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galatian_n be_v write_v by_o â–ª_o s._n paul_n unto_o the_o french_a man_n the_o 17._o epaenetus_n yet_o volaterran_n have_v none_o such_o the_o 18._o andronicus_n the_o 19_o amplias_o bishop_n of_o odissa_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v call_v he_o ampliatus_fw-la and_o bishop_n of_o edissa_n volaterran_n say_v of_o edessa_n the_o 20._o vrbanus_n the_o 21._o stachys_n the_o aforesaid_a autor_n do_v call_v he_o stateus_fw-la the_o 22._o apelles_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n volaterran_n say_v of_o heraclea_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v say_v it_o be_v of_o eradia_n the_o 23._o aristobulus_n bishop_n of_o brettania_n volaterran_n say_v betania_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v say_v it_o be_v bethania_n the_o 24._o narcissus_n bishop_n of_o patrae_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v call_v he_o tarcissus_n bishop_n of_o athens_n and_o volaterran_n say_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o athens_n the_o 25._o herodion_n volaterran_n have_v none_o such_o the_o 26._o rufus_n the_o 27._o asyncritus_n the_o 28._o plegon_n the_o 29._o hermes_n bishop_n of_o dalmatia_n volaterran_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v say_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o philipolis_n the_o 30._o hermas_n but_o the_o other_o writer_n have_v none_o such_o the_o 31._o patrobas_fw-la â–ª_o bishop_n of_o nepotiopolis_n demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v say_v of_o the_o nation_n peli_n the_o 32._o agabus_n the_o rom._n 33._o linus_n the_o 34._o gaius_n byshope_n of_o ephesus_n after_o timothee_n yet_o origen_n say_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o thessalonica_n the_o 35._o philologus_n the_o 36._o olympas_n the_o asoresayde_a three_o autor_n have_v none_o such_o ambrose_n take_v this_o olympas_n for_o the_o sister_n of_o nereus_n but_o origen_n do_v not_o so_o the_o 37._o rodion_n the_o other_o writer_n remember_v none_o of_o that_o name_n the_o 38._o jason_n the_o 39_o sosipater_n bishop_n of_o iconium_n origen_n take_v he_o to_o be_v that_o sopater_n of_o berroea_n mention_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o 40._o lucius_n who_o origen_n take_v to_o be_v luke_n the_o 41._o tertius_fw-la bishop_n of_o iconium_n yet_o demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la do_v say_v he_o be_v b._n of_o meiadum_n volaterran_n have_v none_o such_o the_o 42._o erastus_n bishop_n of_o paneas_n who_o volaterran_n call_v erastes_n b._n of_o meiadum_n but_o demochares_n &_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la have_v none_o such_o the_o 43._o phigellus_n who_o volaterran_n call_v philetus_n &_o philegus_n the_o 44._o hermogenes_n the_o 45._o demas_n the_o 46._o quartus_fw-la the_o 47._o apollo_n b._n of_o caesarea_n yet_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la say_v it_o be_v of_o connia_n the_o 48._o cephas_n who_o as_o dorotheus_n guess_v be_v he_o who_o paul_n reprehend_v at_o antioch_n but_o it_o be_v a_o fable_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o censure_n lay_v down_o in_o eusebius_n pag._n 15._o 16._o the_o aforesaid_a latin_a writer_n have_v none_o such_o among_o the_o disciple_n the_o 49._o sosthenes_n the_o 50._o epaphroditus_n b._n of_o adriana_n as_o demochares_n say_v of_o andriaca_n the_o 51._o caesar_n the_o 52._o marcus_z the_o cousin_n of_o barnabas_n the_o 53._o joseph_n the_o 54._o artemas_n who_o volaterran_n call_v antomas_n the_o 55._o clemens_n the_o 56._o onesiphorus_n or_o onesimus_n yet_o by_o the_o word_n of_o paul_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v one_o the_o 57_o tychicus_n b._n of_o chalcedom_n in_o bythinia_n or_o as_o the_o former_a autor_n do_v write_v of_o colophonia_fw-la the_o 58._o carpus_n bishop_n of_o berhoea_n petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la say_v of_o beronia_n and_o volaterran_n say_v of_o cheronea_n the_o 59_o euodius_n the_o 60._o philemon_n the_o 61._o zenas_n the_o 62._o aquila_n the_o aforesaid_a latin_a writer_n do_v remember_v none_o such_o the_o 63._o priscas_fw-la who_o the_o latin_n do_v call_v 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