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be_v omit_v in_o the_o digest_v but_o prosecute_v in_o the_o code_n now_o it_o follow_v that_o with_o like_a brevity_n i_o run_v over_o the_o three_o last_o book_n of_o the_o code_n which_o themselves_o be_v rather_o shadow_v in_o the_o digest_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o exchequer_n than_o in_o any_o just_a proportion_n handle_v sect_n 3._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o 10._o book_n of_o the_o code_n the_o first_o therefore_o of_o they_o set_v out_o what_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o in_o what_o thing_n it_o stand_v as_o in_o good_n exchete_v because_o there_o be_v no_o heir_n unto_o they_o or_o that_o they_o be_v forfeit_v by_o any_o offence_n worthy_a death_n or_o otherwise_o how_o such_o as_o be_v in_o debt_n to_o the_o exchequer_n and_o their_o surety_n be_v to_o be_v sue_v of_o the_o right_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o exchequer_n sell_v by_o outcry_n where_o he_o that_o offer_v most_o
and_o stipend_n and_o that_o they_o swear_v they_o shall_v so_o sincere_o and_o upright_o execute_v their_o office_n as_o know_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n which_o oath_n they_o shall_v undergo_v before_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o that_o province_n whither_o they_o be_v send_v to_o be_v judge_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o master_n of_o request_n and_o their_o office_n which_o offer_v to_o the_o prince_n suitor_n petition_n and_o report_v they_o back_o from_o the_o prince_n unto_o the_o judge_n of_o wicked_a and_o incestuous_a marriage_n and_o that_o such_o as_o marry_v within_o those_o degree_n forfeit_v all_o that_o they_o have_v unto_o the_o exchequer_n for_o that_o when_o they_o may_v make_v lawful_a marriage_n they_o rather_o choose_v to_o make_v unlawful_a marriage_n sect_n 4._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o three_o collation_n the_o three_o collation_n contain_v matter_n against_o bawd_n that_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v in_o any_o place_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o be_v once_o warn_v to_o forbear_v their_o wicked_a profession_n if_o they_o offend_v therein_o again_o they_o die_v the_o death_n therefore_o if_o any_o man_n let_v any_o house_n to_o a_o bawd_n know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o bawd_n that_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v 3._o forfeit_v sciat_fw-la se_fw-la decem_fw-la librarum_fw-la auri_fw-la sustinere_fw-la poeram_fw-la &_o circa_fw-la ipsam_fw-la periclitaturum_fw-la habitationem_fw-la in_o auth._n de_fw-fr lenonibus_fw-la §_o sancimus_fw-la coll._n 3._o x._o li._n to_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v confiscate_v of_o major_n and_o governor_n of_o city_n that_o such_o be_v choose_v that_o be_v honest_a people_n and_o man_n of_o credit_n and_o that_o no_o man_n of_o the_o city_n be_v thereto_o choose_v refuse_v the_o same_o and_o that_o such_o as_o be_v thereto_o choose_v shall_v swear_v they_o will_v proceed_v in_o every_o matter_n according_a to_o law_n and_o conscience_n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o clerk_n in_o every_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o diminish_v nor_o increase_v and_o therefore_o that_o there_o be_v a_o translation_n of_o those_o that_o abound_v in_o one_o church_n into_o a_o other_o church_n that_o want_v the_o precept_n which_o prince_n give_v to_o ruler_n of_o province_n be_v these_o in_o effect_n that_o whereas_o themselves_o be_v free_o choose_v thereunto_o they_o shall_v in_o due_a sort_n and_o order_n go_v into_o their_o province_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v their_o hand_n pure_a from_o bribe_n that_o they_o shall_v careful_o look_v unto_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o quiet_a estate_n of_o the_o province_n repress_v outrage_n and_o rebellion_n procure_v that_o cause_n