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18._o that_o a_o woman_n suspect_v of_o adultery_n without_o any_o proof_n ought_v not_o to_o clear_v herself_o by_o the_o trial_n of_o fire-ordeal_a but_o by_o oath_n 20._o 21._o that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v accomplice_n in_o a_o adulterous_a fact_n or_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v uncapable_a of_o give_v evidence_n against_o the_o adultress_n 19_o 20._o ill_o ground_v suspicion_n concern_v adultery_n 18._o albert_n of_o atella_n antipope_n take_v prisoner_n and_o confine_v 23._o almsgiving_a a_o bishop_n commend_v for_o give_v his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o his_o life-time_n 47._o 57_o the_o difference_n between_o alm_n give_v in_o one_o life-time_n and_o legacy_n 47._o altar_n that_o the_o consecrate_a stone_n of_o a_o altar_n lose_v its_o consecration_n by_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o its_o place_n 9_o but_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o happen_v to_o portable_a altar_n ibid._n altar_n provide_v under_o the_o title_n of_o personal_n 3._o anchorite_n the_o opinion_n of_o ives_n bishop_n of_o chartres_n concern_v they_o 17._o angel_n a_o treatise_n of_o angel_n compose_v by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n 196._o annunciation_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n a_o dispute_v concern_v the_o day_n of_o that_o festival_n 185._o 186._o antichrist_n the_o opinion_n that_o he_o be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o xii_o century_n 49._o apparition_n whether_o they_o be_v real_a 143._o appeal_n of_o appeal_n in_o judgement_n 18._o the_o abuse_n of_o appeal_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 55._o a_o rule_n for_o such_o appeal_n 208._o letter_n of_o appeal_n call_v apostoli_fw-la 152._o archdeaconries_a to_o be_v confer_v only_o upon_o deacon_n 33._o 206._o 207._o 212._o archpriest_n aught_o to_o be_v priest_n 33_o armenian_n their_o error_n and_o practice_n confute_v 185._o 186._o arnold_n of_o brescia_n his_o history_n opinion_n and_o condemnation_n 8._o 9_o his_o condemnation_n by_o the_o pope_n 40._o 41._o 57_o arras_n the_o division_n of_o this_o church_n and_o of_o that_o of_o cambray_n 34._o 35_o etc._n etc._n asylum_n the_o right_a of_o the_o asyla_n preserve_v to_o the_o church_n 206._o actribute_n of_o the_o divine_a attribute_n 103_o etc._n etc._n other_o question_n about_o the_o distinction_n between_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n and_o of_o the_o person_n 113._o question_n about_o the_o divine_a attribute_n discuss_v by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n 194._o of_o the_o omnipresence_n of_o god_n 173._o author_n profane_a whether_o recourse_n may_v be_v have_v to_o they_o in_o discourse_v of_o matter_n of_o religion_n 107._o 158._o b._n baptism_n the_o necessity_n of_o it_o for_o salvation_n 141._o the_o effect_n of_o baptism_n 135._o ceremony_n use_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o it_o in_o the_o xii_o century_n 213._o 217._o of_o the_o number_n of_o surety_n 216._o a_o question_n about_o baptism_n discuss_v 76._o a_o question_n about_o its_o validity_n when_o administer_v under_o a_o extraordinary_a form_n 66._o the_o error_n of_o the_o petrobusian_o and_o other_o heretic_n of_o the_o xii_o century_n concern_v baptism_n 86._o 87._o 169._o beauvais_n that_o church_n for_o a_o long_a time_n govern_v by_o ill_a bishop_n 10._o a_o exhortation_n by_o ives_n bishop_n of_o chartres_n to_o choose_v a_o good_a one_o 10._o 11._o bec-abbey_n a_o agreement_n between_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o abbey_n and_o those_o of_o molesme_fw-fr make_v by_o ives_n bishop_n of_o chartres_n 5._o benediction_n see_v blessing_n benefice_n how_o and_o on_o who_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v confer_v 6._o 11._o 207._o 208._o 209_o etc._n etc._n ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o lay-man_n 206._o 210._o ought_v not_o to_o be_v claim_v by_o right_o of_o succession_n 206._o 212._o a_o collation_n of_o benefice_n with_o a_o cure_n of_o soul_n can_v be_v make_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n 33._o a_o prohibition_n to_o exact_v any_o thing_n for_o presentation_n to_o benefice_n 215._o the_o plurality_n of_o benefice_n forbid_v 10._o 61._o 209._o that_o two_o can_v be_v possess_v without_o the_o pope_n dispensation_n 21._o a_o prohibition_n to_o divide_v prebend_n 213._o whether_o a_o archbishopric_n ought_v to_o be_v accept_v or_o refuse_v 46._o prebend_n unite_v to_o a_o monastery_n 79._o besanson_n a_o contest_v between_o two_o church_n of_o that_o city_n about_o the_o right_n of_o the_o cathedral_n 36._o 37._o bishop_n of_o their_o election_n 13._o 53._o 57_o 134._o 136._o 207._o condition_n requisite_a to_o be_v promote_v to_o a_o bishopric_n 207._o that_o he_o who_o be_v choose_v bishop_n lose_v his_o other_o benefice_n ibid._n of_o the_o age_n requisite_a to_o be_v make_v a_o bishop_n ibid._n of_o the_o right_n of_o king_n in_o the_o election_n of_o bishop_n 7._o of_o their_o function_n duty_n virtue_n and_o vice_n 70._o 150._o 159._o 167._o of_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o 17._o of_o the_o trial_n of_o bishop_n 4._o that_o they_o can_v be_v cite_v to_o a_o council_n without_o their_o province_n except_o by_o
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in_o affair_n relate_v to_o the_o house_n etc._n etc._n he_o appoint_v in_o the_o next_o letter_n the_o bishop_n and_o dean_n of_o rennes_n to_o see_v these_o order_n execute_v in_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o he_o determine_v that_o a_o laic_a who_o have_v the_o tithe_n in_o his_o hand_n may_v give_v they_o to_o a_o monastery_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n without_o have_v need_n of_o take_v that_o of_o his_o clergy_n too_o in_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o fourteen_o he_o confirm_v a_o judgement_n give_v between_o two_o priest_n of_o trevisi_n by_o a_o cardinal_n who_o he_o have_v commission_v for_o that_o purpose_n in_o a_o suit_n which_o they_o have_v about_o a_o benefice_n in_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o he_o order_v the_o archbishop_n of_o milan_n to_o give_v a_o canon_n place_n in_o his_o church_n to_o bonacausius_n a_o clergyman_n of_o that_o city_n who_o have_v be_v send_v on_o the_o part_n of_o this_o archbishop_n 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