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bergaigne_n commissarius_n &_o diffinitor_fw-la generalis_fw-la fault_n escape_v in_o the_o print_n page_z fault_n correction_n pag._n 4._o century_n read_v centurye_n pag._n ibid._n sabellius_n sabellicus_n pag._n 7._o saint_n soruan_fw-mi seruan_fw-mi pag._n ibid._n marcia_n mercia_n pag._n ibid._n saint_n pumold_n saint_n rumold_n pag._n ibid._n saint_n hiniclin_n himelin_n pag._n 8._o s._n patrick_n your_o glorious_a abbot_n s._n particke_a your_o glorious_a bishop_n pag._n ibid._n derlanus_fw-la declanus_n pag._n ibid._n itarus_fw-la ybarus_n pag._n ibid._n riaranus_fw-la kiaranus_n pag._n 9_o of_o their_o sensual_a of_o their_o sensual_o school_n pag._n 12._o now_o to_o declare_v now_o to_o decline_v from_o the_o trial_n pag._n ibid._n foul_a wrack_a soul_n wrack_a pag._n 8._o ubique_fw-la for_o england_n britain_n pag._n 13._o sergerius_fw-la sergecius_fw-la pag._n 16._o dichum_fw-la dichu_n pag._n 30._o mal_fw-fr mel_n pag._n ibid._n brine_n mouth_n boyne-mouth_n pag._n 31._o nephew_n neophit_n pag._n ibid._n coibre_fw-fr coyrbre_n pag._n 42._o &_o ubique_fw-la for_o ardmuch_n ardmach_n pag._n 44._o 1400._o 14000._o pag._n 46._o ormand_n ormond_n pag._n 47._o prosnach_n broisneau_n pag._n ibid._n frianus_n triamus_fw-la pag._n 49._o nephueus_fw-la nephew_n pag._n 53._o connendus_fw-la connedus_n pag._n 57_o &_o ubique_fw-la bangor_n benchor_n pag._n 69._o coruallus_fw-la cearuallus_fw-la pag._n 70._o vlbia_n vlidia_n pag._n 72._o micheus_n mocheus_fw-la pag._n 74._o volchanusa_n volchan_n
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upon_o the_o high_a feast_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o apostle_n now_o when_o the_o time_n come_v that_o the_o venerable_a prelate_n shall_v according_a to_o his_o wont_a manner_n use_v the_o aforesaid_a episcopal_a robe_n the_o holy_a virgin_n who_o have_v give_v they_o to_o christ_n in_o his_o needy_a member_n receive_v other_o such_o robe_n full_o resemble_v the_o former_a as_o well_o in_o the_o weave_n or_o texture_n as_o in_o colour_n which_o be_v bring_v she_o in_o a_o waggon_n of_o two_o horse_n even_o at_o the_o same_o hour_n that_o she_o liberal_o give_v the_o other_o to_o the_o poor_a 4._o so_o large_a and_o liberal_a be_v her_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a that_o none_o ever_o have_v a_o repulse_n at_o her_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o evident_a by_o this_o ensue_a narration_n for_o one_o time_n be_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n feed_v of_o her_o flock_n one_o who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o tenderness_n of_o her_o hart_n and_o largeness_n of_o her_o 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