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diocese_n or_o a_o parishioner_n of_o such_o a_o parish_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o lay_v it_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v and_o so_o the_o promoter_n must_v fail_v in_o his_o say_v it_o for_o what_o be_v not_o lay_v can_v be_v prove_v quicquid_fw-la deponitur_fw-la extra_fw-la articulum_fw-la deponitur_fw-la extra_fw-la legem_fw-la be_v a_o rule_n in_o their_o law_n if_o he_o be_v lay_v to_o be_v a_o parishioner_n of_o such_o a_o place_n within_o such_o a_o diocese_n let_v he_o not_o in_o his_o answer_n confess_v it_o but_o say_v he_o can_v determine_v the_o bound_n of_o diocese_n and_o parish_n but_o for_o that_o he_o refer_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n 4._o let_v he_o also_o observe_v if_o the_o thing_n he_o be_v charge_v to_o have_v do_v or_o omit_v be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o year_n and_o whether_o there_o have_v since_o be_v no_o act_n of_o grace_n or_o oblivion_n which_o have_v pardon_v they_o and_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v be_v 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