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see_v the_o new_a plot_n p._n 74._o and_o the_o compendium_n p._n 75._o see_v the_o trval_n of_o william_n viscount_n stafford_n pag._n 53._o and_o p._n 200._o in_o catalogue_n scriptorum_fw-la societ_fw-la jesus_n p._n 377._o in_o biblioth_n script_n societ_fw-la jesus_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n call_v the_o discussion_n of_o the_o answer_n p._n 22_o 23._o 23._o idem_fw-la apology_n p._n 151._o hist._n an._n 1605._o pap._n 4._o pap._n 9_o see_v the_o proceed_n against_o the_o traitor_n see_v the_o proceed_n against_o the_o traitor_n ibid._n abboti_fw-la antilogia_fw-la p._n 110._o see_v the_o proceed_n against_o the_o traitor_n see_v his_o paper_n publish_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o late_a edition_n of_o the_o proceed_n against_o the_o traitor_n see_v the_o proceed_n compare_v with_o digby_n paper_n see_v the_o proceed_n against_o the_o traitor_n bellarmin_n opinion_n publish_v and_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o holy_a see_n see_v the_o narrative_a of_o this_o deposition_n see_v reading_n trial_n see_v the_o trial_n of_o mr._n tasbrough_n see_v the_o trial_n of_o knox_n and_o lane_n and_o dr._n oats_n print_v narrative_a see_v my_o lord_n staffords_n trial_n p._n 158._o see_v coll._n mansfield_n narrative_a and_o mr._n dangerfield_n narrative_a the_o city_n of_o lichfield_n see_v coleman_n letter_n in_o his_o trial_n p._n 69._o and_o publish_v since_o by_o sir_n geo._n treby_n see_v the_o trial_n of_o the_o five_o jesuit_n see_v mr._n gavans_n speech_n before_o his_o execution_n at_o tyburn_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la conciliarios_fw-la reginae_fw-la augliae_fw-la p._n 22._o alegambe_n in_o biblioth_n script_n societ_fw-la jesus_n p._n 258._o in_o defence_n fidei_fw-la lib_n 6._o n._n 14_o etc._n etc._n aphorism_n p._n 115._o de_fw-la instit._fw-la tom._n 4._o t._n 3._o disp_n 6._o vid._n lesle_n de_fw-fr instit_n lib._n 2._o c._n 9_o dub_v 4._o see_v mr._n sergeant_n and_o mr._n morrices_n information_n see_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o five_o jesuit_n see_v my_o lord_n staffords_n trial_n p._n 134_o 135._o see_v my_o lord_n stafford_n trial_n p._n 141_o 142._o ibid._n p._n 142_o 158._o ibid._n p._n 158._o ibid._n p._n 158._o see_v his_o speech_n up-the_a scaffold_n see_v page_n 78._o see_v page_n 50._o see_v the_o say_a trial_n page_n 151._o see_v page_n 181._o