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1._o c._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr aur._n nor_o can_v they_o be_v adopt_v by_o their_o parent_n l._n legem_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr na_fw-fr lib._n upon_o which_o principle_n our_o parliament_n have_v be_v induce_v to_o make_v the_o 117._o act._n par._n 12._o i._o 6._o but_o have_v streatched_a it_o a_o little_a further_o than_o the_o civil_a law_n do_v for_o by_o that_o statute_n a_o woman_n divorce_v for_o her_o adultery_n marry_v thereafter_o the_o person_n with_o who_o she_o commit_v the_o adultery_n for_o which_o she_o be_v divorce_v or_o dwell_v and_o resort_v in_o company_n with_o he_o at_o bed_n and_o buird_v can_v dispone_v her_o land_n or_o set_v tack_n thereof_o in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o heir_n who_o will_v otherways_o have_v succeed_v to_o she_o from_o which_o statute_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o since_o the_o woman_n be_v only_o incapacitat_fw-la to_o dispone_fw-la in_o this_o case_n that_o therefore_o a_o man_n though_o divorce_v for_o adultery_n may_v lawful_o dispone_v his_o land_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o child_n procreate_v in_o that_o adultery_n this_o prohibition_n be_v restrict_v to_o the_o woman_n because_o of_o the_o imbecility_n of_o her_o sex_n who_o may_v be_v tempt_v or_o seduce_v more_o easy_o than_o man_n can_v be_v and_o yet_o since_o the_o presumption_n do_v only_o run_v against_o the_o adulterous_a child_n procreate_v in_o the_o second_o marriage_n who_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o mother_n will_v have_v prefer_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o and_o slight_v husband_n it_o seem_v strange_a why_o any_o deed_n do_v by_o she_o in_o prejudice_n of_o not_o only_o those_o child_n but_o even_o of_o any_o of_o her_o heir_n will_v be_v null_a though_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o neither_o the_o adulterous_a husband_n nor_o his_o child_n but_o even_o in_o favour_n of_o mere_a stranger_n who_o the_o law_n need_v not_o have_v suspect_v but_o this_o be_v certain_o do_v to_o prevent_v the_o mother_n fraudulent_a convyance_n who_o may_v have_v transmit_v the_o estate_n to_o the_o adulterous_a husband_n or_o his_o posterity_n or_o friend_n under_o borrow_a name_n the_o discover_v of_o such_o contryvance_n be_v very_o difficult_a and_o the_o hazard_n of_o not_o discover_v being_n very_o great_a i_o conceive_v likeways_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o grant_n of_o a_o personal_a bond_n upon_o which_o the_o estate_n be_v thereafter_o comprise_v from_o the_o mother_n may_v be_v quarrel_v upon_o this_o statute_n for_o else_o the_o law_n may_v be_v easy_o cheat_v and_o the_o statute_n itself_o declare_v all_o deed_n do_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o say_n heir_n direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o be_v null_a and_o yet_o since_o the_o mother_n remain_v still_o fire_n notwhithstand_v of_o this_o prohibition_n i_o see_v not_o why_o a_o bond_n and_o comprise_v lead_v thereon_o for_o debt_n true_o owe_v by_o the_o mother_n can_v be_v quarrel_v where_o nothing_o be_v fraudulent_o design_v against_o this_o act_n and_o though_o this_o act_n be_v only_o conceive_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o prior_n marriage_n or_o the_o woman_n heir_n whatsoever_o yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o this_o act_n will_v not_o militat_fw-la in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n to_o reduce_v deed_n do_v to_o his_o prejudice_n as_o vltimus_fw-la haeres_fw-la since_o a_o last_o heir_n in_o the_o construction_n of_o law_n be_v a_o true_a heir_n title_n xviii_o bigamy_n 1_o what_o be_v bigamy_n by_o our_o law_n and_o how_o punish_v 2_o why_o bigamy_n be_v not_o punish_v as_o adultery_n 3_o whether_o quaker_n may_v be_v punish_v for_o bigamy_n 4_o whether_o long_a absence_n may_v excuse_v in_o this_o crime_n 5_o whether_o the_o marriage_n sine_fw-la concubitu_fw-la infer_v bigamy_n 6_o whether_o a_o woman_n divorce_v for_o adultery_n marry_v again_o be_v guilty_a of_o bigamy_n that_o a_o man_n may_v marry_v two_o wife_n be_v allow_v by_o many_o nation_n and_o tacitus_n observe_v that_o only_o the_o german_n among_o all_o the_o nation_n be_v content_a with_o one_o but_o no_o nation_n allow_v that_o a_o wife_n shall_v marry_v two_o husband_n which_o be_v do_v either_o because_o man_n be_v the_o only_a legislator_n and_o so_o be_v kind_a to_o themselves_o in_o allow_v themselves_o that_o liberty_n they_o deny_v to_o poor_a woman_n or_o else_o this_o be_v not_o allow_v because_o a_o woman_n marry_v two_o man_n prejudge_v the_o people_n the_o commonwealth_n whereas_o a_o man_n marry_v more_o wife_n be_v advantageous_a for_o it_o and_o the_o law_n say_v that_o more_o chastity_n be_v require_v in_o woman_n then_o in_o man_n and_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n hot_a than_o they_o bigamy_n be_v therefore_o more_o unnatural_a in_o woman_n i._o yet_o in_o our_o law_n either_o a_o man_n marry_v two_o wife_n or_o a_o woman_n marry_v two_o husband_n commit_v bigamy_n and_o this_o be_v account_v by_o the_o 19_o act_n 5._o par._n q._n marry_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o oath_n make_v at_o marriage_n and_o therefore_o be_v punishable_a as_o perjury_n by_o confiscation_n of_o all_o their_o movable_n ward_n of_o their_o person_n for_o year_n and_o day_n and_o long_o during_o the_o queen_n will_n and_o as_o infamous_a person_n never_o to_o bruik_v office_n honour_n dignity_n or_o benefice_n in_o time_n come_v ii_o it_o may_v be_v here_o doubt_v why_o bigamy_n be_v not_o punish_v as_o adultery_n see_v it_o may_v be_v notour_n adultery_n and_o be_v ordinary_o so_o to_o which_o difficulty_n i_o think_v the_o answer_n be_v that_o it_o be_v controvert_v among_o lawyer_n whether_o bigamy_n be_v punishable_a as_o adultery_n or_o as_o stuprum_fw-la or_o fornicatio_fw-la that_o it_o be_v not_o adultery_n they_o contend_v because_o god_n allow_v bigamy_n but_o he_o never_o allow_v adultery_n 2._o many_o nation_n allow_v bigamy_n who_o condemn_v adultery_n and_o l._n 2._o c._n the_o incest_n nupt_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o vemini_fw-la licet_fw-la dvas_fw-la vxores_fw-la ducere_fw-la the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n be_v not_o subjoin_v but_o it_o be_v only_o say_v that_o praefes_fw-la provinciae_fw-la hoc_fw-la inultum_fw-la non_fw-la patietur_fw-la and_o it_o may_v be_v add_v that_o their_o marry_n show_v some_o more_o respect_n to_o the_o law_n then_o adultery_n &_o obfiguram_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la multa_fw-la non_fw-la adeo_fw-la puniuntur_fw-la 3._o when_o bigamy_n be_v by_o this_o act_n declare_v punishable_a only_o as_o perjury_n and_o not_o by_o death_n even_o incorrigible_a and_o manifest_a adulteres_fw-la be_v only_o punishable_a by_o confiscation_n of_o their_o movable_n be_v clear_a as_o by_o the_o subsequent_a act_n and_o the_o act_n against_o notour_n adulterer_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n be_v not_o make_v till_o the_o 9_o the_o parl._n q._n marry_o i_o know_v that_o menoch_n de_fw-fr arb_n case_z 420._o think_v that_o bigamy_n shall_v be_v punish_v as_o adultery_n and_o i_o do_v think_v that_o if_o the_o marriage_n be_v contract_v upon_o design_n
