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where_o the_o moral_a be_v so_o clear_a be_v to_o bring_v a_o candle_n to_o give_v light_n to_o the_o sun_n then_o next_o as_o to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o marriage_n filiation_n and_o succession_n be_v as_o clear_v by_o they_o as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o 1._o by_o this_o present_a statute_n 2._o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o of_o treason_n as_o be_v prove_v at_o large_a and_o all_o objection_n answer_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n 2._o by_o the_o jus_fw-la coronae_fw-la which_o be_v the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o the_o law_n of_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n differ_v from_o that_o of_o succession_n to_o subject_n prove_v likewise_o as_o before_o 3._o by_o the_o law_n of_o necessity_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o this_o but_o of_o all_o land_n and_o not_o only_o of_o land_n but_o sea_n the_o time_n of_o this_o marriage_n be_v allege_v to_o be_v in_o a_o time_n of_o war_n when_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o common_a prayer-book_n and_o 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cohabitation_n 3._o no_o lawful_a impediment_n why_o the_o party_n shall_v not_o marry_v 4._o chastity_n and_o child_n 5._o length_n of_o time_n and_o no_o judicial_a question_n and_o sentence_n to_o the_o contrary_a while_o alive_a 7._o promise_v of_o marriage_n 8._o acknowledgement_n by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n either_o by_o word_n or_o writing_n or_o by_o give_v they_o aliment_n and_o education_n as_o child_n as_o to_o the_o first_o fame_n and_o reputation_n which_o be_v voces_fw-la &_o opinio_fw-la vulgi_fw-la be_v a_o usual_a presumption_n of_o marriage_n as_o to_o the_o second_o the_o cannon_n law_n itself_o jus_fw-la pontificium_fw-la praesumit_fw-la ex_fw-la diuturna_fw-la cohabitatione_n filium_fw-la esse_fw-la legitimum_fw-la craig_n feud_n 270._o cohabitation_n for_o any_o time_n be_v so_o high_a a_o presumption_n of_o marriage_n as_o it_o legitimate_v the_o son_n and_o among_o the_o old_a roman_n one_o of_o their_o chief_a way_n of_o lawful_a marriage_n without_o ceremony_n of_o priest_n or_o temple_n be_v usus_fw-la that_o be_v cohabitation_n and_o conjugal_a society_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n and_o this_o be_v repute_v so_o considerable_a a_o time_n as_o it_o make_v a_o marriage_n by_o prescription_n as_o to_o the_o three_o which_o be_v where_o there_o be_v no_o lawful_a impediment_n nor_o the_o party_n be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o marry_v this_o make_v a_o presumption_n of_o marriage_n because_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n for_o they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o marry_v as_o to_o the_o four_o cause_n of_o presumption_n which_o be_v chastity_n and_o child_n where_o all_o the_o circumstance_n concur_v of_o lawful_a marriage_n as_o cohabitation_n no_o lawful_a impediment_n chastity_n of_o the_o lady_n child_n and_o acknowledgement_n by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n to_o be_v his_o these_o be_v not_o only_o the_o strong_a presumption_n which_o can_v be_v make_v of_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n but_o be_v of_o themselves_o as_o be_v full_o prove_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n without_o any_o ceremony_n a_o marriage_n lawful_a holy_a and_o indissoluble_a as_o to_o the_o five_o cause_n of_o presumption_n which_o be_v no_o judicial_a question_n and_o sentence_n against_o the_o marriage_n in_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o year_n in_o which_o time_n all_o witness_n may_v be_v dead_a and_o write_n lose_v or_o burn_v the_o same_o be_v so_o high_a as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n no_o proof_n ought_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o contrary_a nor_o no_o question_v now_o to_o be_v permit_v of_o the_o same_o because_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o time_n of_o limitation_n of_o action_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o all_o family_n and_o kingdom_n must_v be_v destroy_v shall_v witness_n be_v require_v thirty_o year_n after_o of_o all_o such_o marriage_n as_o have_v not_o be_v judicial_o question_v and_o sentence_v in_o all_o that_o time_n as_o to_o the_o six_o cause_n of_o presumption_n which_o be_v the_o death_n of_o either_o party_n without_o be_v judicial_o question_v or_o sentence_v while_o alive_a this_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o land_n be_v so_o high_a a_o presumption_n for_o the_o parent_n and_o so_o necessary_a justice_n for_o the_o child_n that_o no_o probation_n ought_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o contrary_a nor_o ought_v or_o can_v the_o legitimation_n of_o the_o child_n be_v question_v after_o the_o death_n of_o