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in_o which_o he_o certifi_v he_o that_o beside_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v but_o one_o in_o every_o church_n and_o can_v not_o be_v more_o there_o be_v forty-six_a presbyter_n seven_o deacon_n and_o subdeacon_n seven_o forty-two_a acolythite_n exorcist_n reader_n sexton_n ostiarij_fw-la fifty-two_a in_o all_o widow_n and_o other_o poor_a people_n press_v with_o want_n and_o sickness_n fifteen_o hundred_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o say_v he_o be_v maintain_v at_o the_o public_a charge_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o which_o place_n and_o passage_n of_o my_o author_n there_o be_v these_o several_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o reference_n to_o our_o present_a business_n first_o the_o exceed_a large_a revenue_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o these_o early_a day_n so_o great_a as_o to_o maintain_v the_o number_n before_o specify_v according_a to_o the_o rank_n and_o quality_n of_o each_o particular_a 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