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can_v be_v prosecute_v against_o any_o person_n after_o two_o year_n time_n end_v so_o that_o all_o the_o proceed_n that_o shall_v follow_v and_o be_v make_v after_o such_o time_n end_v be_v absolute_o null_a and_o void_a judic_n void_a lib._n 13._o co._n de_fw-fr judic_n last_o so_o careful_a it_o be_v to_o preserve_v and_o uphold_v the_o right_n of_o man_n that_o it_o do_v not_o make_v any_o single_a judgement_n to_o be_v absolute_o conclusive_a and_o final_a if_o he_o that_o be_v cast_v be_v desirous_a to_o bring_v his_o cause_n to_o be_v try_v again_o by_o another_o tribunal_n so_o much_o more_o fit_v be_v it_o that_o the_o sentence_n of_o any_o judge_n shall_v be_v impeach_v and_o overthrow_v than_o that_o truth_n shall_v suffer_v or_o any_o man_n right_n shall_v be_v injurious_o take_v away_o within_o ten_o day_n therefore_o after_o sentence_n give_v he_o that_o be_v condemn_v may_v by_o appeal_n to_o the_o next_o superior_a judge_n complain_v thereof_o and_o upon_o sufficient_a 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accuser_n yet_o the_o accusation_n be_v so_o to_o be_v put_v into_o suit_n or_o action_n and_o the_o accuser_n be_v so_o by_o contract_n to_o give_v security_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o a_o certain_a pecuniary_a mulct_n or_o of_o a_o certain_a note_n of_o infamy_n under_o the_o price_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o time_n 21.19_o exod._n 21.19_o as_o the_o law_n speak_v except_o he_o prosecute_v and_o prove_v the_o suggestion_n and_o accusation_n he_o have_v give_v in_o so_o it_o be_v provide_v for_o on_o both_o side_n on_o the_o one_o side_n by_o the_o religion_n of_o a_o oath_n on_o the_o other_o side_n by_o a_o double_a mulct_n and_o no_o simple_a infamy_n so_o that_o the_o agent_n can_v calumniate_v nor_o the_o party_n guilty_a or_o defendant_n can_v fly_v back_o now_o that_o first_o of_o all_o the_o guilty_a or_o defendant_n party_n shall_v be_v swear_v and_o then_o answer_v which_o some_o can_v away_o withal_o it_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a for_o if_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o 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be_v swear_v the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o which_o judicial_a proceed_n be_v this_o some_o of_o the_o principal_a person_n come_v and_o relate_v the_o matter_n to_o ezra_n of_o marriage_n contract_v by_o many_o suppose_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o with_o stranger_n chap._n 9.1_o ezra_n force_v those_o guilty_a or_o defendant_n party_n even_o many_o of_o they_o not_o guilty_a or_o complain_v of_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n chap._n 10.5_o he_o force_v they_o too_o in_o a_o cause_n in_o which_o they_o may_v be_v convince_v by_o witness_n but_o first_o he_o force_v they_o after_o that_o as_o in_o the_o 5._o chap._n 16._o verse_n esdras_n with_o the_o rest_n to_o who_o the_o care_n of_o that_o cause_n be_v delegated_a sit_v upon_o the_o cause_n which_o the_o three_o month_n after_o they_o bring_v to_o effect_v which_o form_n be_v use_v by_o ezra_n a_o ready_a scribe_n and_o skilful_a in_o the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n it_o may_v answer_v the_o desire_n of_o any_o man_n not_o unjust_a as_o 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