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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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