either_o parent_n yea_o though_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o parent_n be_v unlawful_a as_o if_o a_o man_n marry_o his_o own_o sister_n which_o be_v a_o far_o more_o unlawful_a marriage_n than_o to_o marry_v without_o a_o papal_a or_o episcopal_a ceremony_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o if_o she_o die_v before_o a_o judicial_a hear_n and_o sentence_n pass_v against_o she_o her_o child_n be_v inheritable_a and_o their_o legitimation_n can_v never_o be_v question_v for_o she_o that_o be_v decease_a can_v be_v summon_v before_o any_o humane_a tribunal_n and_o if_o sentence_n shall_v be_v there_o pass_v against_o she_o she_o be_v condemn_v without_o hear_v and_o therefore_o that_o the_o child_n ought_v to_o be_v legitimate_a and_o inheritable_a have_v be_v resolve_v by_o the_o parliament_n itself_o as_o may_v appear_v bro._n deraignement_n 5._o bro._n bastardy_n 23.44_o 24_o h._n 8._o 39_o e._n 3.32_o and_o it_o be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n very_o clear_a that_o if_o queen_n katherine_n the_o wife_n of_o h._n 8._o have_v die_v before_o judicial_a sentence_n pass_v against_o she_o the_o legitimation_n of_o his_o daughter_n by_o she_o who_o be_v afterward_o queen_n mary_n can_v never_o have_v be_v question_v and_o shall_v the_o legitimation_n of_o the_o royal_a line_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n or_o any_o other_o kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n be_v permit_v to_o be_v question_v after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o or_o both_o of_o the_o parent_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o all_o certainty_n and_o security_n of_o the_o succession_n to_o they_o must_v be_v utter_o destroy_v as_o to_o the_o seven_o cause_n of_o presumption_n which_o be_v presumption_n of_o a_o promise_n of_o marriage_n to_o show_v which_o all_o the_o forementioned_a circumstance_n concur_v and_o though_o the_o ecclesiastic_n of_o scotland_n keep_v the_o people_n under_o sufficient_a servility_n of_o their_o ceremony_n of_o marriage_n yet_o even_o thereby_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v promise_n of_o marriage_n without_o any_o proclamation_n of_o banns_n or_o other_o ceremony_n both_o endow_v the_o mother_n and_o legitimate_a the_o child_n as_o appear_v craig_n feud_n 269.270_o as_o to_o the_o last_o cause_n of_o presumption_n which_o be_v filiation_n not_o only_o the_o civil_a law_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n legitimate_v every_o son_n and_o make_v he_o heir_n to_o the_o father_n who_o beget_v he_o either_o of_o a_o primogenial_a or_o filial_a portion_n except_o of_o inheritance_n entail_v to_o a_o former_a wife_n as_o be_v that_o of_o abraham_n to_o sarah_n and_o whether_o this_o probation_n of_o filiation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o son_n or_o father_n as_o in_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v say_v filium_fw-la alicujus_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la probans_fw-la videtur_fw-la probare_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la legitimum_fw-la §_o et_fw-la ib._n ad_fw-la marg._n de_fw-fr adopt_v who_o prove_v himself_o a_o son_n to_o any_o prove_v himself_o legitimate_a and_o by_o the_o same_o law_n such_o as_o be_v prove_v child_n be_v legitimate_a though_o there_o be_v no_o ceremony_n of_o marriage_n authen_n collation_n 6._o novella_n 174._o tit._n 3._o quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la natur._n cap._n primo_fw-la siquis_fw-la 3530._o and_o the_o scripture_n be_v positive_a in_o the_o point_n rom._n 8.17_o if_o child_n than_o heir_n et_fw-fr gal._n 4.7_o if_o a_o son_n than_o a_o heir_n 5._o to_o return_v again_o to_o other_o law_n of_o the_o land_n beside_o those_o of_o presumption_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o prove_v a_o lawful_a marriage_n by_o prove_v ceremony_n but_o all_o marriage_n be_v declare_v lawful_a whether_o with_o or_o without_o ceremony_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o 32_o art_n of_o the_o 39_o article_n roger_n article_n p._n 185._o 187_o 188._o as_o show_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o discourse_n follow_v and_o likewise_o in_o the_o statute_n 32_o h._n 8._o cap._n 38._o of_o precontract_n wherein_o there_o be_v this_o clause_n and_o that_o no_o reservation_n or_o prohibition_n god_n law_n except_v shall_v trouble_v or_o impeach_v any_o marriage_n without_o the_o levitical_a degree_n whereby_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o this_o marriage_n be_v without_o the_o levitical_a degree_n and_o not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v trouble_v or_o impeach_v by_o any_o humane_a law_n whatsoever_o ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a which_o say_v act_n of_o parliament_n except_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o precontract_n stand_v unrepealed_a to_o this_o day_n and_o of_o full_a