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his_o obstynacye_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o panyscoll_n and_o in_o his_o restament_n charge_v his_o cardynalle_n to_o choose_v a_o other_o idol_n antypape_v in_o that_o place_n to_o succeed_v he_o named_z clement_a the_o viii_o bear_v in_o barfylonne_n and_o as_o the_o story_n say_v he_o lyte_v reioyse_v of_o his_o dygnyte_n for_o the_o foresaid_a bysshop_n martyne_n the_o fyfth_o hold_v and_o keep_v the_o see_v &_o auctoryte_n papal_a honourable_o for_o all_o crysten_v prince_n and_o duke_n hold_v w_n to_o he_o as_o they_o have_v choose_v he_o at_o constauâ—ce_n and_o so_o fynable_o this_o clement_a the_o eight_o give_v up_o his_o dignyte_n and_o become_v bishop_n of_o major_n ¶_o of_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o sysme_n bytwene_fw-la fellix_fw-la the_o fyth_n and_o eugenius_n the_o four_o follow_v the_o three_o and_o twenty_o sysme_n and_o this_o say_v eugeniê_n have_v great_a pleasure_n in_o war_n he_o