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â—ita_fw-la hen._n 5._o pag._n 2._o b._n lin_v 30._o hall_n in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o l._n cobham_n &_o sir_n roger_n acton_n a_o gree_v not_o with_o other_o story_n untruth_n in_o hall_n note_v hall_n doubtful_a in_o the_o story_n of_o sir_n r._n acton_n etc._n etc._n halle_n no_o witness_n in_o sir_n roger_n acton_n case_n repugnaunce_n note_v in_o the_o witness_n against_a the_o l._n cobham_n &_o sir_n roger_n acton_n acton_n 1._o repugnaunce_n in_o the_o place_n place_n 2._o repugnaunce_n in_o the_o place_n ala._n copus_n pag._n 833._o lin_v 12._o 12._o 3._o repugnaunce_n in_o the_o year_n year_n 4._o repugnaunce_n in_o the_o month_n month_n 5._o repugâ—aunce_v in_o the_o day_n papist_n can_v â—ot_n see_v great_a â—â—ames_v in_o their_o own_o eye_n which_o spy_v small_a mote_n in_o other_o pope_n traitor_n to_o their_o emperor_n &_o prince_n the_o pope_n saint_n and_o confessor_n many_o be_v traitor_n r_o scrâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o holy_a 〈◊〉_d pope_n common_o 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the_o pope_n excommunication_n 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o scolâ—â—_n dagger_n the_o false_a perswasiâ—â—_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n cause_n of_o much_o 〈◊〉_d chedner_n a_o brief_a â—_o table_n of_o the_o pope_n spoil_v &_o gâ—â—â—_n thing_n of_o english_a monâ—â—_n in_o the_o day_n of_o k_o henry_n money_n 〈◊〉_d ming_z to_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o elector_n of_o john_n huford_n abbot_n of_o s._n alâ—â—â—_n eight_o thâ—â—_n sand_n man_n generoâ—â—_n the_o bishopric_n of_o wint._n to_o the_o pope_n abâ—â—_n the_o elecâ—â—_n of_o william_n rale_n anno_fw-la 1243._o read_v before_o pag._n 277._o the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o moveable_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n give_fw-ge to_o the_o pope_n 1329._o ex._n math._n parisi_n fol._n 6._o money_n spend_v at_o rome_n between_o the_o k._n and_o the_o archb._n of_o cant._n the_o costly_a election_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n read_v before_o pag._n 276._o money_n come_v to_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o election_n of_o the_o b._n of_o coventry_n 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