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the_o stour_n that_o run_v by_o canterbury_n the_o tun_n through_o tunbridge_n and_o the_o rother_n upon_o which_o appledore_n be_v seat_v not_o to_o mention_v the_o lesser_a stream_n of_o all_o the_o county_n in_o england_n this_o be_v the_o first_o kingdom_n of_o the_o heptarchy_n and_o have_v a_o particular_a king_n to_o itself_o which_o no_o other_o county_n ever_o have_v neither_o be_v it_o conquer_v by_o the_o norman_n the_o kentish_a man_n yield_v upon_o article_n and_o have_v their_o ancient_a franchise_n and_o custom_n confirm_v to_o they_o by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n one_o of_o which_o be_v the_o cavelkind_n whereby_o they_o be_v not_o so_o bind_v by_o copyhold_n as_o in_o other_o part_n of_o england_n land_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v equal_o divide_v here_o among_o the_o male_a child_n and_o for_o want_v of_o male_n among_o the_o female_n by_o the_o same_o law_n they_o be_v at_o age_n at_o 15_o year_n old_a and_o they_o may_v sell_v or_o make_v over_o the_o land_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n also_o the_o son_n though_o of_o a_o convict_a father_n for_o felony_n or_o murder_n succeed_v he_o in_o such_o kind_a of_o land_n the_o kentish_a man_n beside_o have_v this_o to_o glory_n in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o christian_n of_o this_o island_n and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a county_n at_o this_o time_n that_o have_v two_o city_n or_o episcopal_n see_v namely_o canterbury_n and_o rochester_n canterbury_n the_o chief_a place_n of_o this_o county_n be_v 46_o mile_n east_n of_o london_n viz._n from_o london_n to_o dartford_n 12_o to_o rochester_n 11_o more_o from_o thence_o to_o sittingborn_n 10_o and_o to_o canterbury_n 13_o more_z a_o city_n of_o great_a antiquity_n if_o it_o be_v build_v as_o some_o author_n aver_v 900_o year_n before_o christ_n it_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o river_n stour_n note_v for_o breed_v the_o best_a trout_n in_o the_o south_n east_n part_v of_o england_n and_o be_v count_v in_o the_o lath_n of_o s._n 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river_n weland_n so_o that_o it_o stand_v upon_o three_o county_n the_o chief_a part_n in_o lincolnâ—hire_n another_o part_n in_o rutland_n and_o that_o part_v on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n in_o northamptonshire_n over_o which_o river_n some_o time_n since_o make_v narigable_a it_o have_v several_a bridge_n a_o town_n of_o good_a antiquity_n from_o whence_o the_o roman_a highway_n or_o high_a dike_n lead_v to_o the_o north._n â—ut_fw-la that_o which_o give_v it_o most_o renown_n be_v â—hat_n upon_o a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o north_n use_v south-man_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n â—he_v scholar_n remove_v hither_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n iii_n and_o here_o hold_v public_a school_n of_o â—ll_a sort_n of_o learning_n nor_o do_v they_o return_v â—gain_o till_o they_o be_v command_v so_o to_o do_v by_o â—he_n king_n proclamation_n with_o order_n that_o the_o scholar_n in_o take_v their_o degree_n shall_v make_v â—ath_v not_o to_o read_v public_o at_o stamford_n to_o 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personal_a estate_n in_o case_n of_o matrimony_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o common_a law_n where_o there_o be_v no_o private_a contract_n for_o whatever_o contract_n or_o covenant_n be_v make_v before_o the_o marriage_n betwixt_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n either_o by_o themselves_o â—y_a their_o parent_n or_o friend_n they_o take_v place_n â—nd_v be_v of_o force_n to_o be_v keep_v according_a to_o the_o validity_n thereof_o last_o the_o wife_n in_o england_n be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d much_o one_o with_o her_o husband_n that_o she_o can_v be_v produce_v as_o witness_v for_o or_o against_o her_o husband_n and_o so_o strong_a be_v the_o tie_n that_o join_v they_o together_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v whole_o separate_v by_o any_o agreement_n between_o themselves_o but_o only_o by_o a_o judicial_a sentence_n now_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a separation_n both_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o divorce_n the_o one_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n a_o mensa_fw-la &_o thoro_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o live_n asunder_o without_o a_o liberty-to_a remarry_v whilst_o either_o party_n be_v alive_a whereas_o the_o other_o be_v a_o vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la from_o the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n whereby_o each_o party_n be_v free_a to_o remarry_v and_o this_o be_v allow_v upon_o a_o nullity_n of_o the_o marriage_n or_o upon_o some_o essential_a impediment_n as_o consanguinity_n or_o affinity_n within_o the_o degree_n forbid_v precontract_n impotency_n or_o such_o like_a of_o which_o divine_n reckon_v fourteen_o according_a to_o these_o verse_n error_n conditio_fw-la votum_fw-la cognatio_fw-la crimen_fw-la cultus_fw-la disparitas_fw-la vis_fw-fr ordo_fw-la ligamen_fw-la honestas_fw-la si_fw-la sis_fw-la affinis_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr coire_n nequibis_fw-la si_fw-la parochi_fw-la &_o duplicis_fw-la desit_fw-la praesentia_fw-la testis_fw-la raptave_n sit_fw-la mulier_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o sometime_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n this_o plenary_a divorce_n have_v be_v allow_v of_o in_o private_a case_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o child_n and_o servant_n from_o the_o condition_n of_o woman_n in_o england_n i_o come_v now_o to_o that_o of_o child_n and_o servant_n as_o to_o the_o first_o a_o father_n in_o england_n have_v a_o more_o absolute_a authority_n over_o his_o child_n than_o be_v usual_a in_o our_o neighbour_n country_n here_o a_o father_n may_v give_v all_o his_o estate_n unintail_v from_o his_o child_n and_o all_o to_o one_o child_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o be_v apt_a to_o keep_v his_o child_n in_o awe_n and_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o filial_a obedience_n but_o common_o the_o elder_a son_n inherit_v all_o land_n and_o the_o young_a child_n good_n and_o chattel_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v the_o personal_a estate_n among_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n the_o elder_a son_n be_v wife_n portion_n do_v usual_o go_v for_o the_o portion_n of_o his_o sister_n and_o the_o young_a son_n be_v put_v out_o to_o some_o profession_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v so_o well_o provide_v beyond_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o bear_v up_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o family_n which_o in_o course_n â—alls_v to_o the_o share_n of_o the_o elder_a for_o when_o all_o be_v do_v titular_a honour_n without_o mean_n be_v common_o look_v upon_o but_o as_o a_o empty_a shadow_n but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n the_o land_n as_o well_o as_o good_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o the_o daughter_n a_o son_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 14_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a may_v choose_v his_o guardian_n and_o may_v claim_v his_o land_n hold_v in_o socage_n that_o be_v such_o land_n as_o tenant_n hold_v by_o or_o for_o certain_a inferior_a service_n of_o husbandry_n to_o be_v perform_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o