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in_o the_o cloud_n as_o he_o i_o may_v say_v profane_o make_v the_o comparison_n but_o such_o which_o require_v obedience_n of_o necessity_n upon_o the_o fearful_a peril_n of_o canonical_a censure_n which_o be_v confirm_v in_o heaven_n but_o sure_a such_o a_o argument_n be_v more_o reasonable_a and_o less_o sophistical_a then_o against_o canon_n from_o concealment_n or_o ignorance_n of_o whole_a evidence_n to_o infer_v a_o negative_a practice_n clear_o allow_v london_n pag._n 8._o concern_v tithe_n in_o london_n the_o tithe_n of_o house_n in_o london_n no_o otherwise_o have_v place_n here_o then_o as_o they_o occur_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n under_o h._n 8._o the_o 52._o farthing_n pay_v on_o sunday_n &_o the_o offering_n pay_v on_o great_a festival_n day_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v repute_v among_o tithe_n neither_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o value_n for_o they_o come_v to_o much_o more_o nor_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o nature_n animad_fw-la 8_o although_o the_o tything_n in_o london_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o tithe_n yet_o sure_o it_o be_v nomine_fw-la decimae_fw-la which_o be_v all_o
suspicion_n of_o novelty_n and_o the_o author_n and_o whosoever_o favour_n the_o opinion_n of_o his_o book_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o consideration_n how_o many_o holy_a father_n who_o life_n and_o death_n god_n have_v make_v glorious_a by_o miracle_n by_o who_o learned_a and_o godly_a writing_n both_o heresy_n be_v confound_v and_o the_o truth_n convey_v unto_o we_o be_v opposite_a to_o their_o politic_a new_a find_v fancy_n and_o yet_o so_o little_a reverence_n have_v their_o gray-headed_a authority_n that_o either_o they_o be_v pass_v with_o censure_n or_o contempt_n aimoinus_n aimoinus_n aimoinus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la francorum_fw-la cap._n 41._o relate_v that_o when_o chilperick_n will_v have_v proclaim_v sabellianisme_n and_o persuade_v gregorius_n turonensis_n to_o it_o and_o yet_o in_o his_o reason_n confess_v s._n hilary_n and_o s._n augustine_n to_o be_v against_o he_o that_o holy_a bishop_n reply_v cavendum_fw-la est_fw-la domine_fw-la mi_fw-mi rex_fw-la ne_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la irascatur_fw-la tibi_fw-la cvius_fw-la illi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la famuli_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la tu_fw-la ipse_fw-la fateris_fw-la in_fw-la ista_fw-la credulitate_fw-la sunt_fw-la contrarij_fw-la i_o compare_v not_o the_o error_n together_o god_n forbid_v yet_o the_o advice_n of_o that_o great_a bishop_n belong_v to_o he_o that_o since_o he_o acknowledge_v s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n augustine_n and_o s._n gregory_n and_o other_o to_o be_v adversary_n to_o his_o intention_n he_o will_v fear_v the_o anger_n of_o that_o god_n who_o servant_n they_o be_v and_o follow_v vincentius_n lyrinensis_n his_o wise_a admonition_n 39_o cap._n 4._o &_o 39_o quicquid_fw-la non_fw-la unus_fw-la aut_fw-la duo_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la omnes_fw-la pariter_fw-la uno_fw-la eodemque_fw-la consensu_fw-la apertè_fw-la frequenter_a perseveranter_fw-la tenuisse_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la docuisse_fw-la cognoverit_fw-la id_fw-la sibi_fw-la quoque_fw-la intelligat_fw-la absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la dubitatione_n credendum_fw-la whatsoever_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o continuate_a antiquity_n have_v constant_o hold_v write_v teach_v that_o without_o doubt_v be_v to_o be_v believe_v he_o will_v retract_v his_o new_a opinion_n and_o acknowledge_v his_o last_o error_n he_o will_v return_v to_o the_o gracious_a favour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o church_n who_o if_o by_o disobedience_n he_o neglect_v will_v show_v more_o supercilious_a pride_n and_o youthful_a folly_n then_o either_o will_v beseem_v subject_a or_o christian_n before_o the_o authority_n let_v the_o reader_n observe_v these_o three_o proposition_n which_o may_v state_n both_o the_o question_n and_o interpret_v the_o ancient_n 1_o that_o the_o doctrine_n concern_v tithe_n be_v ever_o that_o they_o be_v due_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la as_o appear_v by_o the_o father_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n when_o they_o can_v not_o have_v they_o general_o pay_v