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then_o r._n they_o p_o 73._o l._n 3._o for_o as_o r._n be_v p._n 78._o marg_n for_o vicitie_n r._n nicety_n p._n 80._o marg_n for_o 493._o r._n 1593._o p._n 81._o l._n 34._o r._n though_o but_o in_o the_o time_n ibid._n marg_n r._n the_o bishop_n sunday_n toleration_n p._n 48._o l._n 10._o pro_fw-la libra_fw-la r._n litera_fw-la ibid._n l._n 12._o for_o jura_fw-la r._n dura_fw-la p._n 85._o l._n 19_o for_o papist_n r._n pupil_n l._n 33._o for_o it_o r._n in_o p._n 86._o l._n 14._o for_o coloural_a r._n colourable_a ibid._n marg_n r._n scotish_n presbyterian_a reformation_n from_o etc._n etc._n p._n 87._o l._n 7._o for_o latewarmnesse_n r._n lukewarmnesse_n l._n 13._o for_o too_o r._n 100_o p._n 88_o l._n 1._o for_o session_n r._n session_n l._n 14._o for_o murr_n r._n marre_n marg_n for_o ruthuer_n r._n ruthuen_n p_o 92._o l._n 21._o for_o servidi_fw-la r._n fervidi_fw-la p._n 94._o l._n 9_o for_o scrive_v r._n transscribe_v p._n 57_o l._n 1._o for_o then_o r._n they_o p._n 101._o l._n 39_o for_o superintended_a r._n superintendent_n p._n 11._o for_o master_n r_o matter_n marg_n for_o contract_v r._n confute_v p._n 117._o l._n 14._o guert_n r._n master_n p._n 121._o l._n 6._o for_o indiscreet_a r._n in_o discreet_a p._n 122._o marg_n fuos_fw-la r._n svo_fw-la p._n 126._o l._n 9_o for_o on_o r._n or_o p._n 127._o l._n 31._o r._n from_o who_o i_o expect_v etc._n etc._n p._n 142._o l._n â—…9_n for_o session_n r._n succession_n l._n 40._o for_o successis_fw-la r._n successio_fw-la p._n 145._o l._n 40._o for_o autoraniei_fw-la r._n autouranici_fw-la p._n 148._o l._n 39_o for_o &_o r._n etc._n etc._n p._n 149._o marg_n for_o sudunt…astragatus_fw-la r._n sudunt_fw-la astragalis_fw-la p._n 152._o l._n 35._o for_o pallea_n r._n paleae_fw-la for_o affltu_fw-la r._n afflatu_fw-la with_o no_o point_n before_o it_o p._n 127._o marg_n for_o togodaedali_fw-la r._n logodaedali_fw-la p._n 153._o marg_n for_o odificentur_fw-la in_o rumam_fw-la r._n aedificentur_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la p._n 155._o l._n 41._o for_o manitate_v r._n inanitatis_fw-la p._n 157._o l._n 16._o for_o if_o r._n it_o l._n 41._o for_o mission_n r._n omission_n p._n 159._o l._n 40._o for_o doubt_n r._n double_a p._n 162._o l._n 14_o for_o form_v r._n foam_v p._n 163._o l._n 1._o for_o too_o r._n so_o p._n 165._o l._n 13._o susplicate_v r._n supplicate_v pag._n 169._o l._n 6._o r._n to_o the_o bishop_n pag._n 175._o l._n 83._o for_o to_o r._n so_o large_a ibid._n marg_n for_o a_o estes_fw-fr quos_fw-la sidem_fw-la ea_fw-la vocant_fw-la r._n testes_fw-la quos_fw-la sideman_n vocant_fw-la for_o minus_fw-la r._n munus_fw-la p._n 177._o margâ—…for_a spirationes_fw-la r._n conspirationes_fw-la p._n 175._o for_o many_o leaf_n r._n may_v leave_v p_o 180._o l._n 5._o for_o quae_fw-la r_o quia_fw-la p._n 181._o l._n 26._o for_o quis_fw-la pium_fw-la r._n quispiam_fw-la p._n 182._o marg_n