be_v end_v with_o all_o indifferency_n and_o ordinary_a charge_n to_o foresee_v that_o neither_o themselves_o nor_o any_o of_o their_o officer_n or_o under_o minister_n do_v injury_n to_o the_o people_n and_o so_o those_o that_o aught_o to_o help_v they_o shall_v hurt_v they_o to_o provide_v that_o the_o people_n want_v not_o necessary_a sustenance_n and_o keep_v the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n in_o reparation_n that_o they_o punish_v offence_n according_a to_o the_o law_n without_o respect_n to_o any_o man_n privilege_n neither_o admit_v any_o excuse_n in_o the_o examine_n or_o correct_v of_o the_o same_o save_o innocence_n only_o that_o they_o keep_v their_o officer_n in_o order_n that_o they_o admit_v to_o their_o counsel_n such_o as_o be_v good_a man_n &_o be_v mild_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v good_a and_o sharp_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v evil_a that_o they_o afford_v not_o protection_n to_o every_o man_n neither_o to_o any_o one_o long_o than_o it_o be_v fit_a and_o convenient_a it_o shall_v be_v that_o where_o they_o remove_v they_o vex_v not_o the_o countryman_n with_o more_o carriage_n than_o be_v needful_a that_o they_o suffer_v not_o church_n and_o other_o like_a holy_a place_n to_o be_v a_o sanctuary_n to_o murderer_n and_o other_o such_o like_a wicked_a man_n that_o they_o suffer_v not_o land_n to_o be_v sell_v without_o fine_a make_v to_o the_o exchequer_n that_o they_o regard_v not_o letter_n or_o rescript_n contrary_a to_o law_n and_o against_o the_o weal_n public_a unless_o they_o be_v second_v that_o they_o suffer_v not_o the_o province_n to_o be_v disquiet_v under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n heresy_n or_o schism_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o canonical_a or_o ordinary_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v they_o advise_v thereabouts_o with_o the_o homicide_n the_o auxiliabuntur_fw-la autem_fw-la tibi_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la deo_fw-la amabiles_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la defensores_fw-la de_n man_v princip_n §_o neque_fw-la autem_fw-la homicide_n bishop_n that_o they_o do_v not_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v that_o they_o patronize_v no_o man_n unjust_o that_o no_o man_n set_v his_o arm_n or_o cognisance_n upon_o a_o other_o man_n land_n neither_o that_o any_o carry_v any_o weapon_n unless_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n what_o be_v a_o hereditary_a portion_n and_o how_o child_n be_v to_o succeed_v of_o such_o as_o deny_v their_o own_o hand-writing_n and_o vero_fw-la and_o condemn_v 〈…〉_o onem_fw-la adversus_fw-la eum_fw-la duplicem_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la casâ—_n fieri_fw-la sancimus_fw-la de_fw-fr trient_a &_o semiss_a §_o studium_fw-la vero_fw-la how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v as_o well_o in_o personal_a as_o in_o real_a action_n and_o that_o such_o denier_n after_o their_o denial_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o other_o exception_n and_o the_o take_v away_o the_o thing_n in_o controversy_n from_o he_o which_o deny_v the_o true_a owner_n to_o be_v lord_n thereof_o sect_n 5._o what_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o four_o collation_n the_o four_o collation_n handle_v matter_n of_o marriage_n and_o that_o marriage_n be_v make_v only_o by_o consent_n without_o either_o lie_v together_o or_o instrument_n of_o dowry_n of_o woman_n that_o marry_v again_o within_o the_o year_n of_o mourning_n which_o by_o law_n in_o sundry_a sort_n be_v punish_v for_o confusion_n of_o their_o issue_n that_o there_o be_v a_o equal_a proportion_n in_o the_o dowry_n and_o the_o jointure_n of_o divorce_n and_o separation_n of_o marriage_n and_o for_o what_o cause_n by_o consent_n for_o impotency_n for_o adultery_n and_o that_o noble_a woman_n which_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o first_o husband_n be_v