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A64753 The reports and arguments of that learned judge Sir John Vaughan Kt. late chief justice of His Majesties court of Common Pleas being all of them special cases and many wherein he pronounced the resolution of the whole court of common pleas ; at the time he was chief justice there / published by his son Edward Vaughan, Esq. England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.; Vaughan, John, Sir, 1603-1674.; Vaughan, Edward, d. 1688. 1677 (1677) Wing V130; ESTC R716 370,241 492

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dyer_n 2_o &_o 3_o eliz._n f._n 189._o b._n 5._o at_o the_o common_a law_n none_o can_v have_v the_o custody_n and_o marriage_n of_o a_o man_n son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a from_o the_o father_n yet_o the_o father_n can_v not_o grant_v or_o sell_v the_o custody_n and_o marriage_n of_o his_o heir_n apparent_a though_o the_o marriage_n be_v to_o his_o own_o benefit_n as_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o lord_n bray_n case_n who_o by_o indenture_n have_v sell_v for_o eight_o hundred_o pound_n the_o custody_n and_o marriage_n of_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o to_o the_o lord_n audley_n chancellor_n of_o england_n lord_n cromwell_n lord_n privy_a seal_n sir_n william_n paulett_n treasurer_n of_o the_o household_n the_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n lord_n treasurer_n 19_o dyer_n supra_fw-la f._n 190._o b._n pl._n 19_o the_o reason_n give_v be_v that_o the_o father_n have_v no_o interest_n to_o be_v 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communitatem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la quae_fw-la sit_fw-la pars_fw-la majoris_fw-la communitatis_fw-la sicut_fw-la uni_fw-la religioni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aut_fw-la civitati_fw-la conceditur_fw-la privilegium_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la excipitur_fw-la à_fw-la lege_fw-la communi_fw-la potest_fw-la etiam_fw-la concedi_fw-la toti_fw-la communitati_fw-la pro_fw-la uno_fw-la actu_fw-la vel_fw-la pro_fw-la certo_fw-la tempore_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la suspensionis_fw-la this_o last_o must_v be_v understand_v where_o the_o dispensator_fw-la be_v the_o entire_a lawmaker_n and_o according_o dispensation_n be_v as_o frequent_o grant_v by_o the_o pope_n from_o who_o the_o use_n of_o dispensation_n be_v principal_o derive_v to_o we_o to_o body_n corporate_a that_o be_v to_o religious_a order_n as_o to_o private_a person_n bullarium_n laertius_n cherubinus_n his_o bullarium_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o bullary_n if_o any_o will_v consult_v they_o but_o i_o forbear_v cite_v they_o because_o 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