of_o these_o statute_n conversation_n shall_v be_v criminal_a even_o after_o prohibition_n except_o it_o be_v in_o suspect_v place_n 2._o the_o justice_n be_v only_o declare_v to_o be_v judge_n to_o the_o notoriety_n of_o adultery_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v controvert_v if_o lord_n of_o regality_n be_v judge_n competent_a to_o the_o cognition_n of_o it_o 3._o this_o act_n do_v not_o exclude_v capital_a punishment_n in_o other_o case_n of_o adultery_n but_o only_o ordain_v that_o these_o three_o degree_n shall_v be_v punish_v by_o death_n and_o since_o there_o be_v other_o case_n more_o grievous_a to_o the_o party_n injure_v and_o more_o scandalous_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n it_o may_v be_v argue_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o death_n shall_v likewise_o be_v extend_v to_o they_o as_o for_o instance_n to_o commit_v frequent_a adultery_n and_o it_o appear_v it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pronounce_v against_o sir_n john_n stewart_n for_o three_o adultery_n 15._o august_n 1628._o as_o also_o isabel_n hamiltoun_n be_v pursue_v in_o july_n 1647._o for_o adultery_n and_o have_v enact_v herself_o never_o to_o return_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n she_o have_v thereafter_o return_v be_v immediate_o without_o any_o other_o process_n by_o a_o order_n from_o the_o justice_n execute_v in_o anno_fw-la 1649._o iu._n and_o albeit_o there_o be_v no_o express_a law_n for_o inflict_a death_n in_o other_o case_n upon_o ordinary_a adulterer_n yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o justice_n may_v not_o as_o well_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n inflict_v death_n without_o any_o express_a law_n here_o as_o they_o do_v in_o theft_n and_o other_o less_o crime_n and_o in_o effect_n adultery_n include_v theft_n as_o i_o say_v former_o and_o albeit_o inclusio_fw-la unius_fw-la est_fw-la exclusio_fw-la alterius_fw-la and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v argue_v that_o by_o the_o former_a act_n appoint_v death_n in_o the_o case_n abovecited_a the_o punishment_n of_o death_n be_v thereby_o exclude_v in_o other_o case_n yet_o to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o foresay_a rule_n be_v only_o a_o brocard_n and_o have_v only_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o presumption_n and_o therefore_o take_v only_a place_n in_o favourable_a case_n but_o shall_v not_o be_v extend_v in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o express_o ordain_v adulterer_n to_o die_v and_o in_o the_o foresay_a 74._o act_n 9_o parl._n q._n marry_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v but_o prejudice_n of_o all_o other_o act_n and_o law_n already_o make_v with_o all_o rigour_n but_o i_o can_v find_v no_o other_o act_n make_v prior_n to_o that_o anent_o adultery_n whereby_o the_o punishment_n be_v limit_v and_o therefore_o i_o believe_v that_o that_o act_n relate_v to_o the_o punishment_n relate_v to_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n at_o the_o least_o i_o think_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v leave_v to_o his_o own_o freedom_n to_o consider_v circumstance_n and_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o if_o single_a adultery_n be_v punishable_a by_o death_n these_o act_n have_v be_v needless_a to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o design_n of_o the_o former_a act_n be_v to_o necessitat_fw-la the_o magistrate_n always_o in_o the_o case_n express_v in_o that_o act_n to_o inflict_v death_n and_o not_o to_o empower_v they_o only_o to_o do_v so_o and_o see_v single_a adultery_n be_v punishable_a by_o the_o magistrate_n sometime_o by_o banishment_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o english_a woman_n in_o december_n 1668._o sometime_o with_o scourge_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o ridpath_n december_n 1642._o and_o sometime_o with_o fine_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o that_o woman_n who_o commit_v adultery_n with_o george_n swintoun_n in_o anno_fw-la 1666._o though_o there_o be_v no_o express_a law_n warrant_v they_o to_o inflict_v these_o punishment_n and_o whereupon_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi be_v force_v to_o found_v his_o summons_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n upon_o which_o law_n they_o be_v sustain_v without_o cite_v any_o municipal_a law_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o that_o english_a woman_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o may_v not_o by_o the_o same_o law_n inflict_v likewise_o the_o punishment_n of_o death_n albeit_o the_o foresay_a punishment_n of_o death_n be_v appoint_v in_o case_n of_o notour_n adultery_n yet_o the_o council_n do_v use_v to_o mitigate_v the_o punishment_n and_o so_o they_o ordain_v only_a ridpath_n a_o tinker_n though_o he_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o double_a adultery_n in_o keep_v another_o tinker_n wife_n two_o year_n to_o be_v only_o scourge_v banish_v and_o burn_v on_o the_o cheek_n decemb._n 4._o 1662._o but_o the_o reason_n here_o be_v because_o tinker_n be_v in_o effect_n vile_a person_n who_o be_v seldom_o ever_o lawful_o marry_v and_o in_o such_o i_o find_v of_o old_a adultery_n be_v not_o punish_v by_o death_n as_o l._n 29._o c._n h._n t._n where_o adultery_n commit_v with_o a_o taverner_n be_v not_o punish_v severe_o quas_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la vilitas_fw-la dignas_fw-la legum_fw-la observatione_fw-la non_fw-la credidit_fw-la &_o erant_fw-la infra_fw-la legum_fw-la curam_fw-la and_o some_o respect_n be_v likewise_o have_v