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so_o that_o if_o a_o archdeacon_n be_v call_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n oculus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la it_o may_v be_v well_o say_v that_o here_o the_o light_n of_o the_o body_n become_v darkness_n this_o abbot_n appeal_v from_o his_o bishop_n against_o the_o reformation_n of_o his_o calendar_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o toulouse_n the_o jesuit_n who_o care_v but_o little_a for_o the_o other_o saint_n but_o resent_v very_o much_o the_o disgrace_n put_v upon_o their_o st._n ignatius_n procure_v a_o order_n from_o the_o court_n to_o that_o parliament_n that_o they_o shall_v favour_v the_o abbot_n cause_n without_o further_a delay_n i_o be_v then_o at_o toulouse_n where_o i_o be_v oblige_v to_o stay_v during_o the_o month_n of_o july_n august_n and_o september_n at_o which_o time_n the_o cause_n be_v plead_v i_o be_v present_a at_o the_o hear_n and_o the_o king_n attorney_n break_v into_o a_o furious_a passion_n against_o