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the_o priest_n gain_v over_o they_o by_o such_o priabeian_a maraiage_n by_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n and_o by_o the_o profit_n he_o make_v by_o the_o same_o burn_a or_o wicked_a sacrifice_n of_o themselves_o which_o custom_n propertius_n thus_o describe_v jamque_fw-la ubi_fw-la mortifero_fw-la jacta_fw-la est_fw-la fax_fw-la ultima_fw-la lecto_fw-la vxorum_fw-la fusis_fw-la stat_fw-la pia_fw-la turba_fw-la comis_fw-la et_fw-la certamen_fw-la habent_fw-la lethi_fw-la quae_fw-la prima_fw-la sequatur_fw-la conjugium_fw-la pudor_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la licuisse_fw-la mori_fw-la ardent_a victrices_fw-la &_o flamae_fw-la pectora_fw-la praebent_fw-la imponuntque_fw-la suis_fw-la orâ—_n perusta_fw-mi viris_fw-la proper_a l._n 3._o eleg._n 12._o when_o the_o last_o brand_n do_v light_a death_n bed_n of_o flame_n with_o hair_n dishevel_a stand_v the_o pious_a dame_n and_o strive_v who_o first_o shall_v with_o her_o husband_n lie_v oh_o shame_n they_o think_v if_o hinder_v then_o to_o 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commutation_n money_n he_o please_v to_o demand_v for_o his_o remission_n of_o this_o penance_n and_o pardon_v of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v power_n to_o set_v what_o tax_n he_o please_v on_o god_n ordinance_n of_o marriage_n and_o all_o act_n incident_a to_o the_o same_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v free_a and_o thereby_o set_v to_o hire_n and_o sale_n all_o woman_n lawful_a and_o unlawful_a and_o the_o succession_n not_o only_o to_o all_o private_a patrimony_n but_o kingdom_n and_o thereby_o fill_v his_o chest_n with_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o sin_n or_o offence_n for_o which_o the_o punishment_n be_v impose_v be_v child-bearing_a and_o nothing_o else_o whatever_o be_v pretend_v which_o be_v prove_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o if_o he_o say_v that_o he_o punish_v the_o mother_n for_o disobedience_n to_o his_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o canon_n in_o not_o publish_v her_o intention_n to_o marry_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o boy_n in_o the_o 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