here_o to_o that_o absurd_a custom_n among_o tinker_n of_o live_v promiscuous_o and_o use_v one_o another_o wife_n as_o concubine_n the_o council_n sometime_o do_v likewise_o banish_v person_n for_o adultery_n without_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v before_o a_o justice_n court_n even_o where_o notour_n adultery_n may_v be_v prove_v against_o they_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jeal_n there_o a_o english_a man_n for_o commit_v adultery_n with_o margaret_n hamiltoun_n who_o at_o her_o death_n confess_v that_o the_o say_v there_o have_v lyen_fw-we several_a year_n with_o she_o and_o that_o he_o have_v alienat_fw-la her_o affection_n from_o her_o husband_n which_o induce_v she_o though_o without_o his_o accession_n to_o kill_v her_o husband_n and_o that_o she_o have_v several_a child_n by_o he_o all_o which_o in_o effect_n be_v great_a aggravation_n of_o the_o crime_n and_o he_o deserve_v well_o to_o have_v die_v from_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o ordinary_a adultery_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o use_v to_o be_v inflict_v either_o by_o banishment_n whip_v fyne_a or_o imprisonment_n if_o a_o person_n be_v only_o banish_v for_o adultery_n and_o return_v again_o without_o leave_n here_o she_o may_v be_v execute_v and_o thus_o the_o justice_n find_v by_o advice_n of_o the_o council_n in_o the_o case_n of_o griselda_n hamiltoun_n decemb._n 1649._o or_o if_o adultery_n be_v complicate_v with_o any_o other_o crime_n the_o guilt_n be_v thereby_o aggrage_v and_o the_o crime_n may_v be_v capital_o punish_v thus_o margaret_n thomson_n be_v execute_v for_o commit_v adultery_n with_o a_o minister_n and_o for_o falsify_v a_o testimonial_a to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v get_v her_o child_n baptise_a may_v 28._o 1646._o v._o since_o adultery_n be_v only_o commit_v betwixt_o marry_a person_n it_o be_v therefore_o requisite_a that_o the_o libel_n in_o adultery_n bear_v that_o such_o person_n be_v marry_v and_o one_o of_o the_o ordinary_a fault_n commit_v by_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi in_o this_o crime_n be_v they_o seldom_o ever_o lead_v witness_n for_o prove_v the_o marriage_n without_o which_o be_v prove_v or_o be_v notour_n to_o the_o assize_n they_o shall_v not_o file_v the_o panel_n though_o copulation_n be_v prove_v but_o though_o the_o marriage_n be_v not_o just_a but_o only_o a_o suppose_a marriage_n or_o matrimonium_fw-la putativum_fw-la as_o lawyer_n call_v it_o yet_o the_o violation_n even_o of_o that_o marriage_n will_v infer_v adultery_n as_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o man_n not_o know_v the_o relation_n shall_v marry_v within_o the_o degree_n de_fw-fr fendant_n though_o there_o be_v in_o that_o case_n no_o lawful_a marriage_n yet_o if_o either_o of_o these_o party_n who_o be_v marry_v shall_v lie_v with_o any_o other_o they_o will_v be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n cravet_fw-la consilio_fw-la 205._o num_fw-la 36._o the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o the_o committer_n do_v all_o that_o lay_v in_o his_o power_n to_o commit_v adultery_n which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n to_o be_v look_v to_o in_o crime_n nam_fw-la proposita_fw-la maleficia_fw-la distinguant_fw-la and_o from_o this_o i_o be_o much_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o conatus_fw-la or_o a_o endeavour_n to_o commit_v adultery_n if_o the_o adulterer_n do_v all_o that_o in_o he_o lay_v to_o accomplish_v the_o say_a design_n make_v the_o committer_n guilty_a of_o adultery_n if_o that_o design_n be_v bring_v the_o length_n of_o be_v in_o actu_fw-la proximo_fw-la as_o lawyer_n call_v it_o though_o in_o that_o case_n i_o think_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o ordinary_a punishment_n shall_v be_v somewhat_o remit_v &_o haec_fw-la attentatio_fw-la 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that_o these_o who_o blaspheme_n in_o jest_n be_v to_o be_v less_o severe_o punish_v and_o that_o rusticity_n mitigat_n the_o ordinary_a punishment_n in_o this_o case_n but_o gothofredus_n be_v as_o to_o the_o last_o of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n because_o rusticity_n excuse_v not_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o of_o god_n but_o they_o may_v be_v reconcile_v thus_o that_o open_a gross_a blasphemy_n be_v equal_o punishable_a in_o both_o but_o not_o consequential_a and_o indirect_a blasphemy_n as_o if_o a_o countryman_n shall_v err_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n which_o some_o remote_a high-lander_n be_v so_o ignorant_a of_o as_o not_o to_o know_v those_o shall_v rather_o be_v pity_v then_o punish_v except_o they_o add_v obstinacy_n to_o blasphemy_n vid._n cabal_n case_z 296._o iv._o the_o punishment_n of_o blasphemy_n be_v death_n by_o the_o law_n nou._n 77._o by_o the_o canon_n law_n public_a repentance_n for_o the_o first_o fault_n and_o the_o stand_n at_o the_o church_n door_n with_o a_o infamous_a mitre_n or_o paper_n hat_n for_o a_o relapse_n v._o by_o our_o act_n 21._o sess._n 1._o par._n 1._o c._n 2._o blasphemy_n railer_n against_o god_n or_o any_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n shall_v be_v likewise_o punishable_a by_o death_n if_o they_o obstinate_o continue_v therein_o from_o which_o act_n it_o be_v observable_a 1._o that_o this_o crime_n can_v only_o be_v try_v before_o the_o justice_n and_o therefore_o not_o before_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o regality_n though_o they_o have_v equal_a power_n as_o have_v be_v former_o observe_v 2._o distraction_n be_v only_o except_v here_o so_o ignorance_n passion_n rusticity_n or_o raillery_n excuse_v not_o nam_fw-la exceptio_fw-la firmat_n regulam_fw-la in_o non_fw-la exceptis_fw-la and_o yet_o these_o may_v excuse_v from_o the_o ordinar_n punishment_n in_o some_o circumstance_n but_o be_v never_o defence_n against_o the_o relevancy_n 3._o it_o may_v 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the_o trinity_n for_o to_o make_v ourselves_o equal_a with_o they_o be_v to_o rail_v against_o and_o vilify_v they_o vi_o curse_v of_o parent_n viz._n father_n or_o mother_n but_z no_z other_o be_v punishable_a by_o death_n if_o they_o be_v pass_v sixteen_o or_o arbitrar_o if_o they_o be_v below_o sixteen_o and_o above_o punishable_a with_o tit_n parricid_n act_n 20._o par._n 1._o sess._n 1._o ch._n 2._o justice_n of_o peace_n be_v by_o the_o 38._o act_n 1._o par._n ch._n 2._o to_o punish_v such_o as_o curse_v