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thereunto_o due_a and_o accustom_a second_o whereas_o land_n be_v demand_v in_o 18._o idem_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 18._o marriage_n by_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o wife_n or_o their_o heir_n and_o the_o demand_n be_v against_o the_o giver_n or_o his_o heir_n than_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o demander_n whether_o he_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o court_n christian_n or_o in_o the_o secular_a court_n for_o say_v he_o it_o pertain_v unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o hold_v plea_n of_o dowry_n which_o he_o call_v maritagia_n if_o so_o be_v the_o plaintiff_n so_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o court_n for_o the_o mutual_a affiance_n that_o be_v there_o make_v between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n for_o marriage_n to_o be_v have_v between_o they_o and_o there_o be_v a_o dowry_n promise_v unto_o the_o man_n by_o the_o woman_n friend_n neither_o shall_v this_o plea_n be_v carry_v unto_o the_o temporal_a court_n no_o though_o the_o land_n be_v of_o lay_v fee_n so_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o suit_n be_v for_o a_o dowry_n but_o if_o the_o suit_n be_v against_o a_o stranger_n it_o be_v otherwise_o again_o the_o king_n prohibition_n for_o bid_v the_o clergy_n the_o deal_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o lay_n fee_n forbid_v they_o 1._o anno_fw-la 24._o ed._n 1._o no_o one_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n and_o to_o show_v the_o prince_n meaning_n precise_o therein_o that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o intent_n by_o that_o prohibition_n to_o restrain_v the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n for_o proceed_v in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n he_o set_v down_o in_o very_a term_n these_o word_n recognizance_n touch_v lay_v fee_n as_o though_o he_o will_v hereby_o signify_v to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o will_v not_o touch_v matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n which_o do_v then_o whole_o and_o proper_o appertain_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o christian_a court_n as_o have_v be_v before_o vouch_v out_o of_o glanvill_n who_o for_o the_o place_n he_o then_o hold_v may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v know_v the_o law_n of_o england_n as_o than_o they_o stand_v and_o the_o right_a interpretation_n thereof_o as_o well_o as_o any_o man_n then_o or_o now_o live_v and_o yet_o because_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n of_o lay_n fee_n which_o the_o clergy_n than_o have_v cognisance_n of_o and_o as_o yet_o have_v in_o some_o measure_n as_o cause_n and_o matter_n of_o money_n chattel_n and_o debt_n rise_v out_o of_o testament_n or_o matrimony_n because_o he_o will_v have_v whatsoever_o belong_v to_o the_o clergy_n to_o be_v undoubted_a except_v they_o from_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n and_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o christian_a court_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o affirmance_n of_o that_o which_o glanvill_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ancient_a english_a lawyer_n bracton_n and_o britton_n say_v before_o add_v hereunto_o the_o provincial_a constitution_n aeterna_fw-la de_fw-la poenis_fw-la make_v in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o in_o those_o day_n all_o personal_a suit_n between_o either_o clerk_n &_o clerk_n or_o between_o layman_n complaynant_n &_o clerk_n defendant_n for_o ever_o the_o plaintiff_n must_v follow_v the_o court_n of_o the_o defendant_n which_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a man_n than_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v try_v by_o the_o spiritual_a law_n &_o not_o by_o the_o temporal_a law_n which_o practice_n for_o that_o it_o do_v accord_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o ancient_a lawyer_n that_o have_v be_v before_o cite_v and_o with_o the_o prohibition_n itself_o which_o there_o restrain_v only_o call_v of_o lay_v man_n to_o make_v recognizance_n of_o matter_n of_o lay_v see_v it_o may_v be_v a_o great_a argument_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a right_n in_o those_o day_n from_o which_o i_o see_v not_o how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v fall_v for_o i_o see_v neither_o law_n nor_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a unless_o perhaps_o they_o will_v say_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 25._o of_o henry_n 8._o cap._n 19_o take_v the_o same_o away_o as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a and_o repugnant_a 19_o 25._o h._n 8._o cap._n 19_o to_o the_o law_n statute_n &_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n which_o whether_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o the_o stroke_n of_o that_o statute_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o man_n of_o better_a experience_n in_o these_o matter_n than_o myself_o to_o judge_v but_o yet_o this_o i_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o be_v true_a that_o where_o there_o be_v two_o divers_a jurisdiction_n in_o one_o commonwealth_n unless_o they_o be_v careful_o bound_v by_o the_o prince_n &_o a_o equal_a respect_n carry_v to_o both_o of_o they_o so_o far_o as_o their_o place_n and_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o