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john_n for_o save_v his_o own_o credit_n will_v not_o confess_v matter_n to_o make_v a_o divorce_n then_o that_o in_o course_n of_o justice_n she_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o her_o proof_n which_o for_o that_o it_o concern_v matter_n of_o state_n as_o be_v suggest_v she_o be_v deny_v 1._o and_o therefore_o she_o hope_v it_o be_v but_o the_o same_o equity_n to_o stay_v his_o proceed_n touch_v her_o estate_n against_o she_o or_o her_o feoffee_n in_o course_n of_o justice_n consider_v it_o be_v not_o by_o her_o lachess_n that_o the_o marriage_n be_v not_o disprove_v until_o both_o the_o say_a cause_n have_v a_o dependency_n one_o upon_o another_o may_v be_v handle_v at_o this_o board_n 2._o the_o course_n of_o conveyance_n by_o feoffee_n be_v by_o honourable_a personage_n grave_a judge_n and_o learned_a lawyer_n direct_v when_o the_o lady_n be_v suppose_v the_o true_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n and_o they_o hold_v in_o law_n and_o equity_n sufficient_a and_o now_o à _fw-la fortiore_fw-la it_o 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