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mary_n his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v and_o again_o these_o person_n can_v show_v no_o doctor_n that_o so_o expoundith_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o apostil_v here_o you_o may_v see_v how_o these_o deceyver_n do_v expound_v and_o apply_v scripture_n false_o for_o their_o false_a purposse_v now_o where_o as_o thigh_n person_n in_o the_o xxvij_o leif_fw-mi of_o their_o book_n bring_v in_o tertulyan_n the_o which_o they_o say_v do_v affirm_v that_o this_o leviticall_a forbid_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n /_o was_z bring_v in_o /_o tawght_fw-mi /_o and_o ordyne_v special_o and_o by_o name_n of_o christ_n himself_o /_o and_z his_o apostil_v /_o because_o that_o all_o the_o hole_n church_n and_o company_n of_o cristes_n faith_n shall_v observe_v anâ—_n keep_v it_o with_o devotion_n and_o reverence_n this_o thigh_n person_n say_v tertulian_n write_v but_o yet_o it_o helpith_n they_o no_o thing_n /_o for_z their_o false_a purpose_n for_o after_o thayr_n write_v and_o allege_v of_o tertulian_n /_o he_o say_v that_o the_o leviticall_a forbid_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o tawght_fw-mi /_o and_o ordyne_v special_o and_o by_o name_n of_o criste_n himself_o /_o &_o he_o apostil_v &_o i_o show_v you_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brothrs_n wyf_v a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o therefore_o this_o auctor_fw-la help_v thigh_n person_n not_o a_o whit_n now_o where_o as_o thigh_n person_n do_v bring_v in_o tertuliane_n again_o in_o the_o xxix_o leif_fw-mi and_o in_o the_o xxx_o leif_fw-mi that_o say_v the_o commandment_n that_o bind_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brothrs_v wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o cease_v &_o the_o contrary_a of_o this_o law_n have_v place_n and_o he_o shewith_o why_o the_o commandment_n be_v now_o caess_v /_o for_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o such_o marriage_n be_v command_v in_o the_o old_a law_n /_o be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o there_o he_o shewith_o three_o cause_n why_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v ¶_o the_o first_o be_v because_o almyghty_a god_n will_v that_o the_o old_a bless_v /_o encreasse_n you_o and_o multiply_v /_o owght_fw-mi than_z to_o run_v forth_o and_o continue_v ¶_o the_o second_o cause_n he_o say_v be_v this_o for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o child_n be_v punysh_v for_o the_o father_n fawte_n then_o ¶_o thyrd_o for_o because_o that_o the_o dry_a and_o baren_a person_n be_v have_v for_o defamyd_fw-la person_n ¶_o here_o be_v now_o the_o cause_n that_o tertullian_n allegethe_v why_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v in_o the_o old_a law_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o thigh_n cause_n after_o tertulians_n mind_n be_v now_o takyn_n away_o /_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o the_o commandment_n that_o bind_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n be_v now_o ceassyd_v and_o dead_a /_o and_o the_o contrary_a of_o this_o take_v now_o place_n ¶_o first_n here_o i_o will_v answer_v to_o these_o reason_n second_o i_o will_v show_v you_o how_o this_o commandment_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v always_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n /_o be_v now_o ceassyd_v &_o deid_v and_o thyrd_o how_o this_o be_v false_a to_o say_v that_o the_o contrary_n of_o that_o commandment_n haith_v now_o place_n and_o final_o i_o will_v show_v you_o /_o for_o what_o reasonable_a cause_n almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v ¶_o now_o i_o will_v turn_v to_o the_o reason_n of_o tertuliane_n where_o as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o
