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h._n 3._o day_n in_o real_a action_n &_o 51_o h._n 3._o day_n in_o dower_n preface_n to_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n 5_o &_o 6_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 3._o 2_o h._n 5._o cap_n 4._o the_o return_v of_o writ_n upon_o the_o day_n dedicate_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o apocryphal_a saint_n and_o upon_o popish_a holiday_n such_o as_o s._n michael_n s._n the_o true_a michael_n be_v christ_n who_o be_v like_o god_n as_o the_o name_n signify_v dan._n 12.1_o but_o this_o be_v some_o counterfâ—it_n michael_n michael_n s._n hilary_n s._n martin_n all_o soul_n all_o saint_n the_o purification_n at_o the_o best_a be_v superstitious_a and_o it_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o learned_a that_o the_o dedication_n of_o day_n to_o saint_n be_v part_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o last_o time_n much_o worse_a be_v some_o of_o those_o day_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n dedicate_v to_o idol_n as_o the_o rood_n corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o day_n when_o the_o idol_n or_o false_a christ_n be_v 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and_o to_o ordain_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o distribute_v 552._o distribute_v no_o act_n of_o parliament_n either_o print_v or_o not_o print_v in_o former_a or_o late_a time_n give_v the_o l._n chancellor_n power_n to_o hold_v any_o court_n of_o equity_n coke_n inst_z 2_o part_n art_n super_fw-la chart._n p._n 553._o all_o court_n of_o law_n at_o westminster_n say_v to_o be_v court_n of_o equity_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ed._n 3._o coke_n instit_fw-la 2_o part_n art_n super_fw-la chart._n p._n 552._o justice_n and_o equity_n among_o man_n for_o the_o uphold_v of_o society_n political_n and_o oeconomical_a and_o the_o preserve_n of_o sobriety_n and_o temperance_n and_o for_o encouragement_n of_o man_n in_o well-doing_n 71._o well-doing_n cock_n essay_n p._n 139._o the_o
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p._n 202_o 203._o ezek._n 45.20_o rom._n 16.17_o 18._o cock_n essay_n p._n 177._o 40._o 20._o 40._o coke_n instit_fw-la 2_o par_fw-fr pag._n 617._o cust_n norm_a the_o testib_n f._n 142._o a._n doct._n &_o stud._n c._n 6._o foe_n 11._o finch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 3._o foe_n 8._o wingate_n law_n c._n 40._o p._n 66._o n._n 19_o 20._o excommunication_n such_o as_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o bishop_n chancellor_z or_o official_a cum_fw-la soc_n '_o be_v at_o common_a law_n a_o sufficient_a matter_n to_o plead_v in_o abatement_n or_o in_o bar_n of_o any_o action_n in_o disability_n of_o a_o man_n person_n this_o be_v a_o popish_a and_o superstitious_a law_n the_o scot_n have_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o curb_n upon_o a_o man_n if_o he_o disobey_v the_o presbytery_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o proceed_n in_o suit_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o that_o law_n which_o require_v justice_n to_o be_v do_v alike_o to_o all_o man_n exod._n 23.3_o 6._o jer._n 5.28_o prov._n 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a_o equal_a share_n 23._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o tenor_n in_o borough_n 132._o borough_n cust_n norm_a do_fw-mi tenure_n par_fw-fr burgaye_o fol._n 135._o b._n kitch_n foe_fw-mi 132._o english_a and_o copyhold-estate_n where_o the_o young_a son_n shall_v inherit_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n which_o custom_n grow_v as_o some_o pretend_v to_o know_v much_o of_o such_o custom_n have_v say_v that_o these_o land_n or_o many_o of_o they_o be_v hold_v in_o villainage_n although_o now_o purchase_v by_o freeman_n who_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v thereby_o be_v make_v villain_n the_o lord_n do_v usual_o lie_v with_o the_o tenant_n wife_n the_o first_o night_n after_o the_o marriage_n and_o therefore_o they_o obtain_v this_o custom_n lest_o the_o lord_n bastard_n not_o be_v a_o bastard_n in_o our_o law_n shall_v inherit_v as_o possible_o it_o may_v be_v this_o i_o will_v not_o positive_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o custom_n though_o i_o have_v see_v a_o very_a ancient_a authentic_a evidence_n testify_v such_o a_o power_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o dare_v say_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v appear_v that_o divers_a manor_n and_o land_n in_o england_n be_v ancient_o grant_v to_o hold_v upon_o such_o term_n and_o upon_o other_o suchlike_a wicked_a covenant_n if_o not_o custom_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v insert_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o baseness_n and_o filthiness_n thereof_o littleton_n say_v the_o young_a son_n shall_v inherit_v in_o regard_n he_o be_v least_o able_a to_o 211._o to_o littleton_n tit_n villeinage_n l._n 2._o sect_n 211._o help_v himself_o which_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o if_o littleton_n mean_v that_o he_o be_v less_o able_a in_o respect_n of_o ability_n of_o body_n to_o fight_v or_o defend_v himself_o or_o to_o work_v experience_n show_v that_o the_o young_a be_v many_o time_n more_o able_a and_o the_o elder_a less_o fit_n and_o more_o indispose_v to_o labour_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n and_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v in_o respect_n of_o estate_n if_o the_o customary_a tenant_n have_v two_o son_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o land_n so_o hold_v and_o that_o go_v to_o the_o young_a son_n what_o ability_n have_v the_o elder_a to_o himself_o more_o than_o the_o young_a will_v have_v have_v be_v in_o his_o condition_n b._n condition_n poult_v pax_fw-la reg._n &_o regni_n do_fw-mi appeal_v foe_n 157._o b._n the_o young_a in_o this_o case_n shall_v not_o have_v a_o appeal_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n this_o custom_n be_v clear_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n deut._n 21.17_o 1_o king_n 2.15_o weemse_n m.l._n com._n 5._o exercit_fw-la 7._o p._n 41._o 24._o 4._o 24._o stat._n 51_o