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regular_a canon_n p._n 46_o the_o order_n of_o the_o hermit_n of_o st._n austin_n p._n 48_o the_o order_n and_o rule_n of_o cassianus_n caesarius_n and_o isidorus_n p._n 51_o the_o order_n of_o the_o williamite_n p._n 54_o the_o order_n of_o the_o zambonite_n p._n 55_o the_o order_n and_o rule_n of_o st._n benet_n patriarch_n of_o the_o monk_n in_o the_o west_n p._n 57_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benet_n p._n 59_o the_o order_n of_o clunie_n p._n 91_o the_o congregation_n of_o mount_n cassin_n p._n 94_o the_o order_n of_o camaldoni_n p._n 95_o the_o order_n of_o valombrosa_n p._n 98_o the_o order_n of_o sylvestrin_n p._n 100_o the_o order_n of_o grammont_n p._n 101_o the_o order_n of_o carthusian_n p_o 102_o the_o cistercian_n order_n of_o bernardin_n p_o 108_o the_o order_n of_o fevillans_n p._n 110_o the_o order_n of_o the_o humble_v or_o humily_n p._n 112_o the_o order_n of_o celestine_n p._n 114_o the_o order_n of_o the_o olivetans_n p._n 116_o some_o other_o order_n of_o st._n 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the_o father_n of_o the_o oratory_n p._n 207_o the_o order_n of_o the_o father_n of_o well-dying_a p._n 209_o the_o order_n of_o minor_a clerk_n p._n 210_o the_o order_n of_o barnabite_n or_o regular_a clerk_n of_o st._n paul_n p._n 211_o the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o saxia_n at_o rome_n p._n 212_o the_o congregation_n of_o hermit_n of_o madam_n gonzague_n p._n 214_o the_o father_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n p._n 215_o of_o some_o religious_a order_n which_o have_v be_v suppress_v or_o unite_v to_o other_o or_o of_o which_o the_o author_n the_o time_n of_o their_o institution_n or_o habit_n be_v not_o well_o know_v p._n 216_o the_o order_n of_o white-man_n ibid._n the_o amedys_n or_o friend_n of_o god_n p._n 217_o the_o order_n of_o fontavellane_n p._n 218_o the_o beggar_n beggins_n and_o begin_v p._n 219_o the_o penitent_n p._n 220_o the_o habit_n and_o of_o the_o tonsure_v or_o shave_v of_o monk_n p._n 223_o treatise_n of_o nun_n of_o marcelia_n first_o founder_n of_o nun_n p._n 235_o regular_a canoness_n of_o st._n john_n of_o lateran_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o st._n austin_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o the_o low_a country_n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o mons._n ibid._n regular_a canoness_n of_o colen_n p._n 236_o regular_a nun_n of_o st._n agnes_n at_o dort_n ibid._n bighine_v of_o amsterdam_n ibid._n nun_n of_o the_o good_a jesus_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n caesarius_n ibid._n congregation_n of_o woman_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n ibid._n congregation_n of_o our_o lady_n p._n 237_o hospitale_a nun_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n ibid._n hospitale_a nun_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ibid._n black_a nun_n ibid._n order_n of_o woman_n servant_n p._n 238_o nun_n knightess_n or_o sword-bearer_n of_o st._n james_n ibid._n nun_n of_o tabennisia_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n nun_n of_o st._n basil_n ibid._n acoemetes_n or_o studite_n nun_n ibid._n woman_n hermit_n p._n 239_o 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