cause_n that_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v his_o people_n the_o ive_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wifis_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n /_o be_v for_o by_o cause_n as_o yet_o the_o old_a blessing_n of_o god_n encreasse_n you_o and_o multiply_v /_o owght_fw-mi to_o run_v forth_o and_o continue_v this_o cause_n be_v nothing_o worth_a nor_o yet_o meyt_v to_o show_v why_o almyghty_a god_n shall_v command_v the_o brother_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wyf_n widow_n etc._n etc._n for_o if_o other_o man_n beside_o the_o brothern_a have_v marry_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o jue_n that_o be_v leave_v without_o yssew_n /_o the_z old_a blessing_n of_o god_n /_o increase_v you_o /_o and_o multyp_o /_o may_v as_o well_o have_v runnfurthe_a and_o contynewid_v as_o thowghe_o the_o brother_n have_v marry_v their_o brother_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n ¶_o this_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v therefore_o tertulians_n reason_v it_o but_o small_a the_o second_o cause_n that_o tertuliane_n do_v assign_v why_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n etc._n etc._n be_v this_o for_o because_o than_o the_o child_n be_v punysh_v for_o their_o father_n fawte_n /_o and_o every_o man_n now_o be_v punysh_v for_o his_o own_o sin_v /_o this_o be_v not_o true_a for_o almyghty_a god_n say_v by_o his_o prophet_n ezechiel_n that_o the_o soon_o shall_v not_o be_v punysh_v for_o his_o father_n fault_n xviij_o ezech._n xviij_o also_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n that_o almyghty_a god_n shall_v make_v a_o law_n to_o punyshe_v the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n fautis_fw-la /_o when_o the_o child_n be_v innocent_a /_o and_o the_o father_n faulty_a /_o also_o it_o be_v more_o against_o reason_n to_o punyshe_v the_o child_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o his_o own_o father_n natural_a /_o and_z for_o the_o fault_n also_o of_o his_o father_n that_o be_v his_o father_n but_o by_o the_o law_n wherefore_o this_o can_v be_v no_o reasonable_a cause_n why_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n the_o third_o cause_n that_o tertulian_n doith_n assign_v why_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brotheâ—s_n wifis_n widow_n leave_v with_o out_o yssewe_v be_v this_o because_o that_o the_o barren_a and_o dry_a person_n be_v hade_a for_o defamyd_fw-la person_n therefore_o a_o ordinance_n be_v make_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v yssew_n by_o other_o of_o their_o kin_n as_o you_o will_v say_v by_o a_o proctor_n /_o this_o cause_n likewise_o be_v nothing_o worth_a /_o for_o the_o dry_a and_o barren_a person_n may_v as_o well_o have_v have_v yssewe_v /_o if_o other_o person_n /_o beside_o their_o brothern_a and_o kinsfolk_n /_o have_v marry_v their_o wife_n widow_n etc._n etc._n as_o though_o their_o brothern_a have_v marry_v their_o widow_n /_o this_o be_v evydent_a /_o wherefore_o thigh_n saynge_v of_o tertulyan_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v cause_n why_o that_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v the_o jue_n to_o marye_n their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n now_o to_o the_o second_o point_n that_o i_o say_v i_o will_v show_v you_o that_o this_o commandment_n that_o bind_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v always_o their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v /_o be_v now_o cease_v and_o dead_a that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_o no_o man_n now_o /_o jue_v nor_o gentile_a /_o nor_o christen-man_n be_v bind_v to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v with_o out_o yssew_n under_o a_o pain_n for_o this_o commandment_n be_v in_o the_o old_a law_n a_o judicial_a and_o all_o those_o commandment_n be_v dead_a and_o cease_v now_o as_o touchinge_v the_o bond_n and_o pain_n /_o this_o be_v true_a but_o yet_o it_o folowith_v not_o of_o this_o that_o now_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n /_o and_o that_o the_o pope_n haith_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n &_o so_o it_o be_v false_a /_o which_z be_v the_o three_o point_n the_o i_o say_v i_o will_v show_v you_o /_o to_z say_v that_o this_o judicial_a commandment_n /_o that_o bind_v man_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wifis_n widow_n etc._n etc._n be_v cease_v and_o dead_a after_o this_o fation_n &_o thê°_n the_o contrary_a to_o have_v place_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o example_n if_o a_o king_n in_o his_o realm_n will_v make_v this_o law_n that_o who_o so_o ever_o put_v out_o a_o man_n eye_n shall_v less_o his_o own_o eye_n for_o it_o /_o who_z than_o can_v say_v that_o this_o law_n be_v now_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n true_o no_o man_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o judicial_a commandment_n and_o law_n with_o the_o jue_v the_o which_o be_v now_o ceassid_v and_o dead_a that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o it_o