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the_o application_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n for_o catholic_a priesthood_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n direct_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n judge_n justices_z and_o other_o studient_n of_o the_o law_n mentita_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la sibi_fw-la psal_n 26._o o_o violentia_fw-la veritatis_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la illa_fw-la tenuit_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la confessio_fw-la confirmavit_fw-la aug._n count_v donatist_n post_n col_fw-fr cap._n 3._o print_a at_o cullen_n with_o licence_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.dc.xxiii_o the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n this_o little_a treatise_n fall_v by_o chance_n into_o my_o hand_n i_o of_o myself_o the_o author_n thereof_o be_v unknown_a unto_o i_o think_v it_o worthy_a of_o thy_o view_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o uncorrected_a original_n write_v copy_n and_o especial_o myself_o be_v unskilful_a of_o the_o english_a tongue_n many_o error_n and_o 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of_o the_o r._n word_n of_o consecration_n some_o p._n 13._o l._n 14._o retentine_n r._n retentive_a p._n 14._o l._n 5._o in_o the_o ancient_a r._n from_o the_o ancient_a ibid._n title_n testament_n r._n testimony_n p._n 16._o l._n 10._o who_o r._n of_o who_o ibid._n l._n 22._o be_v god_n r._n to_o god_n p._n 17._o l._n 17._o term_n r._n form_n p._n 20_o l._n 12._o that_o beside_o r._n beside_o p._n 22._o l._n 27._o die_v r._n live_v p._n 23._o l._n 23._o ino_n r._n iuo_o ibid._n l._n 27._o 111._o r._n 91._o p._n 32._o l._n 18._o 03._o r._n 10â—_o p._n 36._o l._n 15._o and_o so_o much_o r._n and_o that_o so_o much_o p._n 37._o l._n 7._o nor_o r._n not_o p._n 38._o l._n 10._o hash_o r._n rash_o p._n 39_o l._n 5._o abbot_n and_o r._n abbot_n according_a to_o d._n dove_n ibid._n l._n 23._o theretofore_o r._n heretofore_o ibid._n l._n 27._o 86._o r._n 176._o p._n 10._o l._n 7._o 165._o r._n 105._o p._n 43._o l._n 25._o nor_o r._n or_o p._n 45._o l._n 6._o very_o r._n every_o p._n â—6_n l._n â—0_n col._n â—48_n r._n col._n 748._o p._n 49._o l._n 22._o angelorum_fw-la r._n anglorum_fw-la p._n 58._o l._n 2._o first_o 100_o r._n 1000_o ibid._n l._n 22._o odder_n r._n odd_a p._n 61._o l._n 17._o rejoin_v r._n rejoiner_n p._n 64._o l._n 15._o grate_n r._n gate_n p._n 65._o l._n 23._o onward_o r._n outward_o p._n 67._o l._n 27._o blasphemour_n r._n blasphemous_a p._n 70._o throughout_o for_o bishop_n read_v father_n ibid._n l._n 15._o 819._o r._n 870._o ibid._n l._n 18._o 1000_o r._n 900._o ibid._n l._n â—9_n the_o 2._o lateran_n under_o in._n 2._o fa._n 1200._o p._n 72._o l._n 14._o tostanis_n r._n tostatus_n p._n 75._o l._n 4._o of_o the_o authority_n r._n the_o authority_n ibid._n l._n 17._o to_o iudggment_n r._n to_o the_o judgement_n p._n 76._o l._n 7._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o r._n hence_o be_v the._n p._n 77._o l._n 13._o majesty_n give_v r._n majesty_n p._n 11._o give_v p._n 81._o l._n 1._o lib._n 2._o r._n lib._n 1._o ibid._n l._n 12._o 23._o r._n 25._o 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lib._n 1._o r._n hol._n l._n â—_o pa._n 102._o p._n 51._o fol._n 137._o r._n 173._o p._n 54._o sect._n 146._o r._n sect._n 164._o p._n 77._o cast_n in_o defence_n transl_n p._n 170._o p._n 81._o for_o gen._n v._n 2._o r._n gen._n v._n 11._o p._n 87._o covel_n pag._n 77._o p._n 78._o powel_n pag._n 70._o p_o 91._o whit._fw-la c._n 18._o r._n whit._n rat_n 8._o in_o the_o table_n page_n 96_o twelve_o general_a read_v twelve_o counsel_n the_o preface_n right_o honourable_a lord_n wise_a judge_n and_o other_o learned_a lawyer_n it_o be_v ever_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o heathen_a but_o much_o more_o of_o the_o apostate_n and_o heretic_n when_o they_o deadly_a hate_a and_o persecute_v the_o catholic_n christian_n and_o special_o god_n priest_n be_v the_o guide_v and_o pastor_n of_o that_o flock_n they_o seek_v to_o destroy_v to_o sound_v their_o disgrace_n into_o credulous_a ear_n and_o charge_v they_o of_o disloialty_n towards_o their_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n thereby_o 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