noble_a personage_n marry_v to_o inferior_a man_n shall_v lose_v the_o dignity_n of_o their_o first_o husband_n and_o follow_v the_o condition_n of_o their_o second_o husband_n of_o appeal_v and_o within_o what_o time_n a_o man_n may_v appeal_v and_o from_o who_o and_o to_o who_o the_o appeal_n be_v to_o be_v make_v that_o none_o which_o lend_v money_n to_o a_o husbandman_n take_v his_o land_n to_o mortgage_n and_o sancimus_fw-la and_o nihil_fw-la amplius_fw-la quam_fw-la siliquam_fw-la unam_fw-la pro_fw-la singulo_fw-la sâ—lâ—do_fw-la annuam_fw-la praestare_fw-la nequia_fw-la quod_fw-la agricol_n §_o sancimus_fw-la how_o much_o usury-money_n a_o man_n may_v take_v of_o a_o husbandman_n of_o she_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_v the_o eleven_o month_n after_o her_o husband_n decease_n and_o that_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o conclude_v the_o gloss_n relate_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n contrary_n to_o this_o law_n a_o widow_n in_o paris_n that_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n the_o 14._o month_n after_o her_o husband_n decease_n nevertheless_o the_o good_a repute_n which_o be_v general_o conceive_v of_o this_o woman_n continency_n prevail_v so_o much_o against_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o reverend_a judge_n award_v the_o case_n of_o childbirth_n to_o be_v extraordinary_a the_o woman_n to_o be_v chaste_a and_o the_o child_n legitimate_a haec_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o exemplum_fw-la trahi_fw-la facilè_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la as_o the_o gloss_n there_o conclude_v begin_n of_o the_o same_o month_n be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o legitimate_a but_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v for_o bastard_n of_o instrument_n and_o their_o credit_n and_o that_o in_o every_o instrument_n there_o be_v protocol_n leave_v that_o be_v sign_n and_o note_n of_o the_o time_n when_o such_o a_o contract_n be_v make_v and_o who_o be_v notary_n and_o witness_n to_o the_o same_o and_o that_o after_o it_o be_v write_v fair_a and_o ingross_v in_o a_o leaguer_n or_o fair_a puram_fw-la fair_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chartam_fw-la puram_fw-la mundum_fw-la book_n sect_n 6._o what_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o five_o collation_n the_o five_o collation_n forbid_v the_o alienation_n or_o sell_v away_o of_o the_o immovable_a possession_n of_o the_o church_n unless_o it_o be_v do_v under_o certain_a solemnity_n and_o then_o only_o when_o the_o movable_a good_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o the_o church_n or_o
of_o divine_a service_n and_o the_o eucharist_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o of_o a_o priest_n not_o baptize_v of_o fast_v purification_n of_o woman_n and_o other_o like_a ceremony_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n of_o building_n and_o repair_v church_n and_o of_o their_o churchyard_n and_o the_o immunity_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o and_o of_o sundry_a other_o thing_n in_o like_a sort_n pertain_v to_o the_o church_n that_o clerk_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a man_n trouble_v not_o themselves_o about_o civil_a matter_n contrary_a to_o their_o office_n and_o profession_n sect_n 6._o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o four_o book_n of_o the_o decretal_n the_o four_o book_n dispose_v of_o matter_n of_o espousal_n and_o matrimony_n and_o show_v what_o word_n make_v espousal_n what_o matrimony_n of_o the_o betrthe_v of_o such_o as_o be_v under_o age_n of_o clandestine_v espousal_n and_o contract_n and_o of_o what_o account_n they_o be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o in_o the_o church_n and_o how_o they_o may_v be_v make_v good_a of_o she_o that_o have_v betroth_v herself_o to_o two_o man_n who_o wife_n she_o shall_v be_v what_o condition_n may_v be_v put_v in_o espousal_n and_o