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envious_a wrong_n to_o detract_v from_o other_o i_o will_v therefore_o speak_v no_o ill_a of_o other_o no_o good_a of_o myself_o 56_o that_o which_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o traveller_n to_o find_v many_o oast_n and_o few_o friend_n be_v the_o estate_n of_o christian_n in_o their_o pilgrimage_n to_o a_o better_a life_n good_a friend_n may_v not_o therefore_o be_v easy_o forgo_v neither_o must_v they_o be_v use_v as_o suit_n of_o apparel_n which_o when_o we_o have_v wear_v threadbare_a we_o cast_v off_o and_o call_v for_o new_a nothing_o but_o death_n or_o villainy_n shall_v divorce_v i_o from_o a_o old_a friend_n but_o still_o i_o will_v follow_v he_o so_o far_o as_o be_v either_o possible_a or_o honest_a and_o then_o i_o will_v leave_v he_o with_o sorrow_n 57_o true_a friendship_n necessary_o require_v patience_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o who_o i_o shall_v not_o mislike_v somewhat_o and_o who_o shall_v not_o as_o just_o mislike_v somewhat_o in_o i_o my_o friend_n fault_n therefore_o if_o little_a i_o will_v swallow_v and_o digest_v if_o great_a i_o will_v smother_v they_o however_o i_o will_v wink_v at_o they_o to_o other_o but_o love_o notify_v they_o to_o himself_o 58_o injury_n hurt_v not_o more_o in_o the_o receive_n than_o in_o the_o remembrance_n a_o small_a injury_n shall_v go_v as_o it_o come_v a_o great_a injury_n may_v dine_v or_o sup_v with_o i_o but_o none_o at_o all_o shall_v lodge_v with_o i_o why_o shall_v i_o vex_v myself_o because_o another_o have_v vex_v i_o 59_o it_o be_v good_a deal_n with_o that_o over_o which_o we_o have_v the_o most_o power_n if_o my_o state_n will_v not_o be_v frame_v to_o my_o mind_n i_o will_v labour_v to_o frame_v my_o mind_n to_o my_o estate_n 60_o it_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n to_o be_v either_o always_o or_o never_o alone_a society_n of_o man_n have_v not_o so_o much_o gain_v as_o distraction_n in_o great_a company_n i_o will_v be_v alone_o to_o myself_o in_o great_a privacy_n in_o company_n with_o god_n 61_o grief_n for_o thing_n past_o that_o can_v be_v remedy_v and_o care_n for_o thing_n to_o come_v that_o can_v be_v prevent_v may_v easy_o hurt_v can_v never_o benefit_v i_o i_o will_v therefore_o commit_v myself_o to_o god_n in_o both_o and_o enjoy_v the_o present_a 62_o let_v my_o estate_n be_v never_o so_o mean_a i_o will_v ever_o keep_v myself_o rather_o beneath_o than_o either_o level_a or_o above_o it_o a_o man_n may_v rise_v when_o he_o will_v with_o honour_n but_o can_v fall_v without_o shame_n 63_o nothing_o do_v so_o befool_v a_o man_n as_o extreme_a passion_n this_o do_v both_o make_v they_o fool_n which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o and_o show_v they_o to_o be_v fool_n that_o be_v so_o violent_a passion_n if_o i_o can_v tame_v they_o that_o they_o may_v yield_v to_o my_o ease_n i_o will_v at_o least_o smother_v they_o by_o concealment_n that_o they_o may_v not_o appear_v to_o my_o shame_n 64_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n though_o infinite_a in_o desire_n yet_o be_v finite_a in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o sam_n 18.29_o jud._n 19.29_o 1_o chr._n 12.18_o luc._n 2.14_o joh._n 14.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 13.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam._n 3.18_o rom._n 14_o 19_o 1_o pet._n 3.11_o and_o such_o as_o scarce_o savour_v of_o the_o earth_n neither_o do_v the_o hebrew_n by_o any_o other_o term_n choose_v rather_o to_o express_v all_o happiness_n and_o perfection_n of_o live_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n which_o the_o angel_n do_v more_o glad_o congratulate_v unto_o man_n or_o which_o christ_n do_v more_o careful_o bequeath_v or_o the_o apostle_n more_o earnest_o enjoin_v how_o oft_o and_o how_o vehement_o do_v the_o spirit_n entreat_v and_o command_v we_o to_o have_v peace_n but_o this_o thou_o say_v be_v every_o man_n wish_n to_o have_v peace_n but_o what_o if_o peace_n will_v not_o be_v have_v loe_o then_o saint_n james_n charge_v we_o to_o make_v peace_n by_o our_o endeavour_n by_o our_o patience_n once_o make_v and_o 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what_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o