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diaconus_fw-la vel_fw-la subdiaconus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o priest_n deacon_n or_o subdeacon_n etc._n etc._n in_o 42._o dist_n 31._o iniâ—_fw-la can_v 1._o q._n 1._o si_fw-mi quispiam_fw-la in_o glossa_fw-la do_v 33._o cap._n 1._o do_v 81._o c._n si_fw-la quispiam_fw-la dist_n 31._o greg._n l._n 1._o epist_n 42._o which_o sense_n we_o may_v grant_v that_o the_o time_n be_v when_o some_o who_o be_v marry_v be_v make_v subdeacons_n which_o be_v further_o confirm_v because_o in_o another_o distinction_n before_o gratian_n put_v down_o the_o title_n nondum_fw-la erat_fw-la institutum_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la continentiam_fw-la seruarent_fw-la it_o be_v not_o yet_o ordain_v that_o priest_n shall_v contain_v from_o their_o wife_n he_o present_o cit_v a_o place_n of_o s._n gregory_n touch_v subdeacons_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o next_o paragraffe_v 44._o but_o whatsoever_o he_o mean_v we_o be_v not_o etc._n 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