he_o who_o represent_v her_o person_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o she_o for_o the_o duchess_n of_o bragança_n and_o against_o the_o point_n of_o representation_n she_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o portugal_n philip_n and_o parma_n be_v foreign_a 2._o she_o be_v near_o by_o a_o degree_n unto_o emanuel_n and_o henry_n the_o cardinal_n than_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 3._o against_o the_o representation_n urge_v by_o parma_n that_o no_o representation_n be_v admit_v in_o the_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o portugal_n but_o that_o every_o pretender_n be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o prefer_v according_a to_o the_o prerogative_n only_o of_o his_o person_n as_o the_o next_o in_o propinquity_n of_o blood_n or_o the_o man_n before_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o elder_a before_o the_o young_a if_o they_o be_v in_o equal_a degree_n of_o propinquity_n to_o the_o former_a king_n touch_v representation_n contra_fw-la sect._n 40._o the_o last_o king_n sebastian_n enter_v the_o crown_n by_o 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