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clergye_n that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o heed_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n /_o for_z he_o be_v so_o before_o that_o recongnition_fw-la be_v make_v as_o all_o other_o cristen_v prince_n be_v in_o their_o own_o realm_n over_o all_o their_o subject_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a ¶_o the_o xiii_o question_n the_o xvi_o cha_z whether_o the_o determination_n upon_o certain_a artycle_n here_o after_o follow_v and_o that_o be_v recite_v in_o the_o sum_n call_v summa_fw-la angelica_fw-la &_o summa_fw-la rosella_n /_o stand_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o nat_n and_o if_o not_o whether_o any_o hurt_n may_v come_v by_o they_o if_o they_o be_v suffer_v to_o contynewe_v any_o lengre_n or_o nat_n the_o xvi_o chapter_n ¶_o if_o a_o secular_a juge_n be_v neclygente_fw-la in_o do_v of_o justyce_n /_o whether_o a_o spirytual_a iuge_n may_v compel_v he_o to_o do_v justice_n /_o or_o to_o supply_v his_o room_n &_o here_o the_o cause_n &_o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o he_o may_v 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