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nullis_fw-la alijs_fw-la necessitatibus_fw-la neque_fw-la ulla_fw-la populi_fw-la romani_fw-la lege_fw-la astricti_fw-la marcus_n tullius_n cicero_n have_v the_o like_a even_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o diverse_a other_o therefore_o a_o protestant_a antiquary_n bold_o conclude_v that_o by_o the_o roman_a law_n the_o municipes_fw-la such_o as_o s._n pudens_n be_v may_v be_v of_o what_o religion_n they_o will_v without_o controlment_n tanta_fw-la municipiorum_fw-la videtur_fw-la fuisse_fw-la libertas_fw-la ut_fw-la maiorum_fw-la ac_fw-la avitis_fw-la sibique_fw-la proprijs_fw-la sacris_fw-la uti_fw-la minime_fw-la prohiberentur_fw-la supr_fw-la selden_n supr_fw-la the_o xxxiv_o chapter_n entreat_v of_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n linus_n vespasian_n emperor_n and_o marius_n king_n of_o britain_n and_o of_o our_o christian_n in_o those_o day_n both_o at_o rome_n in_o britain_n and_o other_o place_n 1._o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n s._n peter_n have_v 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abbot_n and_o other_o noble_a parson_n venit_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o abbatibus_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la in_o montem_fw-la ambri_n ubi_fw-la die_fw-la pentecostes_fw-la coronam_fw-la portavit_fw-la and_o after_o britain_n be_v more_o decay_v by_o these_o pagan_n yet_o there_o be_v still_o both_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n hear_v and_o they_o bury_v the_o body_n of_o their_o king_n aurelius_n ambrose_n in_o regal_a manner_n ipsum_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o abbatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la more_fw-it regio_fw-la sepultum_fw-la and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o all_o place_n and_o province_n of_o this_o kingdom_n where_o these_o pagan_n raige_v most_o london_n winchester_n lincoln_n york_n and_o other_o province_n quasque_fw-la provincias_fw-la where_o they_o destroy_v church_n and_o all_o holy_a monument_n 462._o matth._n westm_n a_o 462._o martyr_a the_o priest_n at_o the_o altar_n burn_v holy_a scripture_n and_o deface_v and_o obscure_v martyr_n tomb_n they_o find_v 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