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A68826 A treatise co[n]cernynge diuers of the constitucyons prouynciall and legantines Saint German, Christopher, 1460?-1540, attributed name. 1535 (1535) STC 24236; ESTC S118513 34,179 112

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custom_n of_o england_n make_v their_o testament_n but_o shall_v suffer_v that_o executour_n of_o their_o testament_n /_o free_o to_o dispose_v and_o order_v the_o same_o and_o the_o said_a constitucyon_n be_v in_o the_o third_o book_n /_o in_o the_o title_n of_o testament_n and_o begyn_v ita_fw-la quorundam_fw-la et_fw-la infra_fw-la and_o if_o the_o said_a constitucyon_n /_o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n also_o in_o that_o point_n be_v reform_v /_o and_o that_o it_o be_v appoin_v t_v /_o that_o the_o good_n of_o clerk_n shall_v be_v charttable_o dispose_v off_o their_o death_n special_o such_o as_o they_o have_v by_o any_o spiritual_a benifyce_n /_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v convenient_a by_o parlyament_n and_o convocation_n it_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o good_a charitable_a deed_n ¶_o the_o xiiii_o chapter_n it_o appper_v so_o evydent_o in_o scripture_n /_o both_z in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o in_o the_o new_a that_o the_o people_n be_v bownde_v 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mes_fw-fr /_o or_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n be_v in_o any_o thing_n dimynisshed_a /_o or_o suffer_v any_o injury_n /_o damage_n /_o or_o grief_n /_o contrary_n to_o the_o church_n liberty_n /_o shall_v be_v wrap_v in_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o great_a excommunicatyon_n /_o their_o absolucyon_n reserve_v special_o to_o their_o diocesan_n /_o the_o point_n of_o death_n only_o except_v and_o in_o a_o constitution_n which_o be_v in_o the_o five_o book_n /_o in_o the_o title_n contra_fw-la gravamina_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o begyn_v cum_fw-la malum_fw-la et_fw-la infra_fw-la
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