STATHAM CONTENTS
An abridgement of Year Book cases through the reign of Henry VI (last date 1461) is traditionally attributed to Nicholas Statham, a lawyer of the mid–fifteenth century about whom little is known.1 There are a number of manuscript versions of the work, no two of which seem to be quite alike. Research in these manuscripts is ongoing. A version of the work was published in 1490 by the English printer Richard Pynson, although it seems that the printing was actually done in Rouen by Guillaume Le Talleur. One of the Harvard Law School’s copies has been digitized and made publicly available online through this page. Hyperlinks in the following table of contents will bring you directly to the page in question. 1 He died in 1472, and he probably died young. See J. H. Baker, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography s.n. (http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26321, last visited, 25 Aug 2009). The signatures (except for the table of contents) were marked in the printed edition. The printed edition, however, contains no foliation, and the abridgement entries were not numbered. Many owners of the book, including one of the ones who owned ours, introduced foliation and/or entry numbers, more or less completely as the spirit moved them. The 1915 translation by Margaret Center Klingelsmith introduced (albeit imperfectly) foliation (1a, 1b, etc., in the old lawyers’ form). Klingelsmith also numbered the entries under each title, omitting numbers for paragraphs that only cross–referenced other entries. Entries that continue over more than one page are numbered on the page on which they begin. These folio and entry numbers have become standard, and we have used them here. We have normalized the spelling of the names of titles somewhat: We have changed, as appropriate, i’s to j’s, u’s to v’s, z’s to s’s, nn’s to un’s or n’s, added a couple of apostrophes, and omitted some terminal e’s when unnecessary and indicated only by a line above the previous letter. The copy that we have photographed has some unique features. Many of the pages contain manuscript notes in what seems to be a sixteenth–century hand. Two folios have been tipped in between fol. 7 and fol. 8. Additional entries for Aide have been handwritten on the first page; the remainder are blank. Notes as to former owners that are scattered about the book may be found at HOLLIS no. 000612249. Notes on all four of the Harvard Law School Library’s copies may be found on the Availability page of that record. The author of this “metadata” is Professor David Seipp of the Boston University School of Law, a director of the Ames Foundation and the principal compiler of the Foundation’s massive index of the Year Books. The Foundation is also preparing tables that link Statham’s abridgements to the printed cases in the Vulgate Year Books and vice-versa. The citations for Henry 4, Henry 5, and Henry 6 are available. In 1915, Margaret Center Klingelsmith published a translation of the entire work in two volumes. While the work is not free from error, and is based on assumptions that are not those of modern scholarship, we can, nonetheless, recommend it for those who find Statham’s Law French tough going. The work is hard to find in the original, but it has been reprinted by The Law Book Exchange, with a new introduction by Professor Seipp. It is available in preview form on Google Books (only the first volume is listed, but previews of the second volume may be viewed by clicking on the table of contents).
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folio |
signature |
image # |
title and entry numbers |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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π i r |
5 |
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π i v |
6 |
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π ii r |
7 |
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π ii v |
8 |
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1r |
a i r |
9 |
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1v |
a i v |
10 |
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2r |
a ii r |
11 |
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2v |
a ii v |
12 |
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3r |
a iii r |
13 |
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3v |
a iii v |
14 |
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4r |
a iiii r |
15 |
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4v |
a iiii v |
16 |
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5r |
a v r |
17 |
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5v |
a v v |
18 |
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6r |
a vi r |
19 |
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6v |
a vi v |
20 |
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7r |
a vii r |
21 |
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7v |
a vii v |
22 |
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7bisr |
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23 |
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7bisv |
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24 |
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7terr |
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25 |
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7terv |
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26 |
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8r |
a viii r |
27 |
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8v |
a viii v |
28 |
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9r |
b i r |
29 |
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9v |
b i v |
30 |
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10r |
b ii r |
31 |
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10v |
b ii v |
32 |
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11r |
b iii r |
33 |
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11v |
b iii v |
34 |
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12r |
b iiii r |
35 |
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12v |
b iiii v |
36 |
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13r |
b v r |
37 |
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13v |
b v v |
38 |
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14r |
b vi r |
39 |
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14v |
b vi v |
40 |
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15r |
b vii r |
41 |
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15v |
b vii v |
42 |
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16r |
b viii r |
43 |
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16v |
b viii v |
44 |
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17r |
c i r |
45 |
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17v |
c i v |
46 |
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18r |
c ii r |
47 |
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18v |
c ii v |
48 |
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19r |
c iii r |
49 |
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19v |
c iii v |
50 |
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20r |
c iiii r |
51 |
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20v |
c iiii v |
52 |
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21r |
c v r |
53 |
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21v |
c v v |
54 |
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22r |
c vi r |
55 |
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22v |
c vi v |
56 |
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23r |
c vii r |
57 |
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23v |
c vii v |
58 |
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24r |
c viii r |
59 |
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24v |
c viii v |
60 |
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25r |
d i r |
61 |
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25v |
d i v |