as_o irenaeus_n wise_o say_v that_o we_o shall_v leave_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o attend_v to_o these_o tatler_n that_o talk_v never_o a_o true_a word_n or_o if_o this_o be_v fit_v how_o vain_o have_v you_o spend_v your_o labour_n o_o all_o you_o register_n of_o god_n prophet_n apostle_n evangelist_n and_o as_o he_o say_v of_o the_o ointment_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o this_o waste_n these_o paradox_n be_v pernicious_a to_o the_o church_n and_o shameful_o derogatory_n from_o the_o glory_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n hold_v these_o who_o dare_v sure_o we_o can_v never_o abide_v that_o those_o two_o mark_n of_o heretic_n which_o irenaeus_n long_o since_o set_v down_o namely_o not_o to_o rest_v in_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o vaunt_v of_o other_o tradition_n shall_v both_o of_o they_o be_v just_o brand_v on_o our_o side_n section_n xvi_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n but_o this_o be_v yet_o most_o shameful_o injurious_a to_o deny_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credit_n of_o itself_o and_o so_o to_o hang_v the_o scripture_n upon_o the_o church_n that_o they_o must_v needs_o beg_v all_o their_o authority_n from_o the_o voice_n of_o man_n honest_a eckius_fw-la in_o his_o revised_a and_o correct_v euchiridiâ—â—_n the_o scripture_n say_v he_o be_v not_o authentical_a without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o as_o some_o golden_a and_o oracular_a sentence_n 8._o euchir_n eccij_fw-la 7._o recogâ—aâ—â—_n 1586._o fol._n 8._o there_o be_v add_v in_o the_o margin_n a_o glorious_a and_o insult_a applause_n a_o achilles_n for_o the_o catholics_n i_o let_v pass_v the_o blasphemy_n of_o hermannus_n and_o hosius_n perhaps_o as_o junius_n construe_v it_o in_o the_o name_n of_o swinkfeldius_fw-la i_o pass_v over_o the_o horrible_a impiety_n of_o that_o shameless_a gloss_n 300._o achilles_n pro_fw-la catholicis_fw-la animaduers_a in_o bellar._n gloss_n in_o decretal_a l._n 2._o tit._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bell._n the_o 〈◊〉_d sacr_n &_o effect_n l._n 2_o c._n 25_o p._n 300._o which_o teach_v that_o salomon_n text_n borrow_v his_o credit_n from_o the_o pope_n canonisation_n bellarmine_n alone_o shall_v speak_v for_o all_o who_o go_v about_o to_o support_v the_o number_n of_o seven_o sacrament_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o tridentine_a council_n for_o this_o be_v ever_o their_o last_o hold_n the_o strength_n say_v he_o of_o all_o the_o ancient_a counsel_n and_o of_o all_o opinion_n depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n and_o a_o little_a before_o if_o we_o take_v away_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n and_o of_o the_o present_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o decree_n of_o all_o other_o counsel_n and_o the_o whole_a christian_a faith_n may_v be_v call_v into_o doubt_n and_o question_n o_o miserable_a and_o miserable_o stagger_v soul_n of_o the_o papist_n how_o many_o not_o person_n only_o but_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o those_o as_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o confess_v and_o bewail_v mighty_a and_o flourish_a among_o themselves_o do_v yet_o still_o resolute_o reject_v all_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o tridentine_a council_n the_o whole_a christian_a faith_n all_o doctrine_n and_o opinion_n what_o even_o those_o which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n those_o that_o be_v indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o make_v god_n a_o slave_n to_o man_n and_o to_o arraign_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o the_o bar_n of_o humane_a judgement_n god_n will_v be_v god_n the_o scripture_n of_o god_n will_v be_v itself_o in_o spite_n of_o rome_n trent_n hell_n and_o unless_o we_o hold_v this_o we_o can_v have_v no_o peace_n with_o god_n unless_o we_o deny_v it_o no_o peace_n with_o the_o romanist_n section_n xvii_o concern_v transubstantiation_n fuisse_fw-la genebr_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr trin._n li._n dâ—n_n 2._o dial_n canisius_n in_o praef_n lib._n