and_o swear_v profane_o and_o exact_v from_o a_o noble_a man_n twenty_o mark_n a_o baron_n twenty_o mark_n a_o gentle_a man_n heretor_fw-la or_o burges_n ten_o mark_n a_o yeoman_n forty_o shilling_n a_o servant_n twenty_o shilling_n a_o minister_n the_o five_o part_n of_o his_o steipend_n and_o the_o husband_n must_v pay_v his_o wife_n fine_a ergo_fw-la regulariter_fw-la the_o husband_n be_v not_o liable_a for_o the_o wife_n fine_a if_o there_o be_v no_o warrant_n therefore_o 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justice_n do_v in_o may_n 1671._o fine_a a_o woman_n in_o dumfreis_n in_o 500_o mark_n for_o drink_v the_o devil_n health_n but_o do_v not_o find_v it_o blasphemy_n title_n iv._o haeresy_n 1_o the_o definition_n of_o heresy_n 2_o whether_o invocation_n of_o spirit_n be_v heresy_n 3_o the_o punishment_n of_o heresy_n 4_o jesuit_n and_o traffic_a priest_n how_o punish_v 5_o the_o specialty_n ontroduce_v in_o punish_v this_o crime_n heresy_n be_v commit_v when_o a_o christian_a own_v pertinatious_o error_n condemn_v by_o the_o church_n i_o say_v when_o a_o christian_n own_a they_o because_o pagan_n and_o mahumetan_n be_v not_o punish_v as_o heretic_n simancas_n de_fw-fr haereti_fw-la cap._n 31._o num_fw-la 3._o for_o these_o be_v enemy_n to_o our_o faith_n in_o general_n and_o err_v not_o in_o particular_a point_n of_o it_o i_o say_v who_o err_v pertinatious_o because_o such_o as_o err_v ignorant_o or_o as_o have_v err_v perverse_o do_v not_o pertinatious_o adhere_v to_o their_o error_n 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the_o doctor_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v and_o confiscation_n of_o the_o delinquent_n movable_n clar._n num_fw-la 13._o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n heretic_n be_v only_o to_o be_v burn_v if_o they_o will_v not_o abjure_v by_o our_o law_n heresy_n be_v in_o the_o first_o instance_n try_v by_o the_o church_n and_o the_o secular_a power_n do_v not_o meddle_v to_o condemn_v heretic_n till_o they_o be_v first_o condemn_v by_o the_o church_n ja._n 1._o par._n 2._o act._n 28._o in_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v inquire_v into_o heresy_n and_o if_o they_o be_v find_v that_o they_o be_v punish_v as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o holy_a kirk_n require_v and_o if_o it_o master_n that_o secular_a power_n be_v call_v in_o support_n and_o help_v of_o holy_a kirk_n from_o which_o act_n it_o be_v observable_a first_o that_o the_o kirk_n be_v judge_n to_o heresy_n in_o
reus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la conditione_n sed_fw-la qui_fw-la perduellionis_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la adversus_fw-la rem_fw-la publicam_fw-la vel_fw-la principem_fw-la animatus_fw-la so_o that_o the_o infallible_a mark_n of_o perduellion_n be_v hostilis_fw-la animus_n a_o design_n of_o raise_v arms._n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o not_o only_o statutory_a treason_n be_v extinguish_v by_o death_n but_o that_o even_o simple_a conceal_n and_o not_o reveal_v or_o a_o malicious_a design_n to_o poison_v the_o king_n and_o such_o other_o treason_n as_o show_v not_o a_o desire_n of_o rise_v in_o arm_n be_v likewise_o extinguish_v by_o death_n and_o yet_o the_o basil._n l._n 12._o h._n t._n say_v that_o all_o the_o head_n of_o treason_n be_v extinguish_v by_o death_n excepto_fw-la capite_fw-la proditionis_fw-la &_o insidiarum_fw-la contra_fw-la principem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d albeit_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o defunct_a traitor_n be_v ordinary_o take_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o the_o panel_n in_o pursuit_n of_o this_o nature_n as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o forefaultur_n of_o the_o laird_n of_o restalrig_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o necessary_a but_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o pursuit_n of_o this_o nature_n that_o the_o defunct_n near_o of_o kin_n be_v call_v as_o defender_n for_o their_o interest_n both_o because_o their_o estate_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o their_o forefaultur_n and_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v defend_v the_o defunct_a and_o object_n both_o against_o the_o relevancy_n of_o the_o libel_n and_o the_o hability_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o therefore_o the_o basilick_n add_v very_o well_o that_o haereditas_fw-la publicatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la crimen_fw-la ab_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la purgetur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o since_o the_o forefault_a after_o death_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o that_o the_o former_a act_n bear_v express_o 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therefore_o see_v by_o the_o common_a law_n person_n guilty_a of_o laese_n majesty_n may_v be_v proceed_v against_o and_o sentence_v though_o they_o be_v absent_a it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n why_o the_o justice_n shall_v proceed_v against_o and_o sentence_n person_n guilty_a of_o treason_n though_o absent_a and_o that_o he_o be_v sufficient_o warrant_v by_o the_o say_a act_n so_o to_o do_v 3._o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o law_n equity_n and_o reason_n that_o a_o person_n guilty_a of_o treason_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o better_a case_n and_o his_o majesty_n in_o a_o worse_o by_o the_o contumacy_n of_o a_o traitor_n the_o same_o be_v a_o addition_n if_o any_o can_v be_v add_v to_o so_o high_a a_o crime_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v impunity_n and_o his_o majesty_n prejudge_v of_o the_o casuality_n arise_v to_o he_o by_o his_o forefaultur_n 4._o the_o parliament_n be_v in_o use_n to_o proceed_v and_o pronounce_v doom_n of_o forefaultur_n though_o the_o 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be_v guilty_a and_o it_o be_v unjust_a that_o his_o majesty_n shall_v call_v a_o parliament_n for_o punish_v and_o forefault_v of_o person_n be_v absent_a or_o that_o he_o shall_v wait_v till_o they_o die_v especial_o see_v in_o the_o interim_n the_o probation_n may_v perish_v by_o decease_n of_o the_o witness_n follow_v the_o lord_n of_o session_n their_o opinion_n edinburgh_n the_o 26._o of_o february_n 1667._o the_o lord_n of_o council_n and_o session_n have_v consider_v the_o query_n above-written_a present_v to_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n bellenden_n