byndith_v no_o 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opynion_n /_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o any_o woman_n to_o marry_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n /_o thus_o he_o makith_v his_o reason_n /_o the_o law_n be_v ceassid_v whereby_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n /_o wherefore_o if_o a_o woman_n husband_n be_v dead_a she_o may_v not_o marry_v her_o husband_n brother_n /_o for_z that_o be_v now_o forbid_a and_o she_o may_v not_o marry_v eny_z heythen_a man_n for_o that_o be_v likewise_o forbid_a to_o every_o cristen_v woman_n and_o all_o christian_a people_n be_v brothern_a in_o god_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o this_o sa_n be_v tertulians_n /_o and_z of_o this_o sa_n it_o folowith_v that_o a_o woman_n after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n may_v marry_v no_o more_o for_o first_o tertuliane_n faith_n that_o a_o woman_n after_o the_o death_n /_o of_z her_o husband_n may_v not_o marry_v her_o husband_n brother_n /_o for_o that_o /_o he_z say_v be_v now_o forbid_v /_o and_o all_o cristenman_n be_v brothern_a in_o christ_n and_o so_o than_o by_o that_o mean_a they_o be_v brothern_a to_o her_o husband_n that_o be_v deed_n and_o than_o she_o may_v not_o marry_v any_o of_o they_o /_o nor_o again_o /_o she_o may_v marry_v no_o heythen_a man_n /_o for_z that_o tertuliane_n say_v be_v forbid_v also_o wherefore_o he_o concludethe_v that_o no_o cristen_n woman_n may_v marry_v after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n the_o which_o i_o say_v be_v false_a /_o and_z ageinst_a the_o holy_a apostil_n sa_v where_o as_o he_o write_v /_o that_o if_o a_o woman_n husband_n do_v die_v /_o let_v her_o marry_fw-mi /_o say_v he_o /_o where_o she_o will_v /_o so_o that_o she_o marry_fw-mi a_o cristen_n man_n seven_o i._o cor_fw-la seven_o and_o tertuliane_n in_o his_o sa_n /_o and_o book_n that_o he_o write_v it_o he_o it_o in_o /_o be_v convicte_n and_o condemnid_n for_o heresy_n and_o thus_o i_o say_v therefore_o it_o be_v false_a /_o and_z heretical_a to_o say_v /_o and_o affirm_v /_o that_o this_o commandment_n that_o bind_v the_o jue_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n wifis_n widow_n etc._n etc._n be_v now_o dead_a and_o ceassid_v and_o the_o contrary_n have_v place_n that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_o it_o be_v now_o forbid_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o cawe_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n also_o by_o bryng_v in_o that_o heretic_n tertuliane_n on_o this_o wife_n and_o in_o the_o book_n that_o be_v condemn_v for_o heresy_n /_o you_o may_v perceve_v with_o what_o spirit_n and_o consciens_fw-la
thigh_n person_n have_v write_v and_o make_v their_o book_n /_o here_z they_o leave_v out_o the_o book_n name_n /_o where_o they_o allege_v tertulian_n and_o they_o say_v on_o this_o wise_a in_o the_o xxviij_o leif_fw-mi of_o their_o book_n and_o the_o same_o tertuliane_n writith_v in_o a_o other_o place_n /_o and_z so_o they_o leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o the_o book_n which_o in_o deed_n be_v call_v monogamia_fw-la the_o which_o book_n be_v condemnid_v also_o in_o their_o ynglysshe_a book_n they_o leave_v out_o part_n of_o tertulians_n sa_v and_o argument_n /_o where_o he_o will_v have_v conclude_v to_o have_v condemn_v the_o second_o mriage_n by_o this_o you_o evident_o perceve_v that_o thigh_n person_n opinion_n &_o sa_n /_o where_o they_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o ageyn_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v we_o evident_o false_a you_o and_o suspect_v heretical_a /_o sing_v that_o they_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v their_o rehearse_v opynion_n and_o sa_n /_o by_o tertulian_n where_o he_o be_v condemn_v for_o a_o heretic_n now_o to_o the_o fowrth_n i_o will_v show_v you_o /_o for_o what_o reasonable_a cause_n it_o be_v comaundid_a in_o the_o old_a law_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n /_o a_z widow_n leave_v &_o ce_fw-fr the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o land_n be_v of_o the_o ive_v the_o which_o shall_v go_v and_o continue_v by_o inheritance_n /_o shall_v not_o go_v owte_n of_o the_o blood_n /_o and_o name_n and_o house_n that_o it_o come_v of_o /_o and_z therefore_o it_o be_v commaundid_a to_o the_o jue_n that_o they_o may_v not_o sell_v their_o inheritance_n twenty-five_o leviti_fw-la twenty-five_o and_o