62 |
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26r |
d ii r |
63 |
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26v |
d ii v |
64 |
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27r |
d iii r |
65 |
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27v |
d iii v |
66 |
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28r |
d iiii r |
67 |
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28v |
d iiii v |
68 |
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29r |
d v r |
69 |
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29v |
d v v |
70 |
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30r |
d vi r |
71 |
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30v |
d vi v |
72 |
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31r |
d vii r |
73 |
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31v |
d vii v |
74 |
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32r |
d viii r |
75 |
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32v |
d viii v |
76 |
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33r |
e i r |
77 |
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33v |
e i v |
78 |
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34r |
e ii r |
79 |
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34v |
e ii v |
80 |
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35r |
e iii r |
81 |
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35v |
e iii v |
82 |
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36r |
e iiii r |
83 |
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36v |
e iiii v |
84 |
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37r |
e v r |
85 |
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37v |
e v v |
86 |
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38r |
e vi r |
87 |
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38v |
e vi v |
88 |
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39r |
e vii r |
89 |
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39v |
e vii v |
90 |
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40r |
e viii r |
91 |
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40v |
e viii v |
92 |
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41r |
f i r |
93 |
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41v |
f i v |
94 |
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42r |
f ii r |
95 |
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42v |
f ii v |
96 |
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43r |
f iii r |
97 |
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43v |
f iii v |
98 |
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44r |
f iiii r |
99 |
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44v |
f iiii v |
100 |
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45r |
f v r |
101 |
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45v |
f v v |
102 |
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46r |
f vi r |
103 |
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46v |
f vi v |
104 |
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47r |
f vii r |
105 |
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47v |
f vii v |
106 |
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48r |
f viii r |
107 |
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48v |
f viii v |
108 |
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49r |
g i r |
109 |
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49v |
g i v |
110 |
50r |
g ii r |
111 |
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50v |
g ii v |
112 |
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51r |
g iii r |
113 |
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51v |
g iii v |
114 |
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52r |
g iiii r |
115 |
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52v |
g iiii v |
116 |
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53r |
g v r |
117 |
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53v |
g v v |
118 |
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54r |
g vi r |
119 |
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54v |
g vi v |
120 |
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55r |
g vii r |
121 |
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55v |
g vii v |
122 |
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56r |
g viii r |
123 |
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56v |
g viii v |
124 |
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57r |
h i r |
125 |
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57v |
h i v |
126 |
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58r |
h ii r |
127 |
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58v |
h ii v |
128 |
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59r |
h iii r |
129 |
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59v |
h iii v |
130 |
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60r |
h iiii r |
131 |
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60v |
h iiii v |
132 |
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61r |
h v r |
133 |
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61v |
h v v |
134 |
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62r |
h vi r |
135 |
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62v |
h vi v |
136 |
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63r |
h vii r |
137 |
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63v |
h vii v |
138 |
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64r |
h viii r |
139 |
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64v |
h viii v |
140 |
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65r |
i i r |
141 |
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65v |
i i v |
142 |
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66r |
i ii r |
143 |
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66v |
i ii v |
144 |
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67r |
i iii r |
145 |
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67v |
i iii v |
146 |
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68r |
i iiii r |
147 |
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68v |
i iiii v |
148 |
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69r |
i v r |
149 |
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69v |
i v v |
150 |
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70r |
i vi r |
151 |
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70v |
i vi v |
152 |
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71r |
i vii r |
153 |
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71v |
i vii v |
154 |
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72r |
i viii r |
155 |
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72v |
i viii v |
156 |
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73r |
k i r |
157 |
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73v |
k i v |
158 |
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74r |
k ii r |
159 |
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74v |
k ii v |
160 |
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75r |
k iii r |
161 |
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75v |
k iii v |
162 |
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76r |
k iiii r |
163 |
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76v |
k iiii v |
164 |
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77r |
k v r |
165 |
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77v |
k v v |
166 |
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78r |
k vi r |
167 |
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78v |
k vi v |
168 |
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79r |
k vii r |
169 |
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79v |
k vii v |
170 |
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80r |
k viii r |
171 |
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80v |
