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so_o glorify_v that_o he_o have_v make_v she_o the_o instrument_n and_o the_o mean_a to_o have_v all_o the_o choose_a sheep_n of_o christ_n flock_n to_o return_v to_o paradise_n and_o to_o taste_v of_o the_o
miracle_n and_o partly_o the_o desire_n they_o have_v to_o see_v the_o sacred_a army_n cause_v to_o accompany_v from_o the_o city_n itself_o in_o this_o journey_n the_o near_o the_o pope_n come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o loreto_n the_o better_a he_o feel_v himself_o that_o it_o may_v plain_o appear_v how_o he_o recover_v his_o strength_n for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o present_v himself_o before_o the_o b._n virgin_n his_o patroness_n he_o be_v perfect_a well_o and_o well_o remember_v the_o help_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o city_n and_o likewise_o in_o they_o way_n he_o perform_v his_o vow_n with_o great_a devotion_n whereby_o the_o majesty_n of_o loreto_n do_v appear_v more_o than_o ever_o at_o any_o time_n before_o for_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n you_o may_v have_v see_v many_o cardinal_n and_o peer_n of_o rome_n attend_v on_o pius_n and_o many_o famous_a captain_n of_o the_o war_n which_o come_v from_o ancona_n to_o meet_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n 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world_n invite_v pilgrim_n to_o loreto_n where_o a_o few_o year_n before_o the_o divine_a providence_n have_v prepare_v a_o very_a convenient_a refuge_n and_o succour_n for_o all_o the_o sacred_a house_n be_v endow_v with_o goodly_a possession_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o recanati_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o poor_a pilgrim_n chap._n xxvii_o nicolas_n astius_n a_o man_n famous_a for_o sanctimony_n and_o learning_n angel_n hier._n angel_n be_v bishop_n of_o recanati_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o exceed_a devotion_n to_o the_o b._n virgin_n of_o loreto_n second_o out_o of_o the_o bull_n of_o julius_n the_o second_o purpose_v to_o augment_v and_o maintain_v her_o honour_n with_o his_o uttermost_a endeavour_n for_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o poor_a pilgrim_n resort_v daily_o to_o loreto_n either_o to_o perform_v their_o vow_n or_o else_o to_o gain_v the_o indulgence_n who_o the_o treasury_n of_o loreto_n very_o bountiful_o relieve_v for_o her_o ability_n bestow_v large_a portion_n to_o every_o 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