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A05352 A defence of the honour of the right highe, mightye and noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande and dowager of France with a declaration aswell of her right, title & intereste to the succession of the crowne of Englande, as that the regimente of women ys conformable to the lawe of God and nature. Leslie, John, 1527-1596. 1569 (1569) STC 15505; ESTC S108490 138,133 306

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certain_a pla●t_a form_n whereby_o the_o act_n must_v be_v bownde_v and_o tie_v 6._o l_o si_fw-mi fundꝰ_n ff_fw-mi rebꝰ_n eorum_fw-la cap_n 1._o de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la eccl_n in_o 6._o in_o that_o case_n thowghe_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n cease_v yet_o be_v the_o act_n void_a and_o nowght_fw-mi and_o where_o as_o the_o adversary_n object_n against_o this_o rule_n the_o parliamente_n make_v by_o queen_n marie_n with_o owte_n the_o usual_a stile_n call_v and_o somon_v will_n an_fw-mi answer_v to_o the_o adversary_n touchinge_v act_n of_o parliament_n that_o they_o allege_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n oune_n hand_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o suppose_a will_n this_o objection_n may_v soon_o be_v answer_v for_o it_o may_v soon_o appear_v to_o all_o they_o that_o read_v and_o peruse_v the_o say_a statute_n of_o an._n 35._o henrici_fw-la octavi_fw-la conteininge_v the_o say_a stile_n that_o by_o any_o especial_a word_n therein_o mention_v it_o be_v not_o there_o limit_v and_o 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pnscripte_n form_n set_v forth_o either_o by_o the_o common_a law_n or_o statute_n yet_o be_v not_o they_o nor_o the_o judgement_n subsequent_a thereupon_o abate_v or_o void_a but_o only_o abatable_a and_o voydable_a by_o exception_n of_o the_o ꝑtie_n 30._o 18._o e._n 3._o fol._n 30._o by_o judgement_n of_o the_o cowrte_n for_o if_o the_o ꝑtie_a withowte_n any_o exception_n do_v admit_v the_o form_n of_o the_o say_v write_v 1●_n 3._o h._n 4._o foe_n 3._o &_o 1●_n and_o plead_v unto_o the_o matter_n whereupon_o the_o cowrte_n do_v proceed_v 67._o 11._o h._n 4._o fol._n 67._o then_o do_v the_o write_v and_o the_o judgement_n thereupon_o follow_v remain_v good_a and_o effectual_a in_o law_n 6._o 9_z h._n 6._o fol._n 6._o and_o therefore_o admittinge_n that_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 35._o h._n 8._o have_v by_o special_a word_n 10._o 19_o h._n 6._o f._n 7._o &_o 10._o appoint_v the_o say_a stile_n to_o be_v put_v in_o every_o write_v 12._o 35_o h._n 6._o fol._n 12._o &_o that_o for_o that_o cause_n the_o say_a writ_n of_o somon_n be_v vicious_a wantinge_v their_o prescript_n form_n 26._o 10_z h._n 6_o fol._n 26._o yet_o when_o the_o party_n unto_o the_o say_a writ_n have_v admit_v they_o for_o good_a 8._o 3_z h._n 6_o fol._n 8._o both_o by_o their_o election_n and_o also_o by_o their_o appearance_n upon_o the_o same_o the_o law_n do_v admit_v the_o say_a writ_n and_o all_o act_n subsequent_a upon_o the_o same_o to_o be_v good_a and_o effectual_a 35._o 33_o e._n 3_o 13._o vide_fw-la prisott_n 33_o h._n 6_o fol._n 35._o and_o yet_o this_o make_v the_o no_o prouf_fw-fr that_o therefore_o the_o say_a suppose_a will_n wanthinge_v the_o pnscript_a order_n and_o form_n shall_v likewise_o be_v good_a and_o effectual_a in_o law_n for_o as_o towchinge_a specialty_n estate_n and_o conveyance_n or_o any_o other_o external_a act_n to_o be_v do_v or_o make_v by_o any_o ꝑson_n who_o form_n and_o order_n be_v pnscribe_v either_o by_o the_o common_a law_n or_o by_o statute_n if_o they_o want_v any_o pa●te_n of_o their_o pnscripte_n form_n they_o be_v account_v in_o law_n to_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n or_o effect_n as_o for_o example_n the_o law_n do_v appoint_v every_o speciality_n or_o deed_n to_o be_v make_v either_o in_o the_o first_o person_n or_o in_o the_o third_o person_n therefore_o if_o part_n of_o a_o deed_n be_v make_v in_o the_o first_o person_n 2._o 9_o h._n 6_o foe_n 35._o 35_o h._n 6._o fol._n 34._o ●_o o_o ed._n 3_o fol._n 2._o and_o the_o residewe_n in_o the_o third_o person_n that_o deed_n be_v not_o effectual_a but_o void_a in_o the_o law_n beside_o that_o the_o law_n have_v appoint_v that_o in_o every_o deed_n mention_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o the_o party_n have_v putto_fw-mi his_o seal_n to_o the_o same_o 15._o 40._o e._n 3._o foe_n