than_o it_o be_v commaundid_a and_o ordyne_v that_o if_o a_o man_n die_v without_o yssew_n that_o his_o brother_n if_o he_o have_v any_o /_o twenty-five_o deute_n twenty-five_o or_o else_o his_o next_o 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the_o brother_n and_o the_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o nature_n rvperte_a upon_o the_o levitical_a /_o say_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o heithens_o /_o among_o the_o which_o he_o dwell_v /_o do_v mary_n his_o own_o sister_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o do_v not_o sin_v /_o for_o asmoche_n as_o unto_o that_o time_n /_o he_o have_v not_o by_o the_o law_n commandment_n to_o the_o contrary_a nor_o yet_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o almyghty_a god_n now_o where_o there_o be_v no_o commandment_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n so_o by_o this_o doctor_n sa_v /_o you_o may_v clere_o se_fw-mi /_o that_z it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o than_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mercy_n his_o brother_n wife_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v hewgh_o of_o faint_a victore_fw-la say_v that_o in_o the_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n /_o there_o be_v but_o two_o person_n except_o iiij_o li._n iij._n de_fw-fr sacramento_fw-la p._n ij_o ca._n iiij_o that_o be_v but_o the_o faith_n r_o and_z the_o mother_n so_o that_o it_o be_v forbid_v than_o /_o that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o marry_v with_o the_o daughter_n /_o nor_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o son_n but_o all_o other_o person_n may_v leful_o marry_v together_o by_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n after_o this_o say_v this_o doctor_n come_v the_o second_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n /_o which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o law_n write_v /_o and_o that_o do_v except_o certain_a other_o person_n beside_o the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n /_o and_o this_o be_v do_v /_o other_o for_o to_o ornate_a nature_n
/_o or_o else_o to_o augment_v and_o increase_v chastite_n and_o than_o to_o mary_n the_o brother_n wythe_v the_o sister_n or_o the_o never_a kynsman_n with_o the_o never_a kynswoman_n begin_v to_o be_v unlefull_a by_o the_o prohibition_n that_o before_o be_v lawful_a /_o and_o grant_v by_o nature_n by_o this_o doctors_n mind_n you_o may_v evident_o se_fw-mi /_o that_z it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n etc._n etc._n xiij_o ix_o lib._n iiij_o art_n xiij_o saint_n thomas_n say_v that_o the_o prohibition_n levitical_a that_o forbid_v that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o be_v a_o prohibition_n and_o a_o commandment_n judicial_a /_o and_z he_o in_o likewise_o say_v in_o another_o place_n /_o iiij_o p_o ij_o 2._o q._n 9_o arti_fw-la iiij_o that_z it_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o mary_n his_o sister_n /_o wherefore_o if_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o sister_n /_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v etc._n etc._n qn_v in_o four_o sen_fw-la this_fw-mi xl_o corpor_fw-la qn_v faint_a thomas_n again_o say_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o it_o be_v forbid_v that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o mary_n his_o daughter_n nor_o the_o mother_n her_o son_n other_o person_n never_o of_o kin_n be_v forbid_v /_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n peter_n of_o blesen_n say_v that_o at_o the_o begin_v there_o be_v no_o mo_z person_n except_o from_o matrimony_n /_o but_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n /_o &_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o father_n may_v not_o marry_v the_o daughter_n /_o nor_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o soon_o and_o therefore_o say_v this_o doctor_n /_o it_o be_v say_v for_o matrimony_n /_o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v and_o forsake_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n /_o and_o take_v he_o to_o his_o wife_n but_o afterward_o say_v he_o the_o lawmaker_n do_v except_o mo_z person_n and_o forbid_v mo_z degree_n saint_n bonaventure_n in_o answer_v to_o a_o argument_n that_o infideles_fw-la which_o turn_v to_o cristes_fw-fr faith_n ought_v not_o to_o retain_v their_o wife_n which_o they_o have_v marry_v before_o /_o iiij_o in_o four_o distinct_a thirty-nine_o qn_v