as_o irenaeus_n origen_n tertullian_n cyprian_n 2_o that_o assoon_o as_o persecution_n cease_v they_o be_v receptae_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la hominum_fw-la before_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n by_o any_o imperial_a or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o father_n that_o live_v in_o the_o flourish_a time_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o next_o 300._o year_n as_o s._n chrysostome_n hierome_n augustine_n ambrose_n and_o many_o other_o 3_o that_o the_o law_n imperial_a &_o ecclesiastical_a concern_v tithe_n do_v declare_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n not_o give_v they_o nor_o the_o right_n and_o they_o do_v add_v civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a punishment_n on_o the_o non-payer_n rather_o than_o decree_v the_o payment_n as_o in_o the_o capitular_o be_v manifest_a the_o catalogue_n shall_v be_v dispose_v according_a to_o their_o several_a precedence_n in_o antiquity_n and_o only_o those_o at_o large_a insist_v on_o who_o direct_o or_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n maintain_v the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n or_o more_o which_o consequence_n shall_v be_v only_o brief_o deduce_v out_o of_o they_o not_o to_o stay_v the_o more_o learned_a reader_n in_o the_o english_a nor_o yet_o defraud_v any_o of_o the_o inference_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v irenaeus_n 180._o floruit_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 180._o qui_fw-la proximus_fw-la fuit_fw-la temporibus_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la as_o s._n basil_n de_fw-fr s._n s_o to_z cap._n 25._o he_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 20._o say_v sacerdotes_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la domini_fw-la apostoli_fw-la qui_fw-la neque_fw-la agros_fw-la neque_fw-la domos_fw-la haereditant_a hic_fw-la sed_fw-la semper_fw-la altari_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la seruiunt_fw-la de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la &_o moses_n non_fw-la erit_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la levitis_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la tribu_fw-la levi_n pars_fw-la neque_fw-la substantia_fw-la cum_fw-la israel_n fructificationes_fw-la domini_fw-la substantia_fw-la eorum_fw-la manducabunt_fw-la eas_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o paulus_n non_fw-la inquiro_fw-la inquit_fw-la datum_fw-la sed_fw-la inquiro_fw-la fructum_fw-la discipulis_fw-la inquit_fw-la dominus_fw-la leviticam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la habentibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n be_v the_o priest_n that_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n that_o must_v eat_v the_o lord_n part_n that_o must_v have_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o levite_n not_o of_o gift_n but_o right_o of_o they_o speak_v moses_n therefore_o be_v tithe_n due_a to_o they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n 27._o et_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la dominus_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la moechaberis_fw-la non_fw-la concupiscere_fw-la praecepit_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la neque_fw-la irasci_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la decimare_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la dividere_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la non_fw-la dissoluentis_fw-la legem_fw-la erant_fw-la sed_fw-la extendentis_fw-la &_o dilatantis_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la and_o cap._n 31._o quae_fw-la autem_fw-la naturalia_fw-la &_o liberalia_fw-la &_o communia_fw-la omnium_fw-la auxit_fw-la &_o dilatavit_fw-la therefore_o decimare_fw-la according_a to_o irenaeus_n be_v plain_o natural_a and_o cap._n 34._o of_o the_o same_o book_n offer_v igitur_fw-la oportet_fw-la deo_fw-la primitias_fw-la eius_fw-la creaturae_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o moses_n ait_fw-fr non_fw-la apparebis_fw-la vacuus_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la tui_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la gratus_fw-la extitit_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o his_o gratus_fw-la ei_fw-la deputatus_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la percipiat_fw-la honorem_fw-la et_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la illi_fw-la quidem_fw-la decimas_fw-la suorum_fw-la