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trouve_fw-fr point_fw-fr soit_fw-fr en_fw-fr se_fw-fr cachant_n ou_fw-fr autre_fw-fr collusion_n la_o citation_n sera_fw-it affichée_o à _fw-fr l'huis_fw-fr du_fw-fr temple_n paroissial_a d'icelle_n en_fw-fr case_z qu'il_fw-fr n'ayt_n aucun_fw-fr domicile_fw-fr &_o ce_fw-fr en_fw-fr jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr dimanche_n 49._o s'il_fw-fr parvient_fw-fr aux_fw-fr oreilles_fw-fr du_fw-fr doyen_n par_fw-fr relation_n de_fw-fr gens_fw-fr de_fw-fr bien_fw-fr que_fw-fr quelqu_fw-fr '_o un_fw-fr vit_fw-fr notoirement_n en_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr scandal_n il_fw-fr en_fw-fr pourra_n avertir_fw-fr le_fw-fr minister_fw-fr &_o les_fw-fr surveillâns_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paroisse_n afin_fw-fr que_fw-fr s'en_fw-fr estant_fw-fr informés_fw-fr ils_fw-fr presentent_fw-fr tell_v personnes_fw-fr qui_fw-fr meritent_a d'estre_fw-fr puny_n ou_fw-fr censurée_n 50._o la_fw-fr où_fw-fr il_fw-fr constera_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr faute_fw-fr commise_n par_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr minister_fw-fr le_fw-fr doyen_n aprés_fw-fr monition_n réitérée_a procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr reformation_n par_fw-fr l'avis_fw-la &_o consentement_fw-fr de_fw-fr deux_fw-fr ministres_n jusqu'a_fw-fr suspension_n &_o sequestration_n &_o en_fw-fr case_z que_fw-fr ledit_n minister_fw-fr demeure_fw-fr refractaire_n le_fw-fr doyen_n procédera_fw-mi par_fw-fr le_fw-fr consentement_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plus_fw-fr part_n des_fw-fr minister_n present_v en_fw-fr l'isle_n jusqu'a_o déprivation_n 51._o on_o ne_fw-fr fera_fw-fr point_fw-fr de_fw-fr commutation_n pour_fw-fr pénitence_n sinon_fw-la avec_fw-fr grande_fw-fr circonspection_n ayant_fw-fr égard_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr quality_n des_fw-fr personnes_fw-fr &_o circonstances_fw-fr des_fw-fr fault_n et_fw-la sera_fw-fr la_fw-fr commutation_n enregistrée_n ès_fw-fr act_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr court_n pour_fw-fr estre_fw-fr employée_fw-fr aux_fw-fr pavures_fw-fr &_o usage_n pi_fw-la eux_fw-fr &_o doubt_n account_n seront_fw-fr rendus_fw-la selon_fw-fr ledit_fw-la registre_fw-fr 52._o aprés_fw-fr la_fw-fr premiere_fw-la defaute_fw-fr la_fw-fr non-comparence_a de_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr seront_fw-fr derechef_n cités_fw-fr par_fw-fr mandate_n sera_fw-fr reputée_n contumace_n &_o si_fw-la estans_fw-la cités_fw-fr par_fw-fr aprés_fw-fr en_fw-fr péremptoire_fw-fr ils_fw-fr ne_fw-fr comparoissent_fw-la on_o pourra_n procéder_fw-mi à _fw-fr l'encontre_fw-fr d'eux_fw-fr à _fw-fr l'_fw-fr excommunication_n que_fw-fr si_fw-fr dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr prochain_n jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr court_n la_fw-fr party_n ne_fw-fr fait_fw-fr devoir_fw-fr d'obtenir_fw-fr absolution_n on_o procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr publication_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sentence_n &_o mineure_n excommunication_n laquelle_fw-fr sera_fw-fr deliurée_n au_fw-fr minister_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paroisse_n pour_fw-fr en_fw-fr fair_a lecture_n à _fw-fr jour_fw-fr solennel_n &_o à _fw-fr l'oâye_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plus_fw-fr part_n des_fw-fr paroissiens_fw-fr assemblés_fw-fr &_o lapartie_a persistant_n en_fw-fr son_fw-fr endurcissement_fw-fr on_o procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr majeure_fw-fr excommunication_n qui_fw-fr forclost_a le_fw-fr pécheur_n à _fw-fr sacris_fw-la &_o societate_fw-la fidelium_fw-la que_fw-fr si_fw-fr cette_fw-fr censure_n ne_fw-fr sert_fw-la pour_fw-fr l'induire_n à _fw-fr obéissance_fw-fr &_o see_v ranger_n dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr term_n de_fw-fr 40_o jours_fw-fr alors_fw-fr le_fw-fr doyen_n parson_n certificate_n authentic_a donnera_fw-la avertissement_fw-fr au_fw-fr bailly_n &_o jurétz_n de_fw-fr ladite_fw-la contumace_n &_o les_fw-fr requerra_fw-mi en_fw-fr assistance_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr jurisdiction_n de_fw-fr le_fw-fr fair_a saisir_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr officers_z civil_n pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr rendre_fw-fr prisonnier_fw-fr en_fw-fr détention_n corporelle_n