they_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n require_v as_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o one_o increase_v so_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o other_o decrease_v special_o if_o one_o have_v get_v the_o countenance_n of_o the_o state_n more_o than_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n at_o this_o day_n of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o ebb_a of_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v in_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n to_o redress_v it_o not_o by_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o that_o profession_n that_o be_v they_o but_o restore_v to_o this_o profession_n that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o but_o hereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 5._o that_o some_o title_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v of_o absolute_a use_n with_o we_o and_o that_o of_o some_o other_o there_o be_v question_v make_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n some_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v absolute_o in_o use_n some_o other_o be_v challenge_v to_o be_v but_o in_o a_o certain_a measure_n in_o use_n in_o absolute_a use_n be_v those_o which_o never_o have_v any_o opposition_n against_o they_o which_o almost_o be_v those_o alone_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n degree_n or_o order_n for_o all_o thing_n which_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v either_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n degree_n or_o his_o jurisdiction_n to_o his_o degree_n or_o order_n belong_v the_o order_n of_o minister_n &_o deacon_n the_o confirmation_n of_o child_n the_o dedication_n of_o church_n and_o churchyard_n and_o such_o like_a none_o of_o which_o have_v be_v challenge_v at_o any_o time_n to_o belong_v to_o any_o other_o law_n the_o second_o sort_n be_v of_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n which_o be_v partly_o voluntary_a partly_o litigious_a voluntary_a be_v when_o those_o with_o who_o the_o deal_n be_v stand_v not_o against_o it_o but_o litigious_a it_o be_v when_o it_o be_v oppugn_v by_o the_o one_o part_n or_o the_o other_o of_o this_o latter_a sort_n many_o thing_n in_o sundry_a age_n have_v be_v call_v in_o question_n but_o yet_o rescue_v and_o recover_v again_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o grave_a judge_n themselves_o who_o have_v find_v the_o challenge_n of_o they_o to_o be_v unjust_a but_o what_o do_v belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o in_o private_a or_o what_o cause_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o whole_a jurisdiction_n in_o general_a because_o they_o have_v be_v already_o particular_o set_v down_o by_o that_o famous_a man_n of_o worthy_a memory_n doctor_n cousin_n in_o his_o 2._o cousin_n in_o his_o apology_n part_v 1._o c._n 2._o learned_a apology_n for_o certain_a proceed_n in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n i_o will_v not_o make_v a_o new_a catalogue_n of_o they_o but_o send_v the_o reader_n for_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o unto_o his_o book_n but_o yet_o in_o my_o
prohibition_n of_o fact_n or_o of_o man_n be_v both_o infinite_a and_o odious_a for_o that_o there_o be_v well_o nigh_o no_o matter_n either_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a be_v it_o never_o so_o clear_a or_o absolute_a but_o they_o clog_n and_o encumber_v it_o with_o some_o prohibition_n and_o the_o matter_n they_o contain_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n absurd_a and_o frivolous_a as_o shall_v first_o appear_v in_o marine_a cause_n and_o after_o in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n sect_n 3._o conoern_v the_o common_a lawyer_n action_n of_o trover_n and_o what_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o law_n by_o a_o fiction_n to_o show_v how_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n be_v impeach_v in_o matter_n of_o admiralty_n for_o marine_n cause_v it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o all_o such_o bargain_n and_o contract_n or_o as_o it_o be_v contract_n as_o be_v make_v by_o any_o person_n either_o in_o any_o foreign_a country_n or_o any_o haven_n or_o creek_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o any_o shore_n thereof_o as_o far_o as_o the_o great_a winter_n wave_n do_v run_v out_o or_o upon_o any_o great_a river_n to_o the_o first_o bridge_n next_o to_o the_o sea_n for_o any_o merchandise_n ship_n tackle_n or_o other_o negotiation_n belong_v to_o the_o sea_n or_o to_o any_o merchandise_n bring_v from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v of_o the_o admiral_n cognisance_n and_o so_o evermore_o have_v be_v since_o the_o court_n of_o the_o admiralty_n be_v first_o erect_v and_o yet_o the_o common_a lawyer_n to_o defeat_v the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o trial_n thereof_o have_v devise_v sundry_a action_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n a_o action_n of_o trover_n whereby_o they_o feign_v that_o a_o ship_n arrive_v in_o cheapfide_a or_o some_o other_o like_o place_n within_o the_o city_n and_o there_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o defendant_n meet_v together_o bargain_v upon_o some_o merchandise_n or_o other_o like_a seafaring_a matter_n by_o which_o fiction_n they_o pretend_v the_o bargain_n now_o be_v to_o be_v 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