habebant_fw-la consecratas_fw-la qui_fw-la autem_fw-la perceperunt_fw-la libertatem_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la ad_fw-la dominicos_fw-la decernunt_fw-la usus_fw-la hilariter_fw-la ac_fw-la liberè_fw-la dantes_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la minora_fw-la vipote_fw-la maiorem_fw-la spem_fw-la habentes_fw-la to_o give_v tithe_n or_o more_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o our_o hope_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o 226._o anno_fw-la 226._o 2._o origenes_n quem_fw-la post_fw-la apostolos_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la magistrum_fw-la nemo_fw-la nisi_fw-la imperitus_fw-la negate_fw-la as_o s._n hierome_n de_fw-fr nominibus_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la he_o hom._n 11._o in_o numeros_fw-la decet_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o utile_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la euangelij_fw-la offer_n primitias_fw-la ita_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la disposuit_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la euangelium_fw-la annuntiant_fw-la de_fw-la euangelio_fw-la vivant_fw-la et_fw-la sicut_fw-la hoc_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o decens_fw-la sic_fw-la è_fw-la contrario_fw-la &_o indecens_fw-la &_o indignum_fw-la existimo_fw-la &_o impium_fw-la ut_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la deum_fw-la colit_fw-la &_o ingreditur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la scit_fw-la ministros_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la assistere_fw-la altari_fw-la &_o aut_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la aut_fw-la ministerio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la deseruire_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la fructibus_fw-la terrae_fw-la quos_fw-la deus_fw-la dedit_fw-la solemn_a suum_fw-la producendo_fw-la &_o plwias_fw-la svas_fw-la ministrando_fw-la non_fw-la offerat_fw-la primitias_fw-la svas_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la non_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la anima_fw-la habere_fw-la memoriam_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la cogitare_fw-la nec_fw-la credere_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la dederit_fw-la fructus_fw-la quos_fw-la coepit_fw-la quos_fw-la ita_fw-la recondit_fw-la quasi_fw-la alienos_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la á_fw-fr deo_fw-la sibi_fw-la datos_fw-la crederet_fw-la sciret_fw-la utique_fw-la munerando_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la honorare_fw-la deum_fw-la de_fw-la datis_fw-la &_o muneribus_fw-la suis_fw-la et_fw-la 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chartulary_n of_o abingdon_n whereof_o one_o have_v this_o title_n quomodo_n adelulfus_n rex_fw-la dedit_fw-la decimam_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la have_v it_o thus_o perfeci_fw-la ut_fw-la decimam_fw-la partem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la per_fw-la regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la darem_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o ministris_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la constitutis_fw-la in_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la habere_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ingulphus_n to_o the_o charter_n relate_v by_o he_o add_v that_o by_o the_o free_a consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o prince_n that_o be_v under_o he_o of_o all_o the_o province_n of_o england_n tunc_fw-la primò_fw-la cum_fw-la decimis_fw-la omnium_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ac_fw-la bonorum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la sive_fw-la catallorum_fw-la universam_fw-la dotavit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la anglicanam_fw-la per_fw-la suum_fw-la reginm_fw-la chirographum_fw-la since_o out_o of_o the_o charter_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o collect_v what_o the_o exact_a meaning_n be_v yet_o by_o the_o word_n of_o ingulphus_n he_o do_v conjecture_n pag._n 206._o that_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o charter_n be_v to_o make_v a_o general_a grant_n of_o tithe_n payable_a free_o because_o it_o seem_v before_o that_o the_o payment_n of_o all_o tithe_n have_v common_o be_v omit_v pag._n 207._o animad_fw-la 6_o but_o that_o this_o grant_n be_v of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o land_n not_o of_o tithe_n