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forgery_n &_o falsity_n pag._n 19_o he_o allege_v a_o counterfeit_n decretal_a under_o the_o name_n of_o innocentius_n where_o he_o affirm_v most_o false_o that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n and_o diverse_a other_o country_n there_o name_v be_v convert_v by_o s._n peter_n or_o his_o successor_n to_o this_o counterfeit_a epistle_n parson_n also_o add_v these_o word_n or_o his_o scholar_n therein_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o master_n in_o forgery_n pag._n 25._o he_o allege_v out_o of_o cyprian_a epist._n 45._o that_o he_o glori_v in_o that_o his_o church_n of_o carthage_n in_o africa_n and_o all_o the_o other_o church_n under_o she_o in_o mauritania_n and_o numidia_n have_v receive_v their_o first_o institution_n of_o christian_a faith_n from_o rome_n as_o from_o their_o mother_n but_o the_o word_n of_o cyprian_a be_v glorious_o corrupt_v by_o he_o and_o that_o may_v in_o part_n appear_v by_o pamelius_n his_o edition_n of_o cyprian_a but_o more_o clear_o by_o old_a copy_n 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convert_v to_o the_o faith_n as_o he_o say_v be_v send_v by_o joseph_n to_o rome_n to_o s._n peter_n the_o head_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v better_o instruct_v and_o confirm_v and_o this_o he_o deliver_v to_o his_o reader_n as_o testify_v by_o b._n rhenanus_fw-la lib._n 3._o rerum_fw-la germa_n sub_fw-la hello_n and_o pantaleon_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la german_n part_n 3._o but_o he_o do_v gross_o abuse_v his_o reader_n in_o tell_v gross_a untruth_n upon_o the_o credit_n of_o these_o witness_n who_o only_o mention_v this_o beatus_fw-la but_o report_v no_o such_o matter_n of_o he_o further_n rhenanus_fw-la do_v no_o otherwise_o account_n of_o this_o report_n then_o as_o of_o a_o monkish_a fable_n and_o thereupon_o say_v that_o he_o find_v small_a help_n from_o the_o chronicle_n of_o monk_n to_o furnish_v his_o story_n pag._n 33._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o few_o of_o the_o britain_n observe_v easter_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a church_n and_o father_v this_o fable_n 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