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subject_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cognisance_n for_o in_o vain_a shall_v 〈◊〉_d sue_v for_o that_o the_o law_n allow_v he_o no_o course_n to_o come_v by_o of_o it_o be_v deny_v in_o the_o special_a legata_fw-la l._n finali_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr officio_fw-la eius_fw-la cvi_fw-la mandata_fw-la est_fw-la iurisd_v &_o l._n 3._o ff_n de_fw-fr pena_fw-la legata_fw-la 〈…〉_o belong_v â—_o that_o 〈…〉_o iâ—_n undoubted_a law_n where_o 〈…〉_o jurisdiction_n grant_v 〈◊〉_d in_o like_a manner_n grant_v all_o thâ—se_a thing_n without_o which_o â—hat_n authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n can_v be_v perfect_v or_o perform_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v without_o question_n â—â—_o tithe_n by_o the_o saiâ—_n statute_n 〈…〉_o by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o not_o 〈…〉_o so_o 〈◊〉_d the_o custom_n whereby_o they_o be_v pâ—â—d_v iâ—_n only_o â—â—â—able_a at_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n otherwise_o this_o 〈…〉_o follow_v thereupon_o which_o in_o all_o other_o 〈◊〉_d beside_o this_o of_o â—urâ—_n iâ—_n a_o great_a absurdity_n indiciis_fw-la bartol_n l._n nulli_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr iudiciis_fw-la glos._n c._n significanerunt_fw-la de_fw-la indiciis_fw-la thâ—â—_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈…〉_o which_o the_o civilians_n call_v 〈…〉_o â—ill_v be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o â—â—â—oyned_v which_o by_o â—ll_o good_a poliâ—ie_n together_o with_o all_o her_o parâ—s_n emergent_a or_o 〈◊〉_d ought_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d discussâ—â—_n and_o determine_v before_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o judge_n one_o i_o mean_v not_o in_o number_n but_o one_o in_o profession_n for_o otherwise_o i_o shall_v by_o this_o assertion_n bar_n appeal_v which_o be_v not_o my_o intent_n which_o course_n if_o it_o be_v hold_v here_o in_o england_n cause_n shall_v not_o be_v draw_v péecemaele_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o medea_n tear_v her_o brother_n limme-meale_n and_o one_o part_n of_o it_o carry_v to_o this_o murena_n cicero_n pro_fw-la murena_n court_n another_z to_z that_o like_v unto_o the_o rend_a limb_n of_o the_o child_n that_o be_v cast_v here_o and_o there_o by_o medea_n thereby_o to_o hinder_v her_o father_n from_o pursue_v of_o she_o but_o