jusqu'a_fw-fr ce_fw-fr quill_n se_fw-fr soit_fw-fr submis_fw-la &_o obligé_fw-fr d'obtemperer_n à _fw-fr l'ordonnance_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr &_o devant_fw-fr qu'estre_fw-fr absous_n sera_fw-fr tenu_fw-fr de_fw-fr payer_n les_fw-fr frais_fw-fr &_o coustage_n the_o la_fw-fr poursuite_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n 53._o en_fw-fr cause_n de_fw-fr paillardise_n sur_fw-fr la_fw-fr presentation_n des_fw-fr surveillans_n avec_fw-fr les_fw-fr probabilités_fw-fr commun_fw-fr bruit_n scandal_n &_o presumption_n à _fw-la ce_fw-fr requise_n la_o party_n sera_fw-fr sujette_fw-fr de_fw-fr subir_fw-fr le_fw-fr serment_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr purgation_n ou_fw-fr autrement_fw-fr sera_fw-fr tenu_fw-fr pour_fw-fr convaincu_fw-la 54._o en_fw-fr case_z d'adultére_o à _fw-fr l'instance_n de_fw-fr party_n on_o y_fw-fr procédera_fw-mi meurement_fw-fr par_fw-fr bonnes_fw-fr preuves_fw-mi &_o information_n pour_fw-fr avoir_fw-fr evidence_n du_fw-fr faict_n objecte_n &_o le_fw-fr sujet_fw-fr &_o preuve_n du_fw-fr fait_fw-fr le_fw-fr requerant_fw-la on_o pourra_n conclurre_v jusqu'a_fw-fr séparation_n à _fw-fr thoro_n &_o mensâ_fw-la 55._o la_fw-fr où_fw-fr il_fw-fr y_fw-fr aura_fw-fr calomnie_n ou_fw-fr diffamation_n provuée_fw-fr on_o fera_fw-fr recognoissance_fw-fr des_fw-fr injure_v selon_fw-fr l'exigence_n du_fw-fr case_z pourveu_n que_fw-fr l'action_n ne_fw-fr soit_fw-fr prescrite_n par_fw-fr lapse_n de_fw-fr temps_fw-fr d'un_fw-fr a_fw-fr entier_fw-fr &_o pourveu_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr sujet_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'action_n soit_fw-fr de_fw-fr crime_n ecclesiastiques_n cy_fw-fr devant_fw-fr specifiés_fw-fr des_fw-mi appellation_n 56._o les_fw-fr appeaux_n en_fw-fr cause_n ecclesiastiques_n seront_fw-fr oûis_fw-fr &_o définis_fw-la par_fw-fr le_fw-fr réuérend_fw-fr pére_n en_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr l'evesque_fw-la de_fw-fr winchestre_n en_fw-fr personne_fw-fr &_o en_fw-fr case_z de_fw-fr vacance_n de_fw-fr ce_fw-fr siége_n par_fw-fr le_fw-fr trés_fw-fr réuérend_fw-fr pére_n en_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr l'archvesque_fw-la de_fw-fr canterbury_n en_fw-fr personne_fw-fr 57_o tout_fw-fr appel_n interjettera_fw-la dans_fw-fr quinze_fw-fr jours_fw-fr aprés_fw-fr cognoissance_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sentence_n &_o sera_fw-fr la_fw-fr party_n obligée_fw-fr de_fw-fr prendre_fw-fr &_o exhiber_fw-la tout_fw-fr le_fw-fr procés_fw-fr &_o act_n du_fw-fr registre_fw-fr ou_fw-fr roll_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr court_n &_o lesquels_fw-fr act_n aussy_n luy_fw-fr seront_fw-fr deliurés_fw-fr en_fw-fr form_n &_o temps_fw-fr convenable_a authentiqués_fw-fr sous_fw-fr le_fw-fr sceau_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'office_n &_o sera_fw-it l'appellant_n sujet_fw-fr de_fw-fr le_fw-fr poursuiure_fw-fr dans_fw-fr a_fw-fr &_o jour_fw-fr aut_fw-la sententiae_fw-la latae_fw-la stare_v compellitur_fw-la 58._o il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sera_fw-fr licite_fw-la d'appeller_n qu'aprés_fw-fr sentence_n définitive_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n sinon_fw-la pour_fw-fr ces_fw-fr deux_fw-fr égard_n ou_fw-fr quand_fw-fr l'interlocutoire_fw-fr est_fw-fr telle_fw-fr qu'elle_fw-fr met_z fin_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n ou_fw-fr quand_fw-fr ladite_fw-la interlocutoire_fw-fr estant_fw-fr obéie_fw-fr elle_fw-fr apport_n tel_fw-fr damage_n irreparable_a à _fw-fr 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make_v our_o condition_n easy_a and_o comfortable_a which_o under_o the_o circumstance_n and_o disadvantage_n of_o our_o situation_n will_v otherwise_o be_v most_o intolerable_a there_o will_v be_v no_o live_n in_o this_o island_n for_o english_a subject_n without_o great_a freedom_n and_o immunity_n which_o few_o will_v envy_v if_o they_o know_v at_o what_o price_n we_o purchase_v they_o our_o want_n of_o record_n beyond_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n will_v not_o let_v we_o know_v what_o be_v our_o privilege_n under_o our_o more_o ancient_a duke_n and_o king_n his_o predecessor_n from_o he_o therefore_o we_o must_v date_n the_o aera_fw-la of_o our_o liberty_n and_o franchise_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o his_o constitution_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o