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perjury_n can_v scarce_o be_v describe_v by_o many_o pen_n clamat_fw-la tamen_fw-la altiùs_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o the_o christian_a blood_n shed_v by_o his_o instigation_n and_o command_n say_v he_o cry_v yet_o loud_o to_o god_n yea_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o church_n which_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o tongue_n in_o a_o miserable_a prodition_n have_v shed_v cry_v out_o against_o he_o for_o which_o thing_n the_o church_n do_v most_o just_o depart_v from_o all_o communion_n with_o he_o thus_o benno_n who_o yet_o to_o make_v amends_n 306._o amends_n amends_n so_o our_o rogerus_fw-la cestrens_fw-la l._n 7._o papa_n hildebranduâ—_n laborans_fw-la in_o extreâ—â—is_fw-la vocate_v adse_n carâ—inâ—lâ—â—_n quem_fw-la plus_fw-la dilexrat_fw-la &_o confessus_fw-la est_fw-la se_fw-la suscitasse_fw-la odium_fw-la &_o schisma_fw-la inter_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la &_o alios_fw-la christianos_n unde_fw-la dissoluit_fw-la vincula_fw-la bannorum_fw-la &_o obiit_fw-la refut_o p._n 295._o usque_fw-la 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