iiij_o if_o so_o be_v they_o have_v marry_v then self_o to_o their_o sister_n /_o or_o never_o kinswoman_n /_o such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o order_fw-fr that_o christian_a people_n do_v keep_v in_o marriage_n /_o say_v thus_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o 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law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n &_o cete_fw-la ij_o in_o four_o do_v xl_o conclusione_n ij_o thomas_n also_o of_o argentyne_n show_v that_o infidelis_fw-la may_v mary_n in_o the_o degreis_n that_o be_v forbid_v to_o cristen_n man_n for_o if_o they_o be_v jue_v /_o than_z they_o may_v marry_v with_o their_o kinswoman_n in_o the_o iii_o and_o four_o degree_n for_o there_o be_v forbid_v to_o they_o but_o the_o first_o and_o second_o degree_n as_o show_v the_o xviij_o chapter_n of_o the_o levitical_a /_o and_o if_o the_o infideles_fw-la be_v gentiles_n and_o follow_v only_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o they_o may_v marry_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o degree_n for_o thowgh_a the_o write_v law_n positive_a /_o do_v forbid_v such_o marriage_n yet_o it_o semith_n that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n doith_v not_o forbid_v they_o the_o which_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o old_a father_n that_o be_v before_o the_o law_n for_o abraham_n marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o jacob_n his_o uncle_n daughter_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n also_o pope_n zachary_a say_v which_o these_o deceiver_n do_v allege_v for_o they_o in_o their_o book_n that_o it_o be_v more_o forbid_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o marry_v his_o father_n goddoughter_n and_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v more_o forbee_a to_o mary_n with_o her_o /_o than_z to_o mary_n with_o his_o father_n daughter_n &_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a /_o that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o father_n goddoughter_n for_o that_o be_v forbid_v but_o only_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n wherefore_o it_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o father_n dowghter_n for_o if_o that_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o forbid_v be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o that_o thing_n that_o be_v less_o forbid_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o forbidinge_v /_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o and_o this_o pope_n zakary_n speak_v of_o one_o manner_n of_o forbiddinge_a of_o marriage_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v upon_o this_o sa_n of_o this_o pope_n that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n and_o so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n now_o you_o have_v hear_v by_o these_o holy_a father_n and_o man_n of_o great_a learn_v how_o that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n whereof_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v with_o owte_n yssewe_v the_o hole_n universal_a number_a of_o expownder_n of_o holy_a scripture_n do_v affirm_v /_o that_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o moo_o person_n except_o and_z forbid_a to_o mary_n to_o gether_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o these_o /_o the_z father_n wythe_v the_o dowghter_n /_o and_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o soon_o /_o all_o other_o person_n may_v mary_n to_o gether_o in_o the_o side_n line_n yn_v eny_z manner_n of_o degree_n of_o consanguinite_n or_o affynite_a xlvij_o con_fw-mi fan_n li._n xxij_o ca._n xlvij_o wherefore_o saint_a augustyn_n do_v defend_v the_o holy_a patriarch_n jacobe_fw-la the_o which_o marry_v two_o sister_n and_o have_v they_o both_o at_o once_o and_o they_o be_v his_o never_a kynswoman_n /_o for_z in_o the_o second_o degree_n /_o and_o the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v join_v to_o he_o by_o alien_n 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their_o brother_n widow_n /_o as_o it_o appear_v yn_v the_o decretallis_fw-la /_o capi_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la also_o pope_n martin_n the_o five_v do_v dispense_v and_o licence_n that_o the_o brother_n which_o have_v know_v his_o own_o sister_n carnal_o /_o to_z marry_o afterward_o the_o same_o sister_n and_o pope_n alexandre_n the_o sixth_o do_v licence_v the_o king_n of_o portugal_n that_o