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defensionem_fw-la or_o as_o another_o read_n have_v it_o detectionem_fw-la mortis_fw-la where_o we_o see_v that_o the_o word_n inquisitio_fw-la be_v also_o use_v of_o this_o word_n quaestio_fw-la such_o as_o deal_v by_o it_o be_v call_v quaesitores_fw-la and_o so_o do_v aeneid_n do_v virgil._n 6._o aeneid_n virgil_n call_v minos_n a_o judge_n quaesitorem_fw-la out_o of_o which_o by_o abbreviation_n come_v the_o
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forbid_v to_o be_v do_v assure_o it_o permit_v to_o be_v seek_v out_o &_o sift_v let_v we_o see_v say_v the_o tutoribus_fw-la the_o l._n 3._o §._o praeterea_fw-la ff_n desuspect_n tutoribus_fw-la civil_a law_n whether_o a_o garden_n of_o a_o infant_n that_o be_v suspect_v may_v be_v remoove_v from_o his_o gardeinship_n without_o any_o accusation_n and_o it_o be_v receive_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o by_o evident_a token_n it_o appear_v to_o the_o praetour_n that_o such_o a_o tutor_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v and_o albeit_o the_o adult_n the_o gloss._n in_o l._n 2._o §._o si_fw-mi publico_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr adult_n gloss_n say_v that_o ordinary_o by_o that_o law_n the_o judge_n proceed_v not_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o strait_a course_n hold_v thereby_o with_o all_o accusour_n so_o that_o accusation_n be_v now_o almost_o general_o through_o the_o world_n grow_v in_o disuse_n it_o be_v therefore_o by_o alii_fw-la by_o gandinus_fw-la de_fw-la 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ad_fw-la diem_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr â—…e_fw-fr militari_fw-la require_v copy_n indiciorum_fw-la of_o the_o inducement_n or_o evidence_n to_o be_v give_v to_o defendant_n i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v but_o before_o he_o be_v torture_v that_o he_o may_v have_v opportunity_n to_o answer_v and_o to_o avoid_v such_o presumption_n before_o he_o sustain_v so_o irrevocable_a a_o damage_n which_o reason_n have_v no_o place_n in_o that_o matter_n which_o we_o now_o handle_v beside_o this_o rule_n have_v many_o limitation_n or_o except_v case_n for_o first_o it_o 9_o it_o campeg_n in_o addit_fw-la ad_fw-la zanchinun_n the_o heretic_n ca._n 9_o be_v otherwise_o when_o the_o party_n inquire_v of_o or_o accuse_v be_v afore_o that_o time_n of_o evil_a fame_n second_o when_o a_o copy_n of_o they_o be_v not_o desire_v by_o the_o defendant_n three_o when_o he_o purpose_v no_o defence_n but_o only_o will_v labour_v to_o prove_v the_o indicia_fw-la to_o be_v false_a four_o when_o the_o proceed_n be_v by_o 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