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be_v determine_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n &_o antiochia_n and_o universal_o all_o other_o primate_fw-la shall_v have_v all_o the_o governance_n &_o pre-eminence_n of_o all_o y_z e_z country_n that_o be_v never_o unto_o they_o note_n as_z y_z e_z bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v in_o italy_n etc._n etc._n we_o will_v say_v they_o y_z t_z the_o old_a custom_n and_o manner_n shall_v continue_v in_o egipte_n libie_z and_o pentapali_n which_o be_v that_z y_z e_z bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v have_v governaunce_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o these_o for_o thaâ—_n there_o be_v a_o like_a custom_n for_o y_o e_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o like_a manner_n we_o will_v that_o at_o antioch_n &_o other_o province_n every_o one_o shall_v have_v their_o due_a honour_n moreover_o when_o faustinus_n legate_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n allege_v in_o y_o e_fw-la sixth_o council_n cartaginense_n papist_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o order_n of_o all_o great_a matter_n in_o all_o place_n by_o his_o supreme_a authority_n he_o allege_v no_o scripture_n for_o he_o for_o at_o that_o time_n no_o scripture_n be_v think_v to_o make_v for_o it_o but_o he_o allege_v untrue_o the_o first_o general_a council_n nicene_n in_o which_o arrius_n the_o heretyke_a be_v condemn_v to_o make_v for_o that_o purpose_n which_o after_o y_fw-es e_o book_n be_v bring_v forth_o &_o no_o such_o article_n find_v in_o it_o but_o the_o contrary_a yet_o the_o council_n at_o that_o time_n send_v to_o constantinople_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n where_o y_o e_o patriarchall_a see_v be_v to_o have_v the_o true_a copy_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o councell_n nicene_n which_o be_v send_v unto_o they_o &_o also_o from_o rome_n whether_o they_o send_v also_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o after_o they_o find_v no_o such_o article_n in_o it_o but_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n thereof_o the_o contrary_a that_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a shall_v either_o be_v determine_v within_o y_o e_o diocese_n or_o else_o if_o any_o be_v greve_v they_o to_o appeal_v to_o the_o council_n provincial_a and_o there_o the_o matter_n to_o take_v full_a end_n so_o that_o for_o no_o such_o cause_n man_n shall_v go_v out_o of_o there_o province_n y_z e_z whole_a council_n cartaginense_n write_v to_o celestine_n at_o y_fw-fr e_o time_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o since_o the_o council_n nicene_n have_v no_o such_o article_n in_o it_o as_o be_v untrue_o allege_v by_o faustinus_n but_o the_o contrary_a they_o desire_v he_o to_o abstain_v after_o to_o make_v any_o more_o such_o demand_n denounce_v unto_o he_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o cause_n great_a or_o small_a to_o be_v bring_v by_o appeal_n out_o of_o their_o country_n &_o thereupon_o make_v a_o law_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v appeal_v out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o aphricke_n upon_o pain_n to_o be_v denounce_v accurse_v wherewith_o the_o