k viii v |
172 |
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81r |
l i r |
173 |
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81v |
l i v |
174 |
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82r |
l ii r |
175 |
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82v |
l ii v |
176 |
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83r |
l iii r |
177 |
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83v |
l iii v |
178 |
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84r |
l iiii r |
179 |
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84v |
l iiii v |
180 |
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85r |
l v r |
181 |
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85v |
l v v |
182 |
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86r |
l vi r |
183 |
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86v |
l vi v |
184 |
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87r |
l vii r |
185 |
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87v |
l vii v |
186 |
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88r |
l viii r |
187 |
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88v |
l viii v |
188 |
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89r |
m i r |
189 |
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89v |
m i v |
190 |
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90r |
m ii r |
191 |
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90v |
m ii v |
192 |
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91r |
m iii r |
193 |
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91v |
m iii v |
194 |
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92r |
m iiii r |
195 |
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92v |
m iiii v |
196 |
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93r |
m v r |
197 |
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93v |
m v v |
198 |
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94r |
m vi r |
199 |
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94v |
m vi v |
200 |
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95r |
m vii r |
201 |
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95v |
m vii v |
202 |
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96r |
m viii r |
203 |
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96v |
m viii v |
204 |
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97r |
n i r |
205 |
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97v |
n i v |
206 |
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98r |
n ii r |
207 |
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98v |
n ii v |
208 |
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99r |
n iii r |
209 |
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99v |
n iii v |
210 |
100r |
n iiii r |
211 |
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100v |
n iiii v |
212 |
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101r |
n v r |
213 |
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101v |
n v v |
214 |
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102r |
n vi r |
215 |
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102v |
n vi v |
216 |
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103r |
n vii r |
217 |
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103v |
n vii v |
218 |
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104r |
n viii r |
219 |
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104v |
n viii v |
220 |
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105r |
o i r |
221 |
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105v |
o i v |
222 |
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106r |
o ii r |
223 |
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106v |
o ii v |
224 |
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107r |
o iii r |
225 |
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107v |
o iii v |
226 |
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108r |
o iiii r |
227 |
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108v |
o iiii v |
228 |
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109r |
o v r |
229 |
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109v |
o v v |
230 |
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110r |
o vi r |
231 |
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110v |
o vi v |
232 |
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111r |
o vii r |
233 |
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111v |
o vii v |
234 |
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112r |
o viii r |
235 |
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112v |
o viii v |
236 |
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113r |
p i r |
237 |
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113v |
p i v |
238 |
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114r |
p ii r |
239 |
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114v |
p ii v |
240 |
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115r |
p iii r |
241 |
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115v |
p iii v |
242 |
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116r |
p iiii r |
243 |
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116v |
p iiii v |
244 |
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117r |
p v r |
245 |
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117v |
p v v |
246 |
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118r |
p vi r |
247 |
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118v |
p vi v |
248 |
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119r |
p vii r |
249 |
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119v |
p vii v |
250 |
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120r |
p viii r |
251 |
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120v |
p viii v |
252 |
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121r |
q i r |
253 |
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121v |
q i v |
254 |
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122r |
q ii r |
255 |
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122v |
q ii v |
256 |
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123r |
q iii r |
257 |
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123v |
q iii v |
258 |
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124r |
q iiii r |
259 |
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124v |
q iiii v |
260 |
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125r |
q v r |
261 |
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125v |
q v v |
262 |
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126r |
q vi r |
263 |
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126v |
q vi v |
264 |
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127r |
q vii r |
265 |
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127v |
q vii v |
266 |
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128r |
q viii r |
267 |
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128v |
q viii v |
268 |
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129r |
r i r |
269 |
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129v |
r i v |
270 |
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130r |
r ii r |
271 |
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130v |
r ii v |
272 |
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131r |
r iii r |
273 |
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131v |
r iii v |
274 |
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132r |
r iiii r |
275 |
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132v |
r iiii v |
276 |
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133r |
r v r |
277 |
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133v |
r v v |
278 |
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134r |
r vi r |
279 |
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134v |
r vi v |
280 |
