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it_o shall_v not_o much_o trouble_v i_o for_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o common_a good_a while_o those_o man_n seek_v their_o own_o good_a only_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o but_o this_o amicus_fw-la plato_n amicus_fw-la socrates_n sed_fw-la magis_fw-la amica_fw-la respublica_fw-la only_o i_o shall_v subscribe_v myself_o the_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n j._n march_n a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a question_n 1._o whether_o it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o he_o who_o be_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o fee-simple_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o descent_n or_o gift_n shall_v have_v the_o absolute_a dispose_n power_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o to_o disinherit_v his_o heir_n pag._n 2._o 2._o tenant_n in_o tail_n with_o remainder_n over_o suffer_v a_o common_a recovery_n whether_o this_o in_o law_n or_o conscience_n aught_o to_o bind_v the_o issue_n in_o tail_n and_o the_o remainder_n over_o pag._n 7._o 3._o whether_o 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with_o reason_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o not_o pag._n 85._o 8._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o reasonable_a law_n that_o a_o child_n bear_v before_o marriage_n and_o short_o after_o marriage_n happen_v shall_v be_v a_o bastard_n or_o not_o pag._n 92._o 9_o whether_o trial_n by_o jury_n as_o it_o be_v now_o in_o use_n be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a or_o not_o pag._n 99_o 10._o whether_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o reason_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o theft_n and_o shall_v incur_v so_o great_a a_o forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n as_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o estate_n and_o corruption_n of_o his_o blood_n pag._n 105._o 11._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o reasonable_a law_n that_o infant_n under_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n shall_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o their_o debt_n pag._n 112._o 12._o whether_o clergy_n be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o justice_n or_o no_o pag._n 117._o 13._o whether_o the_o law_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o suff_v death_n for_o manslaughter_n be_v not_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n pag._n 122._o 14._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a law_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v counsel_n upon_o a_o indictment_n of_o treason_n or_o felony_n pag._n 126._o 15._o whether_o action_n for_o slanderous_a word_n be_v mere_a contentious_a suit_n aught_o in_o reason_n or_o conscience_n to_o be_v so_o much_o countenance_v as_o they_o be_v pag._n 129._o 16._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a law_n that_o action_n personal_a shall_v die_v with_o the_o person_n pag._n 134._o 17._o whether_o the_o law_n of_o judgement_n of_o penance_n or_o pain_n fort_n and_o dure_v against_o a_o man_n who_o be_v indict_v of_o felony_n and_o stand_v mute_a be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o conscience_n or_o not_o pag._n 137._o 18._o whether_o the_o law_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o good_n wreck_v at_o sea_n be_v a_o reasonable_a law_n or_o not_o pag._n 150._o 19_o good_a advice_n in_o case_n of_o make_v last_o will_n and_o testament_n pag._n 155._o amicus_fw-la rei-publicae_fw-la the_o commonwealth_n friend_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v purpose_v to_o discisse_fw-la or_o treat_v of_o be_v touch_v he_o that_o be_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o fee-simple_n and_o his_o dispose_n thereof_o and_o therein_o i_o shall_v only_o propound_v this_o short_a question_n that_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o he_o who_o be_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o fee-simple_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o descent_n or_o gift_n shall_v have_v the_o absolute_a dispose_n power_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o to_o disinherit_v his_o heir_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o law_n to_o be_v that_o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o the_o whole_a at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o that_o a_o condition_n annex_v to_o restrain_v he_o from_o it_o be_v nought_o for_o it_o be_v against_o the_o absolute_a purity_n of_o a_o fee-simple_n 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