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quadruplex_fw-la who_o use_v to_o meet_v in_o foro_fw-la ducario_fw-la and_o in_o ancient_a time_n in_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n julia_n which_o place_n be_v so_o contiguous_a that_o they_o can_v overhear_v one_o another_o as_o quintilian_n observe_v these_o counsel_n of_o 40_o have_v three_o head_n or_o precedent_n of_o their_o order_n who_o for_o two_o month_n have_v the_o precedency_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o introduce_v the_o cause_n which_o be_v to_o be_v handle_v they_o cast_v lot_n in_o three_o box_n whereof_o one_o be_v in_o favour_n the_o other_o clean_o contrary_a and_o the_o three_o nor_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o which_o be_v call_v non_fw-la syncero_n the_o roman_n have_v also_o four_o man_n who_o have_v care_n of_o the_o street_n and_o the_o same_o officer_n be_v in_o venice_n who_o be_v call_v proveditori_n di_fw-it comun_n who_o care_n and_o industry_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o street_n well_o repair_v with_o the_o bridge_n whereof_o there_o be_v never_o upon_o 1000_o 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di_fw-it concordia_fw-la s._n secondo_n with_o the_o nun_n of_o s._n servolo_n with_o other_o of_o s._n erasmo_n s._n lazaro_n lazaretto_n nuovo_fw-la lazaretto_n vecchio_n last_o in_o dorsoduro_n there_o be_v these_o parish_n s._n nicoló_n s._n rafaele_n s._n basilio_n s._n margherita_n s._n pantaleone_n s._n barnaba_n ss_z gervasa_n and_o barnabá_fw-la s._n portasio_n s._n agnese_n ss_z vito_n and_o modesto_n s._n gregorio_n s._n eufemia_n della_fw-it giudeca_n frati_n di_fw-mi s._n giacopo_n della_fw-it giudeca_n il_fw-fr redentore_n s._n gio_n della_fw-it giudeca_n s._n sebastiano_n i_o carmeni_fw-la maria_fw-la della_fw-it curitá_fw-la the_o nun_n of_o s._n biasio_n catoldo_n s._n croce_n della_fw-it giudeca_n ss_z cosmo_n è_fw-fr damiano_n le_fw-fr convertite_n s._n marta_n s._n maria_n maggiore_n lo_o spirito_n santo_n ogni_n santi_n la_fw-fr trinita_n le_fw-fr citelle_n abbatie_n &_o priorati_fw-la s._n georgio_n maggiore_n s._n nicolo_n di_fw-it lito_fw-la s._n gregorio_n s._n giovanni_n della_fw-it giudeca_n s._n tomaso_n di_fw-it borgognoni_n s._n andrea_n della_fw-it certosa_n s._n helena_n s._n gio_n del_fw-it templo_fw-la la_fw-fr trinitá_fw-la la_fw-fr misericordia_fw-la s._n gio_n evangelista_n s._n gio_n laterano_n in_o the_o precinct_n of_o dorsoduro_n the_o jesuitt_v have_v nest_v themselves_o until_o they_o be_v thrust_v out_o there_o be_v divers_a rich_a hospital_n also_o in_o venice_n the_o first_o be_v di_fw-mi giesu_fw-la christo_fw-la à _fw-la s._n antonio_n di_o s._n pietro_n è_fw-fr s._n paolo_n della_fw-it pieta_fw-la della_fw-it casa_fw-la di_fw-it dio_fw-mi à _fw-la s._n martino_n à _fw-fr i_o croceccheri_n alla_fw-fr misericordia_fw-la alla_fw-mi carita_n à _fw-la s._n gio_n evangelista_n à _fw-la s._n croce_n à _fw-la s._n andrea_n à _fw-la s._n vito_n all_o volto_n santo_n à _fw-la s._n ubaldo_n à _fw-la s._n rafaele_n à _fw-la s._n gio_n paolo_fw-it all'_fw-it incurabili_fw-la s._n lazaro_n lebocole_n lazaretto_n vecchio_n lazaretto_n nuovo_fw-la ill_a soccorso_n &_o quello_fw-it de_fw-it mendicanti_fw-la there_o be_v no_o place_n on_o earth_n where_o there_o be_v great_a provision_n for_o poor_a maiden_n in_o so_o much_o that_o every_o year_n there_o be_v great_a number_n marry_v out_o of_o the_o common_a stock_n and_o they_o the_o maid_n of_o saint_n mark_n or_o della_fw-it caritá_fw-la della_fw-it misericordia_fw-la di_fw-fr s._n gio_n evangelista_n di_fw-mi san_n rocco_n or_o di_fw-it san_n teodoro_n etc._n etc._n herein_o also_o venice_n do_v imitat_fw-la her_o mother_n rome_n who_o principal_a endeavour_n be_v to_o pourchase_v a_o opinion_n of_o piety_n and_o holiness_n among_o all_o people_n that_o by_o that_o bait_n they_o may_v come_v under_o her_o obedience_n the_o soon_o so_o that_o she_o have_v in_o church_n monastery_n nunnery_n and_o hospital_n near_o upon_o 160._o nor_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v much_o wide_a of_o the_o mark_n who_o make_v a_o estimat_fw-la of_o the_o revenue_n 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