what_o not_o what_o clerk_n or_o votary_n may_v marry_v and_o what_o not_o of_o he_o that_o have_v marry_v she_o with_o who_o before_o he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n and_o whether_o the_o same_o second_o matrimony_n be_v good_a whereupon_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o if_o the_o woman_n know_v not_o that_o he_o have_v a_o other_o wife_n he_o can_v leave_v she_o his_o first_o wife_n be_v dead_a under_o pretence_n he_o have_v a_o other_o wife_n alive_a when_o he_o marry_v she_o but_o if_o she_o know_v of_o it_o and_o do_v join_v with_o he_o in_o practice_n for_o make_v away_o his_o wife_n he_o can_v marry_v she_o no_o though_o he_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o other_o as_o concern_v bed_n and_o board_n whether_o leprous_a man_n and_o other_o which_o be_v infect_v with_o like_a contagious_a disease_n may_v marry_v and_o whether_o be_v marry_v the_o marriage_n may_v not_o be_v dissolve_v upon_o this_o point_n of_o kindred_n spiritual_a or_o legal_a and_o in_o what_o sort_n they_o hinder_v marriage_n of_o he_o that_o have_v know_v his_o own_o wife_n sister_n or_o his_o own_o cousin_n german_a and_o whether_o this_o offence_n do_v break_v the_o matrimony_n that_o be_v contract_v or_o do_v hinder_v the_o matrimony_n that_o be_v to_o be_v contract_v within_o what_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n or_o affinity_n a_o man_n may_v marry_v of_o such_o as_o be_v cold_a of_o nature_n or_o enchant_v by_o sorcery_n whether_o they_o may_v marry_v the_o like_a respect_n be_v of_o woman_n who_o be_v unfit_a for_o man_n of_o such_o as_o marry_v against_o the_o interdict_v or_o prohibition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o what_o penalty_n they_o incur_v what_o child_n be_v hold_v legitimate_a who_o they_o be_v that_o may_v be_v accuser_n or_o witness_n in_o case_n of_o dissolution_n of_o marriage_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n of_o divorce_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o diversity_n of_o mind_n that_o be_v then_o between_o they_o for_o that_o one_o seek_v to_o go_v apart_o from_o the_o other_o and_o in_o what_o case_n divorce_n be_v allow_v and_o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o of_o gift_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n what_o security_n they_o have_v in_o law_n and_o that_o the_o dowry_n after_o the_o divorce_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o woman_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n and_o other_o such_o like_a filthiness_n of_o second_o marriage_n in_o what_o case_n they_o be_v to_o be_v permit_v in_o what_o not_o sect_n 7._o what_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o decretal_n the_o five_o book_n treat_v of_o such_o criminal_a matter_n as_o be_v handle_v in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n wherein_o the_o proceed_n be_v either_o by_o accusation_n whereto_o the_o accuser_n do_v subscribe_v his_o name_n because_o it_o tend_v to_o punishment_n or_o else_o by_o denunciation_n whereto_o the_o informer_n do_v not_o subscribe_v his_o name_n because_o it_o tend_v only_o to_o the_o amendment_n of_o the_o party_n or_o by_o inquisition_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o use_v but_o upon_o fame_n precedent_n albeit_o sometime_o it_o be_v without_o fame_n if_o once_o the_o fame_n be_v prove_v then_o may_v enquiry_n be_v have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o yet_o without_o malice_n or_o slander_n the_o criminal_a matter_n which_o be_v prosecute_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o censure_v by_o canonical_a punishment_n be_v simony_n and_o sell_v of_o ecclesiastical_a grace_n and_o benefice_n whereupon_o prelate_n be_v forbid_v to_o let_v out_o their_o jurisdiction_n under_o a_o annual_a rent_n and_o master_n and_o preacher_n to_o teach_v for_o money_n the_o punishment_n of_o jew_n and_o saracen_n and_o 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