de_fw-fr io._n bapt._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bell._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr chro._n c._n 19_o caluinus_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la in_o mode_n loquendi_fw-la erravit_fw-la sed_fw-la dum_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la discutio_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la audeo_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o errore_fw-la fuisse_fw-la these_o error_n concern_v the_o scripture_n those_o which_o follow_v concern_v either_o christ_n person_n or_o his_o office_n i_o let_v pass_v that_o idle_a brabble_n as_o bellarmine_n himself_o judge_n it_n which_o the_o popish_a censor_n have_v unjust_o raise_v about_o the_o son_n godhead_n of_o himself_o and_o insist_v upon_o weighty_a quarrel_n i_o will_v that_o explode_a opinion_n of_o transubstantiation_n and_o which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o it_o the_o multi-presence_n of_o christ_n body_n do_v not_o utter_o overthrow_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o humanity_n good_a god_n be_v it_o possible_a as_o auerrve_v jest_v of_o old_a that_o christian_n shall_v make_v themselves_o a_o god_n of_o bread_n that_o any_o reasonable_a man_n can_v believe_v that_o christ_n carry_v his_o own_o body_n in_o one_o of_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o reach_v it_o forth_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o those_o holy_a guest_n of_o he_o which_o see_v he_o present_a with_o they_o and_o hear_v he_o speak_v to_o they_o both_o while_o they_o be_v eat_v he_o and_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o sacred_a morsel_n that_o the_o self_n same_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v at_o once_o both_o devour_v his_o whole_a self_n and_o yet_o shall_v sit_v whole_a and_o entire_a at_o the_o table_n with_o they_o that_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v carry_v through_o the_o unclean_a passage_n of_o our_o maw_n and_o either_o be_v there_o turn_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n or_o contrary_a to_o that_o the_o spirit_n say_v of_o old_a 16.10_o 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oppose_v on_o any_o for_o it_o come_v by_o free_a election_n but_o where_o the_o vow_n be_v free_a the_o transgression_n be_v damnable_a thus_o he_o now_o let_v all_o indifferent_a eye_n see_v whether_o the_o only_a drift_n of_o my_o epistle_n be_v not_o to_o justify_v our_o marriage_n not_o to_o improve_v their_o singleness_n to_o defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o our_o clergy_n not_o to_o justify_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o romish_a to_o plead_v for_o the_o marriage_n of_o our_o ecclesiastiques_n not_o of_o popish_a votary_n in_o express_v term_n i_o dis-avowed_n it_o the_o intervention_n of_o a_o vow_n make_v a_o new_a state_n let_v baal_n plead_v for_o himself_o what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o if_o the_o romish_a clergy_n may_v not_o be_v husband_n or_o if_o according_a to_o the_o french_a proverb_n they_o have_v a_o law_n not_o to_o marry_v and_o a_o custom_n not_o to_o live_v chaste_a let_v it_o be_v
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speak_v of_o auspurge_n sanctus_n vdalricus_fw-la huic_fw-la praesidet_fw-la say_v he_o qui_fw-la papam_fw-la arguit_fw-la de_fw-la concubinis_fw-la aeneas_n in_o sva_fw-la germ._n illyr_n catal._n test_n lib._n 19_o aeneas_n vdalrick_n be_v the_o saint_n of_o that_o city_n who_o reprove_v the_o pope_n concern_v concubine_n the_o bone_n lie_v before_o he_o let_v he_o pick_v out_o the_o marrow_n as_o he_o can_v which_o because_o he_o find_v hard_a to_o break_v he_o cast_v it_o from_o he_o in_o a_o chafe_n and_o tell_v we_o for_o the_o last_o refuge_n he_o have_v see_v a_o print_a copy_n and_o two_o manuscript_n without_o these_o word_n in_o verbo_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la and_o so_o just_a have_v we_o find_v he_o of_o his_o word_n all_o this_o while_n that_o he_o be_v hard-hearted_a that_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o sect_n v._o 280._o refut_o 280._o but_o still_o i_o be_o take_v tardy_a in_o my_o time_n or_o rather_o do_v overtake_v