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62 into his doctrines, yet, at the same time, withholding their final decision."

Another day appointed for the Council, and upon which the disputes were to be terminated, when every one of whom the Synod consisted would, of course, be in attendance, a large number of seats were placed in the middle hall, itself, of the palace, this apartment being apparently more spacious than any other. The seats having been arranged in a row on either side, all who had been summoned coming in, sat down together, each in his own place.