proper_o beside_o the_o word_n of_o the_o charter_n which_o do_v natural_o bear_v that_o sense_n observe_v these_o reason_n and_o authority_n first_o etheluph_n can_v not_o give_v that_o first_o which_o be_v give_v before_o but_o ethelbert_n and_o his_o parliament_n give_v they_o upon_o the_o preach_n of_o augustine_n the_o monk_n above_o 200._o year_n before_o as_o i_o have_v produce_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n king_n offa_n of_o mercland_n grant_v they_o in_o subscribe_v to_o the_o council_n before_o pag._n 201._o as_o also_o aelfwold_n king_n of_o northumberland_n when_o he_o and_o his_o noble_n and_o people_n to_o who_o the_o canon_n be_v propose_v see_v in_o omnibus_fw-la custodire_fw-la devouerunt_fw-la pag._n 200._o whence_o also_o a_o second_o reason_n do_v proceed_v since_o those_o king_n give_v tithe_n proper_o and_o that_o not_o only_a themselves_o but_o also_o in_o their_o subject_n and_o so_o shall_v give_v more_o than_o etheluph_n who_o give_v but_o this_o decima_fw-la of_o his_o own_o land_n of_o inheritance_n which_o may_v appear_v for_o that_o he_o pass_v it_o only_o per_fw-la regium_fw-la chirographum_fw-la by_o his_o royal_a charter_n alone_o and_o no_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o de_fw-fr omni_fw-la possessione_n sva_fw-la say_v ethelwerd_v and_o by_o the_o word_n hereditariam_fw-la in_o the_o charter_n and_o in_o his_o testament_n in_o florence_n of_o worcester_n and_o by_o some_o other_o conjecture_n but_o ethelulph_n in_o this_o grant_v be_v magnify_v as_o do_v some_o extraordinary_a thing_n for_o therefore_o king_n edgar_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o the_o clergy_n relate_v the_o bounty_n of_o his_o ancestor_n to_o the_o church_n 154._o alred_n rhievall_n in_o biblioth_n patr._n tom._n 13._o p._n 154._o say_v proanus_n meus_fw-la ut_fw-la scit_fw-la be_v totam_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la &_o monasteriis_fw-la decimavit_fw-la and_o malmesburiensis_fw-la de_fw-la gestis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la lib._n 2._o pag._n 242._o say_v tum_o vero_fw-la palam_fw-la erat_fw-la quod_fw-la eum_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la philosophia_fw-la docuisset_fw-la dum_fw-la magis_fw-la famulorum_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la suis_fw-la utilitatibus_fw-la prospiciens_fw-la omne_fw-la regnum_fw-la suum_fw-la deo_fw-la decimaret_fw-la in_o this_o appear_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o monastic_a profession_n in_o that_o he_o give_v this_o and_o in_o commendation_n hereof_o write_v many_o other_o therefore_o this_o be_v more_o than_o tithe_n three_o ethelulph_n need_v not_o have_v ask_v the_o consent_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o noble_n to_o give_v tithe_n out_o of_o his_o own_o land_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v requisite_a to_o convey_v so_o much_o land_n therefore_o it_o be_v some_o great_a matter_n than_o tithe_n four_o ethelulph_n give_v such_o a_o decima_fw-la which_o be_v liable_a not_o only_o to_o tax_n and_o exaction_n of_o state_n then_o but_o also_o to_o that_o trimoda_n necessitas_fw-la of_o pontis_fw-la extructio_fw-la expeditio_fw-la &_o arcis_fw-la munitio_fw-la but_o land_n only_o i_o suppose_v and_o not_o annual_a profit_n be_v liable_a to_o such_o service_n therefore_o his_o charter_n be_v of_o land_n beside_o five_o against_o our_o author_n if_o then_o ethelulph_n give_v the_o tithe_n of_o praediall_a and_o mix_v profit_n and_o the_o tithe_n of_o every_o man_n personal_a possession_n be_v at_o that_o time_n also_o include_v in_o the_o gift_n then_o how_o can_v there_o be_v any_o new_o consecrate_a tithe_n after_o as_o out_o of_o chartulary_n in_o his_o eleven_o chapter_n he_o will_v prove_v since_o all_o be_v now_o give_v six_o if_o monastery_n and_o nunnery_n for_o so_o the_o charter_n and_o edgar_n speech_n do_v express_v at_o that_o time_n do_v not_o enjoy_v tithe_n than_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a he_o give_v they_o but_o in_o all_o his_o history_n he_o have_v propose_v none_o nay_o presuppose_v none_o to_o have_v be_v long_o after_o that_o time_n no_o not_o annex_v to_o parish_n church_n therefore_o he_o give_v they_o not_o but_o to_o pass_v from_o reason_n to_o authority_n asser_n menevensis_n live_v in_o alfred_n time_n the_o son_n of_o this_o ethelulph_n alfredi_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la alfredi_n and_o be_v his_o tutor_n he_o reâateth_v it_o thuâ_n ethelulphus_fw-la rex_fw-la