i_o reckon_v this_o liberty_n to_o have_v continue_v in_o germany_n after_o huldericke_n for_o some_o two_o hundred_o year_n whereas_o betwixt_o saint_n vdalricke_n and_o gregory_n the_o seven_o be_v but_o a_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o year_n but_o still_o his_o saint_n deceive_v he_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v err_v his_o own_o chronologer_n shall_v have_v deceive_v i_o for_o his_o onuphrius_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a chronicle_n make_v our_o hulderick_n bishop_n of_o auspurge_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o pope_n nicolas_n an._n 859._o and_o his_o sigebert_n and_o other_o chronicler_n cast_v gregory_n the_o seven_o his_o opposition_n to_o priest_n marriage_n upon_o the_o year_n 1074._o where_o now_o be_v my_o error_n where_o be_v my_o overreach_v count_v it_o reader_n and_o see_v whether_o i_o can_v make_v my_o word_n good_a and_o give_v he_o fifteen_o year_n in_o to_o the_o bargain_n and_o now_o judge_v whether_o of_o we_o may_v say_v non_fw-la sit_v commodè_fw-la divisa_fw-la sunt_fw-la temporibus_fw-la tibi_fw-la dave_v haec_fw-la and_o whether_o of_o we_o it_o be_v from_o who_o nothing_o come_v savour_v of_o any_o learning_n or_o truth_n and_o if_o thou_o think_v it_o fit_a blush_v for_o he_o 281._o refut_o p._n 281._o the_o like_a i_o fear_v willing_a error_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n be_v the_o miscalculation_n of_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n the_o nine_o and_o nicholas_n the_o second_o betwixt_o who_o time_n and_o vdalrick_n he_o make_v but_o fifty_o year_n abate_v one_o other_o half_a of_o the_o hundred_o to_o expose_v i_o to_o the_o laughter_n of_o his_o credulous_a client_n which_o may_v now_o say_v loe_o the_o man_n which_o in_o a_o reckon_n of_o 200_o year_n do_v out-lash_a but_o 150._o when_o as_o both_o their_o sigebert_n and_o hermannus_n contractus_fw-la and_o who_o not_o make_v leo_n the_o nine_o pope_n an._n 1049_o and_o nicholas_n the_o second_o some_o ten_o year_n after_o he_o the_o very_a elder_n whereof_o if_o we_o reckon_v to_o huldericke_n an._n 856_o will_v be_v in_o no_o less_o than_o 190_o year_n distance_n the_o man_n want_v either_o counter_n or_o wit_n or_o honesty_n truth_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o want_v sect_n vi_o antichrist_n which_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n see_v the_o light_n in_o boniface_n the_o three_o and_o be_v grow_v to_o his_o stature_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o gregory_n the_o seven_o 283._o refut_o p._n 283._o so_o as_o i_o may_v well_o say_v that_o the_o body_n of_o antichristianisme_n together_o with_o the_o prohibition_n of_o marriage_n begin_v to_o be_v complete_a in_o that_o hildebrand_n the_o time_n accord_v better_a than_o our_o papist_n will_v have_v they_o after_o a_o thousand_o year_n satan_n be_v loose_v at_o that_o very_a time_n do_v this_o hildebrand_n otherwise_o gregory_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o himself_o confess_v at_o his_o death_n witness_n cardinal_n benno_n and_o sigebert_n trouble_v the_o church_n belike_o with_o the_o violent_a obtrusion_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n prohibition_n of_o marriage_n and_o insolent_a detrusion_n of_o imperial_a authority_n it_o be_v then_o but_o a_o sardonian_a laughter_n that_o my_o refuter_fw-la take_v up_o at_o our_o complete_a antichrist_n who_o supparasitation_n may_v one_o day_n cost_v he_o tear_n and_o gnash_n but_o good_a god_n what_o saint_n have_v the_o roman_a church_n hildebrand_n be_v one_o of_o their_o calendar_n the_o legend_n of_o who_o holiness_n shall_v anon_o make_v any_o man_n save_o c._n e._n ashamed_a since_o it_o will_v be_v no_o better_o pergo_fw-la mentiri_fw-la 284._o refut_o p._n 284._o i_o be_o now_o charge_v with_o a_o fair_a contradiction_n while_o i_o be_o accuse_v to_o say_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o priest_n marriage_n be_v universal_a for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o yet_o have_v before_o grant_v that_o in_o steven_n the_o second_o his_o time_n which_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o western_a clergy_n be_v restrain_v