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2._o indeed_o if_o to_o prelate_n practice_n in_o this_o present_a age_n no_o mar_v voile_n bernard_n de_fw-fr considerate_a ad_fw-la eugenium_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 2._o isaiah_n 22._o 12_o 13._o 14._o 14._o a_o dangerous_a and_o false_a charge_n lay_v upon_o the_o king_n pag._n 11._o 12._o *_o a_o most_o pernicious_a practice_n practice_n a_o most_o impious_a &_o disgraceful_a speech_n to_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o a_o hard_a conceit_n of_o his_o majesty_n who_o but_o a_o little_a before_o have_v sign_v the_o petition_n of_o right_n n._n b._n b._n a_o most_o audacious_a &_o presumptuous_a speech_n of_o a_o prelate_n set_v his_o proud_a foot_n upon_o the_o king_n law_n as_o the_o pope_n do_v once_o on_o the_o emperor_n neck_n a_o emblem_n of_o perpetual_a servitude_n p._n dan._n 3_o 6._o 6._o homily_n of_o the_o place_n and_o time_n of_o prayer_n part._n 1._o 1._o see_v before_o the_o declaration_n for_o dissolution_n of_o the_o last_o parliament_n basilicon_fw-la doron_n 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