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A10389 A revievv of the Councell of Trent VVherein are contained the severall nullities of it: with the many grievances and prejudices done by it to Christian kings and princes: as also to all catholique churches in the world; and more particularly to the Gallicane Church. First writ in French by a learned Roman-Catholique. Now translated into English by G.L.; Revision du Concile de Trente. English Ranchin, Guillaume, b. 1560.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658. 1638 (1638) STC 20667; ESTC S116164 572,475 418

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one_o excommunicate_a person_n company_n 25._o the_o ecclesiastical_a judg●●_n will_v excommunicate_v ten_o or_o twelve_o of_o his_o neighbour_n without_o any_o cause_n or_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o constrain_v his_o fellow-citizen_n to_o pay_v for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o ●ble_n to_o pay_v for_o himself_o as_o also_o for_o that_o if_o a_o priest_n happen_v accidental_o to_o ●e_v kill_v any_o where_o all_o the_o town_n or_o city_n be_v interdict_v by_o reason_n of_o t●e_v ●●rther_o durant_n bishop_n of_o menda_n say_v that_o in_o his_o time_n 3●_n in_o many_o place_n excommunication_n be_v thunder_v out_o for_o a_o six_o penny_n debt_n 10_o these_o abuse_n and_o such_o as_o these_o of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v elsewhere_o do_v many_o time_n constrain_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o their_o officer_n to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o they_o &_o take_v they_o into_o their_o cognizance_n to_o restrain_v they_o ludovicus_n bavarus_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o john_n the_o twenty_o second_o 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idem_fw-la westmon_n l._n 2._o sub_fw-la ann_n 1125_o william_n neubrigensis_n rerum_fw-la angl._n l_o 4._o c._n 2._o idem_fw-la westmon_n l._n 2._o sub_fw-la ann_n 1204._o idem_fw-la westmon_n sub_fw-la ann_n 1245._o with_fw-mi eundem_fw-la malmesb_n lib._n 2._o in_o sin_n p._n 146._o lib_n 4._o p._n 163._o &_o 165._o et_fw-la wigornens_fw-la sub_fw-la ann_n 1070._o pag._n 435_o 436._o sub_fw-la ann_n 1103._o pag._n 475._o matth_n paris_n &_o alios_fw-la anton_n corset●s_v in_o tract_n de_fw-fr reg_fw-la pot●_n q._n 11._o nu_fw-la 11_o vide_fw-la antiquas_fw-la collectiones_fw-la decret_a antonius_fw-la augustini_fw-la iterdae_fw-la excusas_fw-la ann_n 1576._o collect_v 1_o c._n ex_fw-la diligenti_fw-la tit._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la several_a king_n confer_v bishop●iques_n alexand._n consil_n 174._o nu●_n 8._o tom._n 4._o l●ncelot_n conrade_n in_o templo_fw-la omnium_fw-la judic_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o §._o ●_o nu_fw-la 10._o wal●ramus_fw-la epis●_n n●umburgens_n 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