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state_n that_o a_o obstinate_a debauch_a son_n may_v be_v punish_v by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o the_o father_n shall_v reasonable_o require_v and_o that_o in_o some_o certain_a case_n as_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o imperial_a law_n liberi_fw-la a_fw-la potestate_fw-la patria_fw-la liberati_fw-la in_o potestatem_fw-la redigantur_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ingrati_fw-la vel_fw-la insignitèr_fw-la injuriosi_fw-la in_o parent_n suos_fw-la etc._n etc._n xxvi_o that_o no_o man_n till_o he_o attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 25_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o our_o southern_a neighbour_n where_o man_n be_v soon_o ripe_v may_v be_v enable_v to_o sell_v or_o alienate_v his_o land_n consider_v that_o in_o england_n very_o many_o estate_n have_v be_v most_o foolish_o spend_v and_o sell_v after_o the_o age_n of_o 21._o which_o by_o the_o same_o person_n arrive_v to_o their_o wit_n before_o 25._o will_v have_v be_v preserve_v xxvii_o that_o according_a to_o the_o policy_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n for_o assure_v of_o
peace_n and_o concord_n no_o man_n of_o any_o considerable_a estate_n who_o be_v in_o actual_a rebellion_n against_o the_o former_a or_o present_a king_n may_v be_v permit_v to_o match_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n as_o they_o now_o do_v to_o those_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n and_o faction_n thereby_o entail_v nonconformity_n and_o faction_n and_o perpetuate_a a_o impious_a hatred_n against_o the_o present_a government_n of_o church_n and_o state_n xxviii_o that_o to_o take_v off_o the_o present_a continual_a charge_n of_o foot_n and_o horse_n in_o constant_a pay_n and_o yet_o assure_v peace_n among_o we_o that_o most_o excellent_a and_o politic_a law_n may_v be_v revive_v call_v visus_n franci_n plegii_fw-la whereby_o all_o man_n under_o the_o degree_n of_o gentry_n and_o clergy_n may_v stand_v oblige_v to_o find_v surety_n for_o their_o loyalty_n towards_o the_o king_n and_o those_o surety_n to_o be_v bind_v to_o find_v each_o man_n of_o their_o pledge_n to_o be_v forth_o come_v 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respective_a person_n and_o the_o gravity_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o english_a parliament_n of_o great_a counsel_n of_o england_n as_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n both_o young_a and_o old_a who_o have_v right_a to_o sit_v in_o the_o great_a counsel_n at_o venice_n and_o all_o the_o roman_a senator_n do_v ancient_o and_o do_v at_o this_o day_n that_o so_o they_o may_v every_o where_o be_v discern_v and_o receive_v their_o due_a respect_n and_o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v see_v frequent_o in_o playhouse_n dicing-house_n cockpit_n tavern_n or_o house_n of_o worse_a repute_n or_o to_o be_v nightwalker_n etc._n etc._n and_o during_o their_o attendance_n on_o parliament_n if_o they_o be_v find_v in_o such_o place_n and_o way_n out_o of_o their_o robe_n or_o vestment_n then_o to_o loose_v their_o wont_a protection_n from_o arrest_n according_a to_o that_o say_n god_n give_v his_o angel_n charge_n over_o we_o to_o keep_v we_o whilst_o we_o be_v in_o our_o way_n but_o out_o of_o 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