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that_o fault_n forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 147._o de_fw-fr consec_fw-fr do_v 2._o cap._n si_fw-mi per_fw-la negligentiam_fw-la curiosity_n in_o the_o cautel_n of_o the_o mass_n we_o rede_v thus_o if_o through_o negligence_n there_o drop_n down_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o blood_n upon_o a_o board_n that_o stick_v to_o the_o earth_n let_v it_o be_v lyckt_v up_o by_o the_o priest_n with_o his_o tongue_n and_o the_o place_n of_o the_o board_n scrape_v and_o the_o scrape_v burn_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o let_v the_o ash_n be_v lay_v up_o beside_o the_o altar_n with_o the_o relic_n and_o let_v he_o to_o who_o that_o happen_v do_v xl_o day_n penance_n if_o the_o chalice_n drop_v upon_o the_o altar_n let_v the_o drop_n be_v sup_v up_o and_o let_v he_o have_v three_o day_n penance_n but_o if_o the_o drop_n come_v thorough_a upon_o a_o linen_n cloth_n unto_o a_o other_o thing_n let_v he_o have_v four_o day_n penance_n if_o it_o come_v through_o to_o the_o 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triburiense_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o if_o any_o be_v enjoin_v penance_n to_o eat_v nothing_o but_o bread_n certain_a day_n and_o can_v get_v no_o bread_n to_o eat_v it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o eat_v fish_n leek_n or_o any_o such_o kind_n of_o meat_n sing_v the_o necessity_n do_v so_o require_v provide_v always_o y_z t_z they_o eat_v not_o those_o meat_n for_o pleasure_n sake_n but_o for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o their_o hungrye_a body_n decret_n gregorij_fw-la 9_o libro_fw-la 5._o the_o penet_n et_fw-la remiss_a tit._n 18._o cap._n licet_fw-la in_o a_o certain_a general_a council_n it_o be_v decree_v y_z t_z at_o the_o lest_o once_o in_o the_o year_n every_o person_n both_o of_o mankind_n and_o woman_n kind_n be_v of_o reasonable_a age_n and_o sufficient_a discretion_n father_n shall_v private_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o his_o own_o curate_n and_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o his_o power_n fulfil_v all_o such_o penance_n as_o his_o ghostly_a father_n have_v 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in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 494._o caus._n 11._o quaest._n 3._o cap._n cui_fw-la est_fw-la well_o pope_n gregory_n the_o first_o affirm_v y_z t_z the_o priest_n can_v absolve_v no_o man_n except_o god_n have_v absolve_v he_o first_o allege_v the_o history_n of_o lazarus_n who_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o unto_o life_n before_o he_o command_v his_o disciple_n to_o losen_v he_o xi_o and_o to_o set_v he_o at_o liberty_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 590._o ibidem_fw-la cap._n tunc_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la absolutio_fw-la pope_n nicolas_n the_o first_o ordain_v y_z t_z the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v absolve_v man_n from_o their_o lawful_a oath_n promise_n &_o fidelity_n make_v to_o prince_n perquamâ—egulam_fw-la see_v y_o t_o it_o lie_v also_o in_o his_o power_n to_o deprive_v king_n and_o emperor_n of_o their_o kingdom_n &_o dignity_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 871._o caus._n 15._o q._n 7._o cap._n autoritatem_fw-la the_o same_o read_v thou_o also_o in_o y_z e_z canon_n 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