his_o majesty_n thesaurer_n depute_v it_o be_v their_o opinion_n that_o upon_o the_o justice_n citation_n and_o sufficient_a probation_n take_v before_o they_o the_o judge_n and_o assize_n may_v proceed_v and_o pronounce_v sentence_n thereintil_o and_o forefaulter_v against_o the_o person_n guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n though_o they_o be_v absent_a and_o contumacious_a sic_fw-la subscribitur_fw-la io._n gilmore_n i._n p._n d._n upon_o this_o the_o parliament_n ratify_v the_o process_n lead_v against_o these_o person_n and_o by_o the_o 11._o act_n parl._n 2._o ch._n 2._o ses._n 1._o it_o be_v statute_v that_o rise_v in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n authority_n may_v be_v pursue_v before_o and_o judge_v by_o the_o justice_n but_o the_o parliament_n retain_v still_o a_o power_n cumulative_a with_o the_o justice_n and_o when_o process_n of_o treason_n be_v intent_a before_o they_o they_o may_v proceed_v as_o former_o and_o think_v this_o last_o act_n a_o great_a innovation_n of_o all_o our_o law_n nor_o be_v it_o imaginable_a but_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v safe_a that_o that_o privilege_n will_v have_v be_v grant_v to_o his_o majesty_n former_o and_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v clear_a per_fw-la l._n 1._o &_o l._n penult_n ff_n de_fw-fr requirendis_fw-la eris_fw-la nam_fw-la annotabantur_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o si_fw-la reus_fw-la post_fw-la anum_fw-la non_fw-la comparuerit_fw-la &_o satis_fw-la dederit_fw-la de_fw-la stando_fw-la non_fw-la recuperabit_fw-la
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such_o a_o licence_n or_o that_o it_o be_v undecent_a to_o allow_v woman_n the_o use_n of_o arm_n and_o yet_o i_o believe_v their_o just_a grief_n will_v secure_v they_o against_o the_o ordinar_n punishment_n and_o though_o some_o prerogative_n be_v due_a to_o the_o man_n over_o his_o wife_n but_o not_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la yet_o woman_n may_v complain_v that_o man_n be_v the_o only_a legislator_n have_v take_v too_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o favour_n to_o themselves_o in_o this_o law_n i_o have_v not_o observe_v any_o decision_n of_o this_o in_o our_o law_n and_o since_o our_o statute_n have_v secute_v murderer_n in_o other_o case_n as_o in_o self-defence_n kill_v of_o thief_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o have_v not_o privilege_v this_o case_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o husband_n nor_o rather_o can_v kill_v by_o our_o law_n and_o the_o most_o that_o they_o can_v expect_v be_v that_o after_o they_o be_v find_v guilty_a by_o the_o law_n the_o council_n may_v either_o change_v the_o 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here_o infer_v absolute_a impunity_n for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v one_o irregular_a act_n legittimat_fw-la another_o since_o passion_n be_v a_o transgression_n against_o reason_n as_o adultery_n be_v against_o law_n but_o since_o this_o indulgence_n be_v personal_a and_o only_o grant_v to_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n because_o of_o their_o just_a passion_n and_o near_a relation_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v extend_v to_o such_o as_o kâ—ll_v by_o the_o father_n or_o husband_n command_v which_o command_v none_o ought_v to_o obey_v be_v contrair_a to_o law_n nor_o ought_v this_o indulgence_n to_o extend_v to_o the_o father_n or_o husband_n when_o they_o kill_v ex_fw-la intervallo_fw-la and_o not_o when_o they_o find_v the_o committer_n in_o the_o very_a transgression_n for_o the_o law_n allow_v no_o passion_n to_o continue_v &_o therefore_o what_o ever_o revenge_n be_v allow_v to_o it_o be_v only_o allow_v if_o it_o be_v execute_v immediate_o &_o ex_fw-la in_o continenti_fw-la and_o though_o in_o civil_a case_n that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v ex_fw-la in_o continenti_fw-la or_o immediate_o which_o be_v do_v before_o the_o doer_n go_v about_o any_o thing_n else_o yet_o i_o conceive_v that_o interpretation_n will_v be_v too_o lax_n in_o this_o case_n and_o that_o the_o killer_n can_v not_o plead_v this_o privilege_n except_o he_o kill_v they_o in_o the_o very_a act_n or_o rise_v from_o it_o homicidium_fw-la deliberatum_fw-la or_o upon_o forethought_a felony_n be_v still_o punishable_a by_o death_n and_o confiscation_n of_o the_o movable_n of_o the_o defunct_a for_o his_o majesty_n use_n stat._n rob._n 3._o cap._n 43._o and_o albeit_o lawyer_n say_v that_o it_o be_v still_o rather_o presumable_a to_o be_v casual_a then_o deliberate_a and_o that_o by_o our_o law_n and_o custom_n design_n be_v still_o libel_v yet_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o
of_o achingter_n daughter_n 5._o july_n 1596._o yet_o i_o find_v that_o john_n kincaid_n have_v come_v in_o the_o king_n will_v feb._n 1601._o for_o ravish_a isobel_n hutchison_n a_o widow_n the_o king_n only_o fine_v he_o in_o 2500_o mark_n harry_n speed_n be_v hang_v 20._o feb._n 1639._o quia_fw-la laceravit_fw-la pudenda_fw-la pveri_fw-la which_o crime_n jul._n clar._n gothofred_n and_o other_o affirm_v to_o be_v also_o capital_a in_o their_o country_n i_o find_v one_o leiutenent_n ker_n pursue_v for_o ravish_v and_o away-taking_a robert_n cuninghame_n 6._o feb._n 1640._o but_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o species_n of_o plagium_n then_o of_o rapt_v vii_o since_o minor_n be_v punishable_a by_o death_n for_o adultery_n much_o more_o ought_v they_o to_o be_v punishable_a by_o death_n for_o a_o rapt_v since_o the_o injury_n be_v there_o both_o more_o attorcious_a and_o more_o unnatural_a and_o carp_n part_n 2._o quest._n 75._o give_v we_o several_a instance_n where_o this_o crime_n be_v capital_o punish_v in_o minor_n where_o he_o likewise_o tell_v we_o that_o to_o force_v even_o a_o common_a whore_n be_v capital_o punishable_a though_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o they_o be_v infralegum_fw-la obseruantiam_fw-la and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n who_o offend_v against_o it_o title_n xvii_o adultery_n 1._o the_o definition_n of_o adultery_n and_o whether_o the_o lie_a with_o a_o unmarried_a woman_n or_o with_o a_o whore_n be_v adultery_n 2._o the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o our_o law_n 3._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o single_a and_o nottour_n adultery_n 4._o whether_o death_n can_v be_v inflict_v for_o single_a adultery_n in_o scotland_n 5._o whether_o