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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'oâ—ye_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 la_fw-fr party_n qu'il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr peut_fw-fr estre_fw-fr amendé_v par_fw-fr appel_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr définitive_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n first_o according_a to_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o dean_n and_o minister_n have_v cure_n of_o soul_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n knowledge_n and_o learning_n pure_o and_o sincere_o without_o any_o backwardness_n or_o dissimulation_n to_o teach_v publish_v and_o declare_v as_o often_o as_o they_o may_v and_o as_o occasion_n shall_v offer_v itself_o that_o all_o foreign_a strange_a and_o usurp_a power_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v whole_o for_o good_a and_o just_a cause_n take_v away_o and_o abolish_v and_o that_o therefore_o no_o manner_n of_o obedience_n or_o subjection_n within_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n and_o dominion_n be_v due_a unto_o any_o such_o power_n but_o 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shall_v impugn_v the_o government_n of_o the_o say_a church_n by_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o dean_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v anti-christian_n shall_v be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la excommunicate_v and_o not_o restore_v but_o by_o the_o dean_n sit_v in_o court_n after_o his_o repentance_n and_o public_a recantation_n of_o his_o error_n of_o divine_a service_n 3._o it_o be_v enjoin_v unto_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o divine_a service_n contain_v in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o concern_v the_o minister_n they_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v with_o uniformity_n the_o say_a liturgy_n without_o addition_n or_o alteration_n and_o no_o conventicle_n or_o congregation_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o make_v sect_n apart_o or_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n establish_v in_o the_o island_n 4._o the_o lord_n day_n shall_v be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o 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insulae_fw-la jersey_n &_o the_o eye_n cum_fw-la praefato_fw-la libro_fw-la nigro_n collationem_fw-la fecimus_fw-la diligenter_fw-la quarum_fw-la quidam_fw-la clausularum_fw-la tenor_n sequitur_fw-la de_fw-la verbo_fw-la ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o est_fw-la talis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sancti_fw-la breverlardi_fw-la patronus_fw-la abbas_n s._n salvatoris_fw-la vicecomitis_fw-la &_o percipit_fw-la dvas_fw-la part_n garbarum_fw-la &_o rector_n sextam_fw-la abatissa_n de_fw-fr cadomo_n duodecimam_fw-la gall._n abbatissa_fw-la vilmonasterii_n sagiens_fw-la duodecimam_fw-la rector_n item_n habet_fw-la sex_n virgas_fw-la eleemosynae_fw-la et_fw-la valet_fw-la dicta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la annis_n communibus_fw-la xxx_o lib._n turonens_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri._n patronus_fw-la abbas_n s._n salvatoris_fw-la vicecom_v et_fw-la percipit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la garbarum_fw-la abbatissa_fw-la cadomensis_n quartam_fw-la garbam_fw-la &_o abbatissa_fw-la vilmonasteriensis_n aliam_fw-la 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partem_fw-la garbarum_fw-la &_o habet_fw-la xvi_o virgas_fw-la eleemosynae_fw-la &_o valet_fw-la xxx_o lib._n turon_n ecclesia_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n patronus_fw-la abbas_n s._n salvatoris_fw-la vicecom_v &_o percipit_fw-la totam_fw-la decimam_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la ibidem_fw-la prioratus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la monasterii_fw-la et_fw-la sunt_fw-la ibi_fw-la dvae_fw-la virgae_fw-la eleemosynae_fw-la &_o valet_fw-la xxviii_o lib._n turon_n ecclesia_fw-la sancti_fw-la audoeni_fw-la patronus_fw-la abbas_n s._n michaelis_n in_o periculo_fw-la maris_fw-la &_o percipit_fw-la ibi_fw-la dvas_fw-la garbas_n &_o iv_o lib._n