in_o all_o which_o he_o persuade_v his_o friend_n that_o i_o will_v fain_o lie_v gross_o if_o my_o memory_n will_v let_v i_o reader_n do_v but_o review_v my_o word_n these_o they_o be_v after_o he_o that_o be_v hulderick_n so_o strong_o do_v he_o plead_v and_o so_o happy_o that_o for_o two_o hundred_o year_n more_o this_o freedom_n still_o bless_v those_o part_n i_o speak_v of_o germany_n he_o of_o italy_n i_o speak_v of_o those_o part_n he_o of_o all_o be_v not_o this_o a_o logical_a and_o faithful_a refutation_n yet_o more_o this_o bold_a and_o false_a hand_n dare_v write_v that_o leo_n the_o nine_o and_o nicholas_n the_o second_o 285._o refut_o p._n 285._o never_o meddle_v with_o the_o prohibition_n of_o these_o marriage_n only_o the_o one_o make_v a_o decree_n against_o harlot_n the_o other_o against_o concubine_n neither_o of_o which_o he_o hope_v we_o will_v apply_v to_o ourselves_o we_o be_v so_o use_v to_o these_o impudent_a assertion_n that_o now_o we_o cease_v to_o wonder_v at_o they_o let_v he_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v that_o epistle_n which_o leo_n the_o nine_o write_v to_o peter_n the_o hermit_n â—inâ—iâ—s_n he_o detest_v the_o incontinency_n of_o clerk_n and_o write_v to_o have_v it_o punish_v append_v epist_n leon._n 9_o â—inâ—iâ—s_n whole_o very_a title_n be_v incontinentiam_fw-la clericorum_fw-la detestatur_fw-la &_o puniendam_fw-la describit_fw-la the_o epistle_n be_v bitter_a like_o my_o libeler_n and_o lest_o he_o shall_v say_v we_o guilty_o take_v to_o ourselves_o the_o imputation_n of_o incontinency_n it_o be_v bend_v against_o quadrimodam_n carnalis_fw-la contagionis_fw-la pollutionem_fw-la a_o fourfold_a pollution_n of_o clergyman_n whereof_o one_o he_o will_v not_o sure_o deny_v to_o be_v marriage_n let_v he_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v do_v under_o leo_n in_o the_o council_n of_o mentz_n about_o the_o year_n 1049_o of_o which_o adam_n bremensis_n who_o be_v there_o present_a write_v simoniaca_n haeresis_fw-la &_o nefanda_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la coniugia_fw-la holographa_fw-la synodi_fw-la manu_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la damnata_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v 286._o be_v be_v adâ—â—_n brenâ—_n l._n 3._o c._n 51_o â—in_a not_o in_o synod_n mogunt_fw-la refut_n p._n 286._o the_o heresy_n of_o simony_n and_o the_o wicked_a marriage_n of_o priest_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o synod_n be_v condemn_v be_v this_o nothing_o do_v by_o his_o leo_n the_o leo_fw-la rugiens_fw-la of_o that_o time_n as_o for_o his_o nicholas_n the_o second_o good_a man_n he_o do_v nothing_o neither_o only_o he_o stain_v woman_n as_o honest_a as_o himself_o with_o the_o name_n of_o concubine_n and_o man_n more_o holy_a than_o himself_o with_o the_o name_n of_o nicolaitan_n who_o he_o must_v needs_o love_v for_o the_o name_n sake_n and_o a_o estate_n of_o life_n as_o holy_a as_o his_o own_o with_o the_o name_n of_o filthy_a copulation_n let_v his_o pope_n shameful_a decree_n and_o his_o shameless_a lie_n go_v both_o together_o for_o company_n whence_o they_o come_v sect_n vii_o 287._o refut_o p._n 287._o yet_o
cant._n archbishop_n archbishop_n exit_fw-la act._n council_n wint._n sub_fw-la laâ—fr_n martyrol_n cant._n lanfranck_o hold_v at_o winchester_n which_o i_o wonder_v my_o detector_n will_v oversee_v this_o neglect_n be_v not_o for_o nothing_o be_v it_o not_o decree_v that_o the_o canon_n shall_v not_o have_v wife_n but_o that_o the_o priest_n which_o dwell_v in_o town_n and_o village_n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n though_o caution_n be_v put_v in_o for_o the_o future_a what_o do_v this_o imply_v but_o that_o in_o those_o ancient_a time_n the_o english_a clergy_n be_v inoffensive_o marry_v to_o which_o add_v that_o old_a record_n from_o a_o ancient_a martyrologue_n of_o the_o church_n of_o canterbury_n lanfrancus_fw-la archiepiscopus_fw-la reddidit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sancti_fw-la andreae_n etc._n etc._n lanfranck_a archbishop_n have_v restore_v to_o saint_n andrew_n church_n the_o monastery_n of_o saint_n mary_n with_o the_o land_n and_o house_n 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