the_o marriage_n ought_v to_o be_v prove_v 6._o who_o can_v be_v punish_v as_o accessory_n in_o adultery_n 7._o what_o probation_n be_v requisite_a in_o adultery_n 8._o whether_o a_o dicreet_a of_o devorce_n before_o the_o commissary_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v adultery_n in_o a_o criminal_a case_n 9_o whether_o he_o who_o hear_v his_o wife_n be_v dead_a marry_v another_o be_v punishable_a as_o a_o adulterer_n 10._o whether_o a_o pursuit_n be_v intend_v for_o nottour_n adultery_n and_o single_a adultery_n only_o prove_v if_o the_o single_a adultery_n can_v be_v punish_v in_o that_o case_n 11._o how_o adulterous_a child_n succeed_v adultery_n be_v a_o sin_n whereby_o man_n not_o only_o violat_a the_o second_o table_n in_o wrong_v their_o neighbour_n by_o steal_v from_o he_o his_o quiet_a his_o good_a name_n the_o affection_n and_o person_n of_o his_o wife_n endeavour_v also_o ofttimes_o to_o steal_v his_o estate_n for_o the_o adulterous_a child_n but_o be_v likewise_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o in_o break_v of_o that_o vow_n which_o be_v make_v to_o god_n in_o marriage_n and_o contemn_v that_o holy_a and_o mighty_a majesty_n who_o be_v then_o call_v upon_o as_o judge_n and_o witness_v i._o adulterium_fw-la est_fw-la vitiatio_fw-la alterius_fw-la thori_fw-la the_o violation_n of_o another_o bed_n and_o be_v commit_v by_o a_o marry_a person_n lie_v with_o a_o unmarried_a or_o a_o unmarried_a person_n lie_v with_o one_o who_o be_v marry_v for_o albeit_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n when_o a_o man_n who_o be_v marry_v do_v lie_v with_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v free_a that_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v no_o adultery_n and_o albeit_o the_o lie_a with_o a_o whore_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v judge_v no_o adultery_n l._n 22._o cod._n hoc_fw-la tit_n si_fw-mi ea_fw-la quae_fw-la stupro_fw-la tibi_fw-la cognita_fw-la est_fw-la &_o passim_fw-la venalem_fw-la formam_fw-la exhibuit_fw-la ac_fw-la prostitutam_fw-la meritricio_fw-la more_fw-it vulgo_fw-la se_fw-la praebuit_fw-la adulterii_fw-la crimen_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la cessat_fw-la upon_o which_o law_n the_o doctor_n conclude_v that_o though_o he_o who_o first_o debaush_v a_o woman_n with_o adultery_n be_v punishable_a as_o a_o adulterer_n yet_o these_o who_o do_v thereafter_o debauch_v she_o can_v farr_n quest._n 141._o num_fw-la 85._o yet_o this_o be_v against_o both_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o our_o law_n for_o the_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n be_v still_o adultery_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o though_o she_o be_v a_o whore_n yet_o she_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n nor_o be_v the_o marriage_n dissolve_v by_o the_o adultery_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v that_o if_o the_o woman_n with_o who_o the_o adultery_n be_v commit_v be_v at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o same_o be_v commit_v live_v as_o a_o common_a whore_n and_o the_o committer_n be_v a_o single_a man_n who_o know_v not_o of_o she_o be_v marry_v his_o punishment_n shall_v be_v somewhat_o moderate_a upon_o that_o account_n but_o if_o the_o committer_n be_v marry_v the_o crime_n be_v the_o same_o whether_o the_o woman_n be_v a_o whore_n or_o not_o since_o it_o be_v still_o a_o violation_n upon_o the_o man_n part_n to_o lie_v likewise_o with_o a_o man_n betroth_a or_o promise_a spouse_n or_o as_o we_o say_v his_o affidat_n spouse_n be_v adultery_n na_o nec_fw-la violare_fw-la licet_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la nec_fw-la spem_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la l._n 13._o §_o diu_fw-la 6._o ff_n h._n t._n which_o agree_v as_o i_o conceive_v with_o deu._n 22.23_o where_o he_o who_o lie_v with_o a_o betroth_a virgin_n shall_v be_v stone_v as_o a_o adulterer_n because_o say_v verse_n 24._o he_o lie_v with_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n and_o he_o who_o lie_v with_o a_o betroth_a virgin_n who_o be_v to_o be_v short_o marry_v render_v the_o succession_n as_o doubtful_a as_o he_o who_o lie_v with_o a_o marry_a wife_n the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v death_n as_o some_o think_v by_o the_o julian_n law_n relegatio_fw-la or_o banishment_n as_o other_o think_v but_o certain_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n be_v the_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v by_o that_o excellent_a constitution_n leg_n quamvis_fw-la cod._n hoc_fw-la do_fw-mi albeit_o thereafter_o justinian_n do_v by_o the_o 134._o n._n cap._n 11._o remit_v to_o the_o woman_n the_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o ordain_v she_o only_o to_o be_v imprison_v in_o a_o monastery_n by_o the_o law_n likewise_o of_o most_o nation_n adultery_n be_v only_o punishable_a by_o pecuniary_a mulct_n albeit_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v punishable_a by_o ston_a both_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o death_n 20._o deut._n 22._o which_o punishment_n some_o think_v likewise_o to_o have_v be_v abrogate_a by_o our_o saviour_n because_o when_o the_o woman_n accuse_v for_o adultery_n be_v bring_v before_o he_o he_o do_v dismiss_v she_o without_o any_o punishment_n but_o this_o be_v very_o groundless_a for_o our_o saviour_n come_v not_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n in_o such_o cause_n as_o himself_o declare_v and_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o judge_n yet_o she_o want_v a_o accuser_n iii_o our_o law_n divide_v adultery_n in_o that_o which_o be_v notour_n adultery_n and_o single_a adultery_n notour_fw-fr adultery_n be_v by_o the_o 74._o act_n parl._n 9_o q._n marry_o declare_v to_o be_v punishable_a by_o death_n after_o premonition_n be_v make_v to_o abstain_v from_o the_o say_v manifest_a and_o notour_n crime_n which_o premonition_n have_v its_o origin_n from_o auth._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la c._n ad_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-fr adult_n by_o which_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o husband_n to_o kill_v he_o who_o be_v thrice_o premonish_v not_o to_o converse_v with_o his_o wife_n and_o in_o effect_n the_o design_n of_o that_o act_n be_v only_o to_o punish_v a_o horrid_a abuse_n which_o be_v then_o ordinar_n viz._n the_o take_v away_o other_o man_n wife_n and_o keep_v they_o open_o as_o their_o own_o