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The Inner House

Chapter XI

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THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.
"Brothers of the Holy College!"
I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."
"We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.
To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.
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The Inner House

Chapter XI

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.
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"Brothers of the Holy College!"
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I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."
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"We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.
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To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

COUNCIL noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.”

Yourselves pronoun US /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."”

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actually

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Administration

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Arch

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

beheld

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Brothers

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From this reading "Brothers of the Holy College!"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

College

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From this reading "Brothers of the Holy College!"

confined

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

consent

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From this reading "We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.

COUNCILnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

crime

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Dr

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Fact

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Holy

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From this reading "Brothers of the Holy College!"

HOUSE

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From this reading THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.

learn

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Linister's

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

occasion

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Brothers of the Holy College!"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

permitted

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

Physician

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

plain

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

Policy

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

revealing

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

satisfaction

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

seen

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

spoke

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

Suffragan

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

truth

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

undeniable

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

voted

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From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To my great satisfaction, even those who were of Dr. Linister's party, and who voted with him against the Administration and Policy of the College, spoke, on this occasion, for the plain and undeniable truth.

Wisdom

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "We are witnesses," they cried, with one consent.

witnesses

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From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."

yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading I cried, "you have beheld the crime--you are witnesses of the Fact--you have actually seen the Arch Physician himself revealing the Great Secret, which none of yourselves, even of the College, hath been permitted to learn--the Secret confined by the Wisdom of the College to himself and to his Suffragan."