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s._n augustine_n hither_o from_o s._n gregory_n do_v true_o and_o inviolable_o keep_v in_o all_o point_v that_o holy_a religion_n which_o be_v plant_v here_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n especial_o they_o which_o at_o the_o first_o oppose_v against_o the_o proceed_n of_o that_o our_o holy_a apostle_n matth._n park_n antiq_fw-la britan._n pag._n 1._o godwin_n conuers_n pag._n 43.44_o bal._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr act._n pont._n rom._n in_o gregor_n 1._o theatre_n of_o great_a brit._n l._n 6._o cap._n 9_o david_n powel_o in_fw-it annot_fw-mi in_o l._n 2._o girald_n cambr._n itiner_n cambr._n c._n 1._o holinsh._n histor_n of_o engl._n cap._n 21._o pag._n 102._o fulk_n answ._n to_o a_o count_n cath_z pag._n 40._o therefore_o to_o walk_v still_o by_o their_o direction_n let_v we_o now_o learn_v of_o they_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o those_o scot_n and_o britrans_n in_o this_o question_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a ruler_n claim_v and_o derive_v from_o who_o 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brother_n domoald_n and_o all_o those_o scot_n which_o by_o these_o protestant_n then_o oppose_v against_o the_o pope_n authority_n perform_v this_o with_o great_a joy_n and_o triumph_n of_o king_n frequahard_n the_o second_o they_o write_v in_o this_o order_n holinsh._n histor_n of_o scotl._n pag._n 114._o buchan_n rer._n scoticar_n l._n 5._o reg._n 54._o he_o be_v covetous_a wicked_a towards_o god_n a_o tormentor_n of_o the_o just_a and_o righteous_a people_n insatiable_a in_o all_o unlawful_a affection_n such_o of_o the_o prelate_n as_o he_o understand_v to_o be_v wealthy_a he_o rest_v not_o till_o he_o have_v pick_v one_o matter_n or_o other_o unto_o they_o whereby_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o forfeit_v all_o their_o treasure_n unto_o his_o coffer_n buchanan_n add_v which_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o translate_v buchan_n supr_fw-la eandem_fw-la in_o suos_fw-la furorem_fw-la vertit_fw-la jugulata_n uxore_fw-la &_o stupratis_fw-la filiabus_fw-la ob_fw-la haec_fw-la scelera_fw-la 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