subsequent_a charter_n i_o shall_v set_v they_o down_o here_o at_o large_a as_o they_o be_v find_v among_o the_o record_n constitution_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n under_o this_o title_n inquisitio_fw-la facta_fw-la de_fw-la servitiis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la insul_n de_fw-fr gerese_n 3._o &_o guernese_n &_o legibus_fw-la constitutis_fw-la in_o insulis_fw-la per_fw-la dominum_fw-la johannem_fw-la regem_fw-la per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la roberti_n blondel_n radulphi_n burnel_n etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o follow_v constitutiones_fw-la &_o provisiones_fw-la constitutae_fw-la per_fw-la dominum_fw-la johannem_fw-la regem_fw-la postquam_fw-la normannia_n alienata_fw-la fuit_fw-la imprimis_fw-la constituit_fw-la duodecim_fw-la coronatores_fw-la juratos_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la &_o jura_n ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la spectantia_fw-la custodienda_fw-la ii_o constituit_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la pro_fw-la securitate_fw-la insularium_fw-la quod_fw-la ballivus_fw-la de_fw-la coetero_fw-la per_fw-la visum_fw-la dictorum_fw-la coronatorum_fw-la poterit_fw-la placitare_fw-la absque_fw-la brevi_fw-la de_fw-la nova_fw-la disseisinâ_fw-la factâ_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-fr dote_v similiter_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la invadiato_fw-it semper_fw-la de_fw-la incumbreio_fw-la maritagii_fw-la etc._n etc._n iii_o two_o debent_fw-la eligi_fw-la de_fw-la indigenis_fw-la insularum_fw-la per_fw-la ministros_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o optimates_fw-la patriae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la vnius_fw-la eorum_fw-la alter_fw-la fide_fw-la dignus_fw-la vel_fw-la alio_fw-la casu_fw-la legitimo_fw-la debet_fw-la substitui_fw-la iv._o electi_fw-la debent_fw-la jurare_fw-la sine_fw-la conditione_n ad_fw-la manutenendum_fw-la &_o salvandum_fw-la jura_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o patriotarum_n v._o ipsi_fw-la duodecim_fw-la in_o quâlibet_fw-la insulâ_fw-la in_fw-la absentiâ_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la royal._n &_o unà _fw-la cum_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la part_n illas_fw-la venerint_fw-la debent_fw-la judicare_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la casibus_fw-la in_o dictâ_fw-la insulâ_fw-la qualitercunque_fw-la emergentibus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la casibus_fw-la nimis_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o siquis_fw-la legitimè_fw-la convictus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la à _fw-la fidelitate_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tanquà m_fw-la proditor_n recessisse_fw-la vel_fw-la manus_fw-la injecisse_fw-la violentas_fw-la in_o ministros_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la modo_fw-la á¸ebito_fw-la ossicium_fw-la exercendo_fw-la vi_o ipsi_fw-la duodecim_fw-la debent_fw-la emendas_fw-la sive_fw-la amerciamenta_fw-la omnium_fw-la praemissorum_fw-la taxare_fw-la praedictis_fw-la tamen_fw-la arduis_fw-la casibus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la aut_fw-la aliis_fw-la casibus_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la secundùm_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la insularum_fw-la merè_fw-la spectat_fw-la redemptio_fw-la pro_fw-la voluntate_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o curiae_fw-la suae_fw-la vii_o si_fw-mi dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la velit_fw-la certiorari_fw-la de_fw-la recordo_fw-la placiti_fw-la corà m_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la &_o ipsis_fw-la duodecim_fw-la agitati_fw-la justiciarii_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la duodecim_fw-la debent_fw-la recordum_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o de_fw-la placitis_fw-la agitatis_fw-la corà m_fw-la ballivo_fw-la &_o ipsis_fw-la juratis_fw-la in_o dictis_fw-la insulis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la debent_fw-la recordum_fw-la facere_fw-la conjunctim_fw-la viii_o item_n quod_fw-la nullum_fw-la placitum_fw-la infrà _fw-la quamlibet_fw-la dictarum_fw-la insularum_fw-la coram_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la inceptum_fw-la debet_fw-la extrà _fw-la dictam_fw-la insulam_fw-la adjornari_fw-la