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135r |
r vii r |
281 |
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135v |
r vii v |
282 |
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136r |
r viii r |
283 |
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136v |
r viii v |
284 |
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137r |
s i r |
285 |
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137v |
s i v |
286 |
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138r |
s ii r |
287 |
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138v |
s ii v |
288 |
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139r |
s iii r |
289 |
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139v |
s iii v |
290 |
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140r |
s iiii r |
291 |
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140v |
s iiii v |
292 |
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141r |
s v r |
293 |
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141v |
s v v |
294 |
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142r |
s vi r |
295 |
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142v |
s vi v |
296 |
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143r |
s vii r |
297 |
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143v |
s vii v |
298 |
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144r |
s viii r |
299 |
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144v |
s viii v |
300 |
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145r |
t i r |
301 |
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145v |
t i v |
302 |
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146r |
t ii r |
303 |
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146v |
t ii v |
304 |
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147r |
t iii r |
305 |
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147v |
t iii v |
306 |
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148r |
t iiii r |
307 |
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148v |
t iiii v |
308 |
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149r |
t v r |
309 |
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149v |
t v v |
310 |
150r |
t vi r |
311 |
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150v |
t vi v |
312 |
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151r |
t vii r |
313 |
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151v |
t vii v |
314 |
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152r |
t viii r |
315 |
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152v |
t viii v |
316 |
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153r |
u i r |
317 |
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153v |
u i v |
318 |
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154r |
u ii r |
319 |
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154v |
u ii v |
320 |
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155r |
u iii r |
321 |
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155v |
u iii v |
322 |
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156r |
u iiii r |
323 |
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156v |
u iiii v |
324 |
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157r |
u v r |
325 |
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157v |
u v v |
326 |
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158r |
u vi r |
327 |
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158v |
u vi v |
328 |
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159r |
u vii r |
329 |
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159v |
u vii v |
330 |
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160r |
u viii r |
331 |
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160r |
u viii v |
332 |
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161r |
x i r |
333 |
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161v |
x i v |
334 |
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162r |
x ii r |
335 |
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162v |
x ii v |
336 |
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163r |
x iii r |
337 |
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163v |
x iii v |
338 |
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164r |
x iiii r |
339 |
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164v |
x iiii v |
340 |
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165r |
x v r |
341 |
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165v |
x v v |
342 |
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166r |
x vi r |
343 |
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166v |
x vi v |
344 |
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167r |
x vii r |
345 |
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167v |
x vii v |
346 |
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168r |
x viii r |
347 |
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168v |
x viii v |
348 |
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169r |
y i r |
349 |
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169v |
y i v |
350 |
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170r |
y ii r |
351 |
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170v |
y ii v |
352 |
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171r |
y iii r |
353 |
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171v |
y iii v |
354 |
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172r |
y iiii r |
355 |
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172v |
y iiii v |
356 |
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173r |
y v r |
357 |
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173v |
y v v |
358 |
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174r |
y vi r |
359 |
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174v |
y vi v |
360 |
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175r |
y vii r |
361 |
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175v |
y vii v |
362 |
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176r |
y viii r |
363 |
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176v |
y viii v |
364 |
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177r |
z i r |
365 |
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177v |
z i v |
366 |
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178r |
z ii r |
367 |
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178v |
z ii v |
368 |
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179r |
z iii r |
369 |
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179v |
z iii v |
370 |
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180r |
z iiii r |
371 |
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180v |
z iiii v |
372 |
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181r |
z v r |
373 |
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181v |
z v v |
374 |
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182r |
z vi r |
375 |
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182v |
z vi v |
376 |
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183r |
* i r |
377 |
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183v |
* i v |
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184r |
* ii r |
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184v |
* ii v |
380 |
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* iii r |
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185v |
* iii v |
382 |
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186r |
* iiii r |
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186v |
* iiii v |
384 |
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187r |
* v r |
385 |
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187v |
* v v |
386 |
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188r |
* vi r |
387 |
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188v |
* vi v |
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