decimam_fw-la totiuns_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la partem_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la regali_fw-la seruitio_fw-la &_o tributo_fw-la liberavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o word_n wherein_o florence_n of_o 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manet_fw-la etc._n etc._n 15._o pag._n 15._o what_o do_v they_o else_o when_o they_o confound_v tithe_n and_o consecrate_a land_n together_o animad_fw-la 14_o they_o that_o confound_v tithe_n and_o arbitrary_o consecrate_a land_n give_v to_o the_o church_n in_o apply_v the_o same_o original_a right_n to_o both_o err_v in_o my_o opinion_n if_o any_o such_o be_v saint_n ambrose_n know_v well_o how_o to_o distinguish_v between_o a_o church_n and_o other_o inheritance_n s._n oâttionâ_n de_fw-fr basilicis_fw-la tradend_n s._n inter_fw-la agros_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o basilicam_fw-la the_o like_a must_v we_o make_v between_o land_n and_o tithe_n nay_o and_o more_o god_n have_v a_o right_a to_o church_n in_o that_o they_o be_v make_v his_o though_o near_a by_o dedication_n but_o in_o tithe_n because_o they_o be_v the_o retribution_n to_o his_o providence_n the_o tribute_n to_o his_o power_n the_o reservation_n out_o of_o his_o liberality_n his_o own_o challenge_v due_a inheritance_n this_o history_n have_v by_o distemper_a malice_n ibid._n ibid._n ignorance_n or_o jealousy_n be_v cry_v down_o in_o corner_n animad_fw-la 15_o sure_a their_o malice_n have_v more_o discreet_a temper_n and_o their_o ignorance_n more_o solid_a learning_n and_o their_o jealousy_n more_o discover_v reason_n who_o cry_v down_o his_o book_n in_o corner_n than_o distemper_a self_n conceit_n will_v acknowledge_v their_o malice_n be_v but_o the_o hate_n of_o falsehood_n their_o ignorance_n but_o the_o modesty_n of_o not_o write_v and_o their_o jealousy_n but_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o what_o be_v too_o true_a but_o how_o ever_o they_o will_v not_o i_o mean_v open_o to_o cry_v out_o against_o it_o if_o not_o cry_v it_o down_o without_o malice_n though_o it_o may_v be_v more_o ignorant_o than_o those_o who_o his_o word_n may_v intend_v and_o not_o out_o of_o jealousy_n but_o out_o of_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o his_o book_n in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o clergy_n although_o he_o compare_v his_o work_n to_o friar_n bacon_n most_o noble_a study_n and_o reuchlin_n and_o budes_n and_o erasmus_n rare_a labour_n and_o think_v all_o block_n to_o learning_n that_o shall_v not_o give_v a_o pass_a approbation_n to_o his_o curious_a diligence_n what_o have_v a_o common_a lawyer_n to_o do_v so_o they_o murmur_v with_o write_v of_o tithing_n 17._o pag._n 17._o animad_fw-la 16_o in_o that_o a_o common_a lawyer_n by_o profession_n have_v write_v a_o history_n of_o tithe_n for_o my_o part_n i_o condemn_v he_o not_o nor_o any_o other_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v seasonable_a and_o true_a and_o only_o a_o history_n and_o be_v allow_v yet_o i_o can_v have_v wish_v he_o have_v place_v his_o pain_n upon_o some_o more_o please_a argument_n whereout_o he_o may_v have_v have_v for_o malice_n praise_n for_o ignorance_n admiration_n and_o no_o jealousy_n especial_o of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o he_o owe_v his_o obedience_n to_o attend_v his_o endeavour_n i_o will_v not_o 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bernar._n ep_v 205._o the_o famous_a robertus_fw-la pullus_n or_o pullenus_n or_o pullanus_n sometime_o archdeacon_n of_o rochester_n as_o out_o of_o a_o epistle_n write_v by_o ascelinus_fw-la bishop_n there_o against_o he_o to_o eugenius_n the_o three_o by_o conference_n of_o other_o writing_n i_o have_v certain_o collect_v not_o to_o name_v the_o historian_n henry_n of_o huntingdon_n or_o sylvester_n gyraldus_n cambrensis_fw-la with_o other_o of_o our_o own_o country_n whence_o howsoever_o a_o archdeacon_n have_v not_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o write_v the_o history_n yet_o myself_o that_o have_v endeavour_v to_o give_v answer_n to_o this_o may_v have_v sufficient_a authority_n against_o any_o imputation_n of_o my_o interpose_v in_o such_o a_o argument_n and_o thus_o from_o these_o verbal_a adversary_n i_o pass_v to_o the_o more_o real_a observation_n and_o animadversion_n on_o his_o history_n not_o as_o a_o most_o censorious_a examiner_n as_o he_o require_v nor_o yet_o as_o a_o 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