to_o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o law_n yet_o by_o the_o explication_n of_o this_o act_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o 105._o act_n 7._o parl._n i._n 6._o that_o be_v only_o declare_v to_o be_v notour_n adultery_n where_o 1._o there_o be_v bairn_n one_o or_o more_o procreate_v betwixt_o the_o adulterer_n 2._o when_o they_o keep_v company_n or_o bed_n together_o notorious_o know_v 3._o when_o they_o be_v suspect_v of_o adultery_n and_o thereby_o give_v slander_n to_o the_o kirk_n whereupon_o be_v admonish_v to_o satisfy_v the_o kirk_n they_o contemptuous_o refuse_v and_o for_o their_o refusal_n they_o be_v excommunicate_a if_o either_o of_o which_o three_o degree_n be_v prove_v before_o the_o justice_n the_o committer_n be_v punishable_a by_o death_n from_o which_o act_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o that_o though_o by_o the_o first_o act_n premonition_n to_o abstain_v be_v still_o to_o be_v make_v in_o all_o case_n yet_o in_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o first_o case_n here_o relate_v it_o be_v declare_v necessary_a but_o since_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o kill_v he_o who_o be_v premonish_v and_o thereafter_o converse_v except_o they_o converse_v in_o suspect_a place_n gribald_n de_fw-fr homicide_n num_fw-la 11._o it_o seem_v that_o in_o neither_o
to_o palliate_v the_o adultery_n it_o shall_v be_v punish_v more_o severe_o than_o adultery_n and_o though_o the_o offender_n can_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o a_o bigamist_n yet_o he_o may_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o a_o notour_n adulterer_n the_o same_o may_v be_v likewise_o say_v if_o the_o person_n marry_v against_o express_a prohibition_n of_o the_o church_n or_o it_o may_v be_v of_o friend_n for_o thereby_o they_o be_v put_v in_o pessima_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o want_v the_o advantage_n arise_v figura_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la and_o this_o statute_n punish_v only_o simple_a bigamy_n which_o be_v possible_o contract_v when_o the_o wife_n belive_v the_o husband_n to_o be_v dead_a or_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la or_o when_o there_o be_v some_o other_o pretext_n for_o it_o but_o exclude_v not_o a_o further_a punishment_n due_a from_o other_o circumstance_n or_o complext_v crime_n and_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o incestuous_a person_n be_v forbid_v to_o marry_v because_o of_o their_o contingency_n in_o blood_n or_o affinity_n shall_v not_o be_v punishable_a for_o incest_n iii_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o quaker_n can_v be_v punish_v as_o perjurer_n see_v they_o give_v no_o oath_n at_o marriage_n and_o certain_o they_o shall_v see_v marriage_n imply_v a_o vow_n though_o no_o implicit_a oath_n be_v give_v iv._o the_o husband_n long_a absence_n may_v be_v a_o cause_n why_o the_o punishment_n may_v be_v mitigate_v but_o take_v not_o away_o the_o crime_n see_v death_n and_o not_o time_n dissolve_v marriage_n and_o i_o remember_v of_o a_o minister_n who_o be_v depose_v for_o marry_v a_o man_n wife_n after_o he_o be_v sixteen_o year_n absent_a and_o albeit_o the_o first_o husband_n come_v home_o yet_o the_o second_o husband_n still_o retain_v the_o wife_n which_o certain_o be_v adultery_n in_o he_o after_o that_o knowledge_n that_o she_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n see_v he_o want_v that_o pretext_n for_o which_o bigamy_n be_v not_o punishable_a as_o adultery_n from_o which_o likewise_o that_o general_a conclusion_n may_v be_v draw_v that_o when_o the_o bigamist_n know_v that_o the_o other_o person_n be_v marry_v if_o he_o continue_v he_o commit_v adultery_n and_o if_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v incestuous_a he_o commit_v incest_n v._o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v also_o if_o two_o person_n marry_v be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la that_o they_o marry_v though_o because_o of_o any_o interveen_a accident_n as_o death_n they_o bid_v not_o and_o see_v by_o the_o second_o marriage_n they_o give_v contrary_a oath_n certain_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n for_o perjury_n be_v the_o medium_n peccati_fw-la in_o this_o crime_n and_o not_o copulatio_fw-la or_o coitus_fw-la as_o in_o adultery_n reatus_fw-la contrahitur_fw-la per_fw-la contraria_fw-la vota_fw-la and_o he_o who_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n immediate_o after_o they_o come_v from_o church_n though_o before_o she_o have_v bed_v with_o her_o husband_n do_v in_o our_o law_n commit_v adultery_n which_o show_v that_o marriage_n be_v contract_v with_o we_o per_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o benedictionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la coitum_fw-la and_o if_o after_o come_v from_o church_n the_o person_n be_v marry_v certain_o they_o be_v by_o that_o also_o guilty_a of_o bigamy_n and_o from_o this_o principle_n also_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o though_o the_o first_o marriage_n be_v null_a per_fw-la frigiditatem_fw-la or_o maleficiationem_fw-la yet_o the_o other_o person_n who_o may_v have_v declare_v that_o marriage_n to_o have_v be_v null_n marry_v another_o before_o the_o first_o marriage_n be_v declare_v to_o have_v be_v null_n though_o it_o be_v null_a ab_fw-la initio_fw-la will_v be_v guilty_a of_o bigamy_n because_o there_o be_v contraria_fw-la vota_fw-la in_o that_o case_n and_o because_o he_o be_v not_o lawful_o divorce_v for_o as_o a_o person_n who_o may_v have_v get_v a_o first_o marriage_n declare_v null_a ex_fw-la capite_fw-la adulterii_fw-la marry_v again_o will_v be_v punishable_a so_o it_o shall_v be_v here_o and_o if_o it_o be_v urge_v that_o marriage_n be_v declare_v in_o frigidis_fw-la &_o maleficiatis_fw-la to_o have_v be_v null_a ab_fw-la initio_fw-la and_o therefore_o there_o have_v be_v no_o marriage_n at_o first_o the_o second_o be_v no_o bigamy_n and_o the_o first_o oath_n not_o bind_v ab_fw-la initio_fw-la for_o it_o be_v give_v upon_o the_o supposition_n that_o the_o other_o person_n be_v habilis_fw-la to_o contract_n a_o marriage_n that_o vow_n be_v null_a and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o contrairy_a vow_n in_o this_o case_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o law_n consider_v that_o first_o marriage_n as_o a_o sufficient_a marriage_n till_o it_o be_v declare_v null_n and_o the_o other_o person_n who_o may_v have_v get_v the_o marriage_n declare_v