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scientâ—arum_fw-la cap._n 61._o their_o fee_n intolerable_a and_o often_o time_n their_o injustice_n no_o way_n to_o be_v excuse_v which_o make_v the_o lay_v people_n to_o exclaim_v against_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o court_n as_o much_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o cornelius_n agrippa_n and_o our_o presbyterian_o do_v against_o the_o romish_a bishop_n and_o if_o they_o say_v as_o they_o do_v the_o court_n belong_v to_o their_o chancellor_n that_o be_v learned_a man_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n and_o of_o honourable_a repute_n among_o all_o nation_n and_o what_o they_o do_v shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o bishop_n fault_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v qui_fw-la facit_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la faceret_fw-la per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la he_o that_o offend_v by_o his_o proctor_n shall_v suffer_v by_o himself_o and_o we_o must_v confess_v the_o court_n be_v the_o bishop_n court_n and_o the_o chancellor_n be_v but_o their_o deputy_n 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