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of_o st._n austin_n ibid._n nun_n hermit_n of_o st._n hierom_n ibid._n nun_n of_o cassianus_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n isidor_n ibid._n carmelite_n nun_n ibid._n reform_a barefooted_a carmelite_n nun_n p._n 243_o nun_n of_o the_o immaculate_a or_o unspotted_a conception_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n ibid._n franciscan_a nun_n ibid._n nun_n of_o the_o three_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n p._n 144_o three_o order_n of_o penitent_a nun_n of_o st._n francis_n ibid._n reform_a nun_n of_o the_o three_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n ibid._n capucine_n nun_n p._n 245_o recollette_n ibid._n penitent_n nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n in_o germany_n ibid._n nun_n sack-bearer_n p._n 246_o nun_n urbaniste_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n francis_n of_o paula_n ibid._n nun_n of_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n ibid._n order_n of_o urselines_n or_o jesuitess_n p._n 247_o order_n of_o the_o ten_o virtue_n or_o delight_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n call_v the_o annunciade_n p._n 249_o another_o order_n of_o annunciade_n call_v coelestes_fw-la p._n 252_o the_o order_n of_o clariss_n ibid._n order_n of_o katherine_n of_o sienna_n p._n 254_o order_n of_o repenty_n or_o penitent_a sister_n p._n 257_o hermaphrodite_n order_n both_o of_o nun_n and_o monk_n of_o fonteurault_n p._n 258_o hermaphrodite_n order_n of_o st._n bridget_n for_o both_o sex_n p._n 260_o hermaphrodite_n order_n of_o gaustalla_n p._n 271_o treatise_n of_o military_a regular_a order_n the_o order_n of_o knight_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n alias_o of_o rhodes_n now_o of_o malta_n p._n 277_o the_o order_n of_o templar_n p._n 278_o the_o knight-order_n of_o montjoye_v p._n 281_o the_o order_n of_o avis_n in_o portugal_n ibid._n the_o order_n of_o st._n lazarus_n p._n 283_o the_o order_n of_o calatrava_n in_o spain_n p._n 284_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n of_o alcantara_n p._n 285_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n of_o st._n james_n p._n 286_o the_o order_n of_o teutonick_n knight_n marrianes_n or_o sword-bearer_n p._n 287_o the_o order_n of_o christ_n militia_n p._n 288_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n in_o italy_n p._n 289_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n of_o montesia_n or_o brother_n of_o our_o lady_n p._n 290_o the_o order_n of_o christ_n knight_n in_o portugal_n ibid._n the_o knight_n of_o st._n george_n of_o corinthia_n p._n 291_o list_v of_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n institute_v by_o the_o pope_n p._n 292_o the_o conclusion_n of_o military_a order_n and_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o dragon_n p._n 293_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n p._n 297_o the_o monastical_a rule_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n rule_v of_o the_o tabennisiens_n or_o of_o st._n pacomius_n p._n 8_o rule_n of_o the_o eustatiens_n p._n 10_o rule_n of_o st._n basil_n p._n 16_o rule_n of_o st._n austin_n p._n 25_o rule_n of_o st._n benet_n p._n 59_o rule_n of_o the_o trinitaries_n p._n 136_o rule_n of_o st._n francis_n of_o assize_n p._n 159_o rule_n of_o st._n 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