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ecclesâ—â—stiâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o this_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o â—indwood_n provinc_n constitut_o tit_n de_fw-fr doc_n c._n quon_n prop_n that_o placuerit_fw-la that_o statuimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la decâ—mae_fw-la personales_fw-la soluantur_fw-la de_fw-la artisicibus_fw-la &_o mercatoribus_fw-la scâ—licet_fw-la de_fw-la â—ucâ—o_fw-la negotiationis_fw-la similiter_fw-la de_fw-la carpentariâ—s_fw-la fabris_fw-la cemâ—tariis_fw-la textoribus_fw-la pandoxatricibus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la aâ—ijs_fw-la stipendariis_fw-la ut_fw-la videlicet_fw-la dent_fw-la decimas_fw-la de_fw-la stâ—pendiâ—s_fw-la sâ—is_fw-la nisi_fw-la stipendarii_fw-la iâ—si_fw-la aliquid_fw-la â—ertum_fw-la velint_fw-la dare_v â—d_a opus_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la lumen_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la si_fw-la rectori_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la placuerit_fw-la personal_a tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v from_o artificer_n and_o tradesmen_n gain_n of_o trading_n and_o so_o from_o carpenter_n smith_n plasterer_n 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