fw-la silij_fw-la guorthigirni_fw-la fuit_fw-la faustus_n qui_fw-la illi_fw-la de_fw-fr filia_fw-la sua_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la sanctus_n germanus_n baptizavit_fw-la enutrivit_fw-la atque_fw-la docuit_fw-la unam_fw-la habuit_fw-la filiam_fw-la quae_fw-la ut_fw-la diximus_fw-la mater_fw-la fuit_fw-la sancti_fw-la fausti_fw-la next_o to_o these_o be_v king_n arthur_n who_o although_o he_o be_v by_o birth_n disable_v as_o our_o protestant_n say_v ex_fw-la furtive_a concubitu_fw-la vtheri_fw-la &_o dulcissa_n cornubiana_n natus_fw-la yet_o to_o speak_v in_o protestant_n word_n 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king_n uther_n be_v dead_a the_o bishop_n assemble_v together_o with_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o kinge_o manner_n which_o be_v end_v dubritius_fw-la archbishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o legion_n the_o bishop_n and_o noble_n be_v associate_n unto_o he_o magnificent_o erect_v for_o king-arthur_n his_o son_n a_o young_a man_n of_o fifteen_o year_n old_a and_o yet_o this_o worthy_a prince_n so_o by_o birth_n by_o himself_o disable_v and_o for_o age_n unfit_a to_o manage_v so_o many_o and_o great_a matter_n yet_o make_v king_n by_o the_o power_n i_o have_v relate_v before_o and_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o matter_n requisite_a and_o his_o legate_n and_o bishop_n here_o become_v so_o renown_v &_o glorious_a a_o king_n as_o all_o history_n report_v this_o king_n beside_o the_o common_a benefit_n he_o bestow_v on_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o brittany_n then_o allmoste_o desolate_a by_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o pagan_a saxon_n he_o do_v in_o particular_a to_o show_v his_o grateful_a and_o due_a dependence_n on_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n with_o the_o consent_n and_o counsel_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o peer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o with_o licence_n of_o the_o see_v apostolic_a grant_v privilege_n to_o the_o school_n of_o cambridge_n to_o be_v exempt_a and_o free_a from_o public_a vectigal_n and_o burdenous_a work_n and_o this_o he_o do_v for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o remedy_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o ancestor_n as_o the_o protestant_n of_o cambridge_n produce_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o his_o own_o charter_n begin_v thus_o charta_fw-la regis_fw-la arthuri_fw-la de_fw-fr privileg_n cantabr_n apud_fw-la joh._n caium_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-la antiquit_n cantabr_n pag._n 68.69_o arthurus_n regali_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la fultus_fw-la dignitate_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la salutem_fw-la pro_fw-la amore_fw-la caelestis_fw-la patriae_fw-la remedioque_fw-la 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because_o according_a to_o their_o know_a heresy_n against_o christ_n true_a humanity_n they_o do_v reject_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o mass_n theodoret._n dial._n 3_o beza_n dial._n cyclops_n peter_n mart._n loc_n 12._o missae_fw-la scutlet_n part_n 1._o medulla_n patr_n l._n 1._o whitaker_n contra_fw-la camp_n &_o al._n they_o do_v not_o receive_v say_v s._n ignatius_n eucharist_n and_o sacrifice_n because_o they_o do_v not_o confess_v the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v the_o body_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n which_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n which_o his_o father_n by_o his_o bounty_n raise_v again_o apud_fw-la theodoret_n supr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o the_o protestant_n of_o magdeburg_n cent_n 2._o col_fw-fr 113._o cap._n 6._o acknowledge_v which_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v in_o epistolis_fw-la ignatij_fw-la ut_fw-la hodie_fw-la extant_a utrimque_fw-la legitur_fw-la &_o sacrificium_fw-la immolare_fw-la &_o missas_fw-la facere_fw-la we_o read_v both_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o say_v mass_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n as_o they_o be_v extant_a at_o this_o day_n and_o our_o english_a protestant_n confess_v in_o these_o term_n sutclisse_fw-la subu_fw-la pag._n 32._o we_o read_v in_o ignatius_n this_o phrase_n offer_v and_o sacrificium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o offer_v and_o immolate_a sacrifice_n and_o not_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o s._n ignatius_n ignatius_n epistol_n ad_fw-la smirnens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o old_a translation_n turn_v â—…ssam_fw-la facere_fw-la to_o say_v mass_n the_o other_o greek_a word_n of_o this_o holy_a saint_n which_o the_o magdeburgian_n protestant_n do_v allow_v for_o his_o magdeburg_n supr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v in_o all_o lexicon_n and_o greek_a author_n proper_o signify_v sacrificinge_v or_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o yet_o as_o that_o holy_a 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