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tuus_fw-la diligenter_n est_fw-la veritas_fw-la perscrutanda_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la si_fw-la qualtta_n rei_fw-la poposcerit_fw-la canonica_fw-la districtio_fw-la culpam_fw-la scriat_fw-la delinquentis_fw-la greg._n regist_n epist_n li._n 11._o indict_v 6._o epist_n 49._o prout_fw-la citatur_fw-la apud_fw-la grat._n sed_fw-la in_o edit_n eper_n greg._n a_o 1615._o est_fw-la epist_n 51._o ad_fw-la iâ—han_n episc_n panermit_v gregory_n the_o great_a mention_v and_o command_v in_o particular_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o presbyter_n against_o who_o accusation_n be_v bring_v or_o fame_n be_v raise_v for_o he_o command_v the_o bishop_n to_o who_o he_o write_v that_o in_o such_o case_n he_o shall_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o senior_n of_o the_o church_n make_v diligent_a inquiry_n into_o the_o matter_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o a_o canonical_a censure_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o crime_n shall_v require_v yea_o 1000_o yea_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la cler._n eccles_n 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