null_a will_v have_v be_v punish_v as_o a_o adulterer_n if_o she_o have_v lyen_fw-we with_o another_o ergo_fw-la she_o may_v be_v likewise_o punish_v as_o a_o bigamist_n vi_o the_o act_n add_v except_o the_o person_n be_v lawful_o divorce_v from_o which_o two_o question_n may_v arise_v 1._o see_v the_o party_n guilty_a can_v marry_v v_o g._n if_o a_o woman_n be_v divorce_v for_o adultery_n she_o can_v marry_v quaeritur_fw-la then_o if_o she_o marry_v again_o may_v be_v pursue_v as_o guilty_a of_o bigamy_n and_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o it_o be_v not_o bigamy_n see_v the_o act_n say_v that_o if_o person_n not_o lawful_o divorce_v marry_o they_o commit_v bigamy_n ergo_fw-la à _fw-la contraria_fw-la where_o the_o person_n be_v lawful_o divorce_v they_o commit_v not_o bigamy_n nor_o do_v the_o law_n speak_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o nocent_a and_o innocent_a party_n 2._o if_o a_o person_n be_v divorce_v and_o thereafter_o he_o marry_v albeit_o thereafter_o that_o decreet_a of_o divorce_n be_v reduce_v certain_o the_o other_o party_n who_o marry_v the_o person_n divorce_v be_v not_o punishable_a except_o the_o decreet_a be_v reduce_v upon_o his_o fault_n but_o the_o first_o decreet_a of_o divorce_n be_v reduce_v upon_o his_o fault_n who_o obtain_v it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v bribe_v the_o witness_n or_o judge_n etc._n etc._n eo_fw-la casu_fw-la it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o he_o know_v that_o the_o first_o marriage_n be_v not_o lawful_o dissolve_v and_o so_o the_o second_o marriage_n be_v bigamy_n quo_fw-la ad_fw-la he_o albeit_o upon_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o may_v be_v debate_v that_o the_o first_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v authore_fw-la praetore_fw-la it_o be_v no_o marriage_n at_o the_o time_n the_o second_o marriage_n be_v contract_v and_o so_o not_o bigamy_n albeit_o the_o briber_n or_o forger_n may_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o crime_n so_o commit_v title_n xix_o theft_n 1._o the_o definition_n of_o theft_n 2._o in_o what_o thing_n can_v theft_n be_v commit_v and_o whether_o it_o can_v be_v commit_v in_o commodato_fw-la &_o societate_fw-la 3._o the_o law_n of_o burdein-sack_n or_o theft_n commit_v for_o necessity_n 4._o whether_o the_o take_a thing_n belong_v to_o no_o man_n be_v punishable_a as_o theft_n 5._o the_o division_n of_o theft_n in_o furtum_fw-la manifestum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la manifestum_fw-la 6._o whether_o theft_n ought_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n 7._o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o by_o our_o law_n 8._o how_o three_o consecutive_a theft_n ought_v to_o be_v punish_v and_o how_o inferior_a judge_n proceed_v in_o judge_v theft_n 9_o how_o the_o justice_n proceed_v in_o judge_v this_o crime_n 10._o how_o hareship_n or_o abigeatus_fw-la be_v punish_v 11._o how_o sacrilege_n be_v punish_v 12._o theft_n in_o land_a man_n be_v treason_n 13._o how_o theft_n be_v aggravate_v from_o frequency_n time_n place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n 14._o several_a extenuation_n of_o theft_n 15._o statutory_a theft_n such_o as_o breaker_n of_o yard_n steal_v fish_n out_o of_o pond_n bee_n etc._n etc._n 16._o be_v and_o part_n of_o theft_n how_o punish_v albeit_o at_o first_o every_o thing_n be_v make_v common_a so_o that_o then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o theft_n yet_o since_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o nation_n property_n be_v introduce_v theft_n be_v forbid_v as_o a_o enemy_n to_o this_o property_n and_o as_o destructive_a to_o that_o order_n and_o method_n whereby_o god_n resolve_v to_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o therefore_o the_o basilick_n observe_v that_o this_o crime_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o theft_n be_v define_v by_o lawyer_n to_o be_v fraudulosa_fw-la contractatio_fw-la lucri_fw-la faciendi_fw-la gratia_fw-la vel_fw-la ipsius_fw-la rei_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la usus_fw-la ejus_fw-la possessionis_fw-la ve_fw-la quod_fw-la lege_fw-la naturali_fw-la prohibitume_v §_o 1._o inst_n the_o obl_a ex_fw-la del_o by_o the_o word_n contrectatio_fw-la they_o understand_v not_o only_o the_o away_o take_v of_o a_o thing_n for_o theft_n be_v commit_v by_o conceal_v what_o
be_v most_o reasonable_a for_o this_o be_v in_o effect_n great_a than_o ordinary_a theft_n because_o these_o thing_n have_v none_o to_o guard_v they_o and_o in_o our_o law_n likewise_o he_o who_o find_v a_o waise_v beast_n which_o have_v stray_v from_o the_o owner_n shall_v cause_n cry_v it_o either_o in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o over-lord_n or_o in_o the_o church_n or_o else_o he_o may_v be_v pursue_v for_o theft_n and_o theft_n be_v likewise_o punishable_a albeit_o the_o person_n be_v not_o know_v from_o who_o the_o thing_n be_v steal_v alex._n concilio_n 23._o and_o yet_o furtum_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la cui_fw-la fiat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 43._o §_o 5._o basil_n h._n t._n v._o theft_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o manifestum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la manifestum_fw-la manifest_a theft_n be_v when_o the_o thief_n himself_o be_v deprehend_v in_o the_o very_a act_n or_o if_o he_o be_v see_v with_o it_o before_o he_o do_v arrive_v at_o the_o place_n to_o which_o he_o do_v destinat_fw-la to_o carry_v it_o theft_n not_o manifest_a be_v when_o either_o the_o thief_n be_v not_o take_v or_o see_v with_o it_o and_o this_o distinction_n have_v in_o my_o opinion_n give_v occasion_n to_o the_o difference_n in_o our_o law_n betwixt_o in-fang-thief_n and_o out-fang-thief_n which_o concern_v only_o the_o jurisdiction_n where_o the_o thief_n be_v punish_v but_o not_o the_o punishment_n itself_o as_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o but_o there_o be_v several_a other_o vestige_v of_o it_o in_o our_o law_n as_o cap._n 21._o l._n 4._o reg._n maj._n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o who_o be_v take_v with_o nothing_o in_o his_o hand_n may_v purge_v himself_o by_o 27_o man_n and_o three_o thanes_z and_o a_o burgess_n be_v accuse_v of_o manifest_a theft_n may_v purge_v himself_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o own_o oath_n he_o be_v innocent_a and_o shall_v get_v so_o many_o man_n to_o 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