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milan_n lovanij_fw-la fr._n joannes_n barnew_n allus_fw-la s._n theologiae_n lector_n in_o collegio_fw-la sancti_fw-la anthonij_fw-la de_fw-la milan_n lovanij_fw-la licentia_fw-la reverendissimi_fw-la domini_fw-la domini_fw-la pauli_fw-la boudot_n episcopi_fw-la audomarensis_fw-la nos_fw-la paulus_n boudot_n dei_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la gratia_fw-la episcopus_fw-la audomarensis_fw-la have_v vitas_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la patricij_fw-la brigidae_fw-la &_o columbae_n à _fw-la quodam_fw-la patre_fw-la franciscano_fw-mi collegij_fw-la sancti_fw-la antonius_n a_o milan_n lovanij_fw-la in_o linguam_fw-la anglicanam_fw-la versas_fw-la typis_fw-la mandari_fw-la ac_fw-la diwlgari_fw-la permittimus_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la patrum_fw-la lectorum_fw-la praefati_fw-la collegij_fw-la fide_fw-la digno_fw-la testimonio_fw-la habeamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o ijs_fw-la aut_fw-la fidei_fw-la orthodoxae_fw-la aut_fw-la probis_fw-la moribus_fw-la adversari_fw-la actum_fw-la audomaropoli_n in_o palatio_fw-la nostro_fw-la episcopali_fw-la 10._o octobris_fw-la 1625._o licentia_fw-la reverendissimi_fw-la patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la fratris_fw-la josephi_fw-la bergaigne_n super_fw-la provincias_fw-la belgicas_fw-la commissarij_fw-la generalis_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la ordinis_fw-la seraphici_fw-la diffinitoris_fw-la generalis_fw-la visa_fw-la censura_fw-la &_o approbatione_fw-la venerandi_fw-la admodum_fw-la patris_fw-la viceprovincialis_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la &_o patrum_fw-la lectorum_fw-la sacrae_fw-la theologiae_n nostri_fw-la collegij_fw-la s._n antonius_n a_o milan_n permittimus_fw-la ut_fw-la typis_fw-la mandentur_fw-la hae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ss_z patricij_fw-la brigidae_fw-la &_o columbae_fw-la obseruatis_fw-la ijs_fw-la quae_fw-la statuta_fw-la generalia_fw-la nostri_fw-la ordinis_fw-la circa_fw-la excussionem_fw-la librorum_fw-la obseruari_fw-la praecipiunt_fw-la datum_n in_o nostro_fw-la conventu_fw-la dunkercano_fw-mi 16._o augusti_fw-la 1625._o fr._n josephus_n 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