fast_o be_v /_o to_z marry_o his_o wife_n sister_n /_o not_o withstand_v that_o he_o have_v by_o his_o first_o wife_n a_o child_n and_o also_o the_o same_o pope_n dispense_v with_o the_o same_o king_n after_o the_o dethe_v of_o his_o second_o wife_n /_o his_z first_o wife_n sister_n to_o marry_v his_o wife_n neâ—e_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v many_o child_n by_o the_o second_o wife_n also_o pope_n alexandre_n do_v licence_n &_o dispense_v with_o don_n ferdinando_n king_n of_o cycill_a to_o mary_n his_o father_n sister_n which_o be_v more_o than_o to_o dispense_v with_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n and_o pope_n july_n the_o second_o do_v dispense_v with_o the_o king_n of_o englonde_n that_o he_o may_v mary_n his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v etc._n etc._n and_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o grauntid_v unto_o the_o austyn_n friar_n thorowgh_n christendom_n that_o they_o may_v dispense_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o affinite_a that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o if_o the_o brother_n have_v marry_v or_o contracte_v with_o the_o brother_n widow_n witting_o or_o otherwise_o that_o thois_fw-fr friar_n may_v licence_v thois_fw-fr person_n to_o continewe_v still_o so_o marry_v so_o that_o the_o person_n marry_v or_o contracte_v in_o that_o degree_n of_o affinite_a be_v not_o accuse_v /_o nor_o open_o complain_v on_o before_o a_o iuge_a or_o ere_o they_o require_v the_o dispensation_n also_o in_o like_a degree_n of_o affinite_a the_o pope_n do_v dispense_v now_o of_o late_a with_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o france_n /_o who_z be_v call_v 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of_o such_o licence_n &_o dispensation_n grant_v and_o the_o marriage_n by_o the_o licence_n be_v make_v /_o and_o yet_o they_o never_o reclamyd_fw-la nor_o speak_v against_o they_o wherefore_o now_o you_o may_v evidentli_fw-la se_fw-la and_o perceve_fw-mi /_o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o these_o deceyvers_a be_v false_a where_o as_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o &_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n &_o cet_fw-fr and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n /_o &_o that_o this_o be_v very_a true_a /_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n /_o be_v neither_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n and_o also_o by_o this_o /_o yowe_o may_v clere_o see_v /_o that_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o 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wife_n widow_n leave_v etc._n etc._n nor_o he_o do_v never_o abhor_v they_o /_o nor_o there_o be_v no_o scripture_n /_o nor_o doctor_z the_o say_v that_o almyghty_a god_n do_v destroy_v /_o &_o punyshe_v the_o cananeis_n &_o egyptian_n /_o because_o they_o marry_v their_o brother_n widow_n wherefore_o it_o be_v shameful_o false_a to_o say_v that_o almighty_a god_n do_v punyshe_a &_o destroy_v the_o cananeis_n &_o the_o egipcian_n for_o marry_v their_o brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v &_o ce_fw-fr also_o in_o this_o their_o sa_n /_o these_o deceyver_n speak_v direct_o against_o their_o own_o write_n /_o for_z in_o the_o luj_o leif_fw-mi of_o their_o voke_v they_o write_v /_o that_z the_o very_a heythen_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o wife_n do_v evermore_o abstain_v fro_o mari_v of_o their_o wife_n sister_n as_o from_o a_o certain_a impiety_n or_o abomination_n ageyn_v nature_n this_o they_o write_v there_o /_o &_o here_o they_o write_v the_o almighty_a god_n do_v take_v 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etc._n and_o this_o do_v not_o almyghty_a god_n only_o comaunde_v but_o also_o commaundid_a to_o punyshe_v with_o a_o grevous_a pain_n all_o these_o that_o will_v not_o marry_v their_o brother_n widow_n /_o wherefore_o to_o despise_v such_o marriage_n /_o be_v nothing_o else_o /_o but_o to_o despise_v &_o blaspheme_v almyghty_a god_n which_o command_v such_o marriage_n who_o ever_o hear_v eny_z man_n that_o dare_v say_v that_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v eny_z manner_n of_o people_n to_o do_v that_o thing_n /_o which_o be_v shameful_o unhonest_a of_o itself_o /_o &_o moral_o evil_a etc._n etc._n as_o these_o blasphemer_n say_v marriage_n to_o be_v between_o the_o brother_n and_o the_o brother_n widow_n leave_v witheowte_n yssew_n /_o be_v