force_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o say_a act_n be_v express_v in_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o same_o to_o be_v because_o the_o usurp_v power_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v always_o entangle_v and_o trouble_v the_o mere_a jurisdiction_n and_o regal_a power_n of_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o also_o unquiet_v much_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o same_o by_o he_o usurp_v power_n in_o they_o and_o by_o make_v that_o unlawful_a which_o by_o god_n word_n be_v lawful_a both_o in_o marriage_n and_o other_o thing_n 6._o they_o who_o no_o law_n of_o the_o land_n make_v illegitimate_a be_v legitimate_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o no_o law_n of_o the_o land_n either_o
page_n 118._o cap._n ii_o whither_o necessary_a in_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n for_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n to_o the_o three_o kingdom_n page_n 121._o objection_n against_o it_o answer_v obj._n 1_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n make_v a_o kingdom_n elective_a and_o not_o hereditary_a ibid._n obj._n 2._o act_n of_o precedent_n parliament_n can_v bind_v subsequent_a from_o repeal_n page_n 122._o obj._n 3_o act_n of_o parliament_n can_v bind_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n from_o cut_v off_o those_o act_n by_o conquest_n page_n 123._o obj._n 4._o declare_v a_o successor_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n incite_v he_o to_o be_v disobedient_a and_o rebellious_a ibid._n obj._n 5._o the_o ottoman_a emperor_n never_o declare_v a_o successor_n page_n 124._o obj._n 6._o queen_n elizabeth_z refuse_v to_o declare_v a_o successor_n page_n 127._o reason_n for_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n with_o the_o great_a danger_n ensue_v the_o neglect_n page_n 132._o 1._o danger_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o prince_n ibid._n 2._o danger_n by_o the_o incertainty_n of_o the_o law_n of_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n page_n 133._o 3._o danger_n of_o the_o arbitrary_a dispose_n of_o the_o crown_n by_o rome_n or_o canterbury_n page_n 134._o 4._o danger_n of_o the_o predominancy_n of_o papal_n and_o episcopal_a law_n of_o marriage_n filiation_n and_o succession_n above_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n ibid._n 5._o danger_n to_o the_o king_n person_n his_o lineal_a heir_n and_o house_n page_n 135._o 6._o danger_n of_o lineal_a and_o collateral_a heir_n to_o destroy_v one_o another_o ibid._n 7._o danger_n if_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n shall_v happen_v to_o die_v before_o his_o father_n leave_v his_o heir_n and_o young_a child_n in_o minority_n ibid._n 8._o danger_n of_o a_o successor_n without_o assent_n of_o the_o people_n page_n 137._o 9_o danger_n of_o a_o papist_n successor_n page_n 138._o a_o papist_n successor_n more_o dangerous_a to_o papist_n themselves_o than_o a_o protestant_a successor_n ibid._n a_o papist_n successor_n or_o male_n utter_o destructive_a to_o protestant_n and_o a_o female_a double_o destructive_a page_n 160._o 10._o danger_n in_o regard_n of_o foreign_a prince_n page_n 182._o 11._o danger_n of_o expose_v succession_n to_o counterfeit_n will_n and_o testament_n page_n 190._o 12._o danger_n of_o encourage_v usurper_n page_n 191._o 13._o danger_n in_o doubtful_a title_n of_o interregnum_n page_n 192._o 14._o danger_n of_o cantonize_a the_o kingdom_n ibid._n 15._o danger_n of_o expose_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o sale_n page_n 193._o 16._o danger_n of_o expose_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o conquest_n page_n 197._o lib_fw-la iii_o chap._n i._n the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o de_fw-fr proditionibus_fw-la as_o in_o the_o original_a french_a auxint_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr divers_a opinion_n ont_fw-fr estre_fw-fr eins_fw-ge ceax_n heurs_fw-fr quel_fw-fr case_n doit_fw-fr estre_fw-fr dit_fw-fr treason_n et_fw-fr en_fw-fr quel_fw-fr nemy_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr a_fw-fr le_fw-fr request_n des_fw-fr signor_n et_fw-fr commons_o ad_fw-la fait_fw-fr declarisment_n que_fw-fr ensuist_n cestassavoire_n quant_fw-fr home_fw-fr fait_fw-fr compasser_n ou_fw-fr imaginer_n la_fw-fr mort_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr madame_fw-fr sa_fw-fr compaigne_n ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr lour_v fit_v eigne_n et_fw-fr heir_n the_o word_n as_o translate_v by_o pulton_n and_o coke_n into_o english_a whereas_o divers_a opinion_n have_v be_v before_o this_o time_n in_o what_o case_n treason_n shall_v be_v say_v and_o in_o what_o not_o the_o king_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o have_v make_v a_o declaration_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o hereafter_o 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