which_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v therefore_o yowe_o may_v cler_o see_v how_o hie_o &_o grevous_o these_o person_n blaspheme_v almighty_a god_n here_o now_o yowe_o have_v hear_v one_o of_o these_o person_n invincible_a reason_n /_o that_o 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brothern_a /_o and_o brother_n wife_n that_o they_o shall_v refrain_v from_o their_o marriage_n this_o great_a blasphemy_n you_o may_v see_v folowith_v of_o their_o sa_n and_o thus_o now_o yowe_o have_v herd_n a_o neither_o of_o these_o person_n invincible_a reason_n in_o the_o same_o leif_fw-mi of_o their_o book_n /_o these_o person_n say_v /_o that_z he_o that_o haith_v see_v eny_z thing_n yn_v the_o old_a story_n and_o law_n must_v nedis_n know_v that_o this_o manner_n of_o inceste_n have_v be_v have_v in_o great_a infamy_n /_o reprove_v /_o &_o sclaundre_v /_o &_o that_o not_o only_o in_o one_o cite_v /_o or_o country_n but_o almost_o in_o every_o place_n /_o &_o among_o all_o man_n be_v condemn_v as_o a_o certain_a wikednes_n against_o nature_n this_o be_v against_o these_o person_n own_o sa_n wheryn_v they_o add_v more_o blasphemy_n for_o of_o this_o sa_n it_o follow_v that_o almyghty_a god_n in_o command_v the_o ive_n to_o marry_v their_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n commaundid_v they_o /_o &_o that_o upon_o a_o great_a pain_n /_o to_o do_v that_o thing_n that_o be_v condemn_v in_o all_o contreis_n &_o city_n /_o for_o a_o certain_a wikednes_n against_o nature_n here_o now_o you_o have_v hear_v another_o of_o their_o reason_n invincible_a sewre_o these_o may_v well_o be_v call_v strong_a &_o invincible_a reason_n /_o in_o blaspheme_n &_o dispisinge_v of_o almygty_n god_n for_o i_o think_v no_o man_n /_o no_o nor_o yet_o the_o devyl_n himself_o can_v make_v none_o strong_a /_o nor_o more_o invincible_a for_o to_o despise_v &_o blaspheme_v almyghty_a god_n than_o these_o pestilent_a person_n do_v here_o make_v but_o now_o for_o asmuch_o as_o these_o ungracious_a person_n do_v thus_o despise_v &_o blaspheme_v /_o not_o only_o almyghty_a god_n but_o also_o his_o holy_a law_n &_o commandment_n i_o be_o compellid_a to_o desire_v you_o to_o call_v to_o your_o remembrance_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v shewid_v you_o before_o /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_o almighty_a god_n do_v never_o in_o all_o the_o old_a law_n command_v eny_z thing_n to_o be_v continual_o keep_v /_o &_o that_o upon_o a_o pain_n but_o that_o which_o be_v just_a /_o good_n /_o &_o holy_a /_o &_o a_o mean_a that_o the_o keper_n of_o it_o may_v besavide_v /_o &_o come_v to_o everlasting_a life_n and_o therefore_o almighty_a god_n say_v custodite_fw-la leges_fw-la meas_fw-la atque_fw-la iudicia_fw-la xviij_o leviti_fw-la xviij_o que_fw-la faciens_fw-la homo_fw-la /_o vivet_fw-la in_o eye_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o bliss_v apostle_n callith_a the_o old_a law_n holy_a /_o &_o the_o commandment_n holy_a /_o just_a &_o good_a /_o sa_n seven_o ro_o seven_o lex_fw-la quidem_fw-la sancta_fw-la /_o &_o mandatum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la /_o iustum_fw-la /_o &_o bonum_fw-la for_o thowghe_o the_o jue_v in_o the_o old_a law_n use_v certain_a thing_n that_o be_v n_v r_o good_a nor_o godly_a /_o yet_o be_v there_o nothing_o commaundid_v in_o the_o old_a 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and_o blood_n with_o her_o mother_n and_o with_o her_o father_n in_o law_n /_o by_o the_o reason_n that_o he_o be_v one_o flesh_n &_o blood_n with_o her_o mother_n /_o and_o who_o so_o ever_o mariyth_v his_o father_n flesh_n and_o blood_n doith_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o wherefore_o the_o soon_o may_v not_o marry_v with_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n dowghter_n which_o be_v manifest_o false_a of_z this_o reason_n you_o may_v conclude_v that_o two_o brothern_a may_v not_o marry_v two_o sistern_n /_o thus_o he_o that_o marye_n his_o brother_n wife_n sister_n marri_v his_o brother_n flesh_n &_o blood_n /_o for_o the_o brother_n &_o his_o wife_n be_v one_o flesh_n &_o blood_n /_o &_o the_o brother_n wife_n &_o her_o sister_n be_v one_o flesh_n &_o blood_n /_o &_o the_o brother_n wife_n sister_n be_v one_o flesh_n &_o blood_n with_o her_o sister_n husbandis_fw-la /_o &_o he_o be_v one_o flesh_n &_o blood_n with_o his_o father_n wherefore_o his_o brother_n may_v not_o marry_v 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