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obligationem_fw-la juramenti_fw-la ne_fw-la inducatur_fw-la quamvis_fw-la enim_fw-la supremus_fw-la princeps_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la immediate_a &_o directe_v irritare_fw-la vinculum_fw-la juramenti_fw-la utpote_fw-la spiritual_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la facultatem_fw-la superans_fw-la potest_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o directe_v &_o remote_a quatenus_fw-la potest_fw-la destruere_fw-la contractum_fw-la antequam_fw-la celebretur_fw-la vel_fw-la quatenus_fw-la potest_fw-la executionem_fw-la contractus_fw-la sub_fw-la culpa_fw-la prohibere_fw-la bonacina_n disp_n 4._o q._n 1._o punct_a 17._o prop._n 1._o a._n immediate_o and_o direct_o irritate_fw-la the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n because_o it_o be_v spiritual_a and_o so_o be_v above_o his_o faculty_n yet_o indirect_o and_o remote_o he_o can_v because_o he_o can_v destroy_v the_o contract_n before_o it_o be_v celebrate_v or_o may_v forbid_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o contract_n under_o a_o penalty_n penalty_n 4._o thus_o the_o obligation_n 631._o obligation_n dispensatione_fw-la tollitur_fw-la obligatio_fw-la juramenti_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la absolutio_fw-la fit_a authoritate_fw-la superioris_fw-la solius_fw-la j._n lessius_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 42._o dub._n 12._o n._n 62._o fol._n 631._o of_o a_o oath_n be_v take_v away_o by_o dispensation_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a school-man_n and_o consequent_o the_o absolution_n be_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o superior_a alone_o hence_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o understand_v how_o a_o superior_a can_v release_v a_o oath_n for_o 63._o for_o sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la be_v in_o cujus_fw-la favorem_fw-la &_o commodum_fw-la praestitum_fw-la est_fw-la potest_fw-la illud_fw-la relaxare_fw-la ita_fw-la etiam_fw-la illius_fw-la superior_n cvi_fw-la vel_fw-la ille_fw-la pleno_fw-la jure_fw-la subest_fw-la sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la superior_n potest_fw-la co_fw-la gere_n inferiorem_fw-la ut_fw-la obligationem_fw-la juramenti_fw-la remittat_fw-la quando_fw-la justa_fw-la causa_fw-la postulat_fw-la vel_fw-la subest_fw-la ita_fw-la ipse_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la potest_fw-la eam_fw-la remittere_fw-la illo_fw-la nolente_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la comparente_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la quando_fw-la expedit_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la consensus_fw-la superioris_fw-la supplet_fw-la defectum_fw-la consensus_fw-la inferioris_fw-la idem_fw-la n._n 63._o as_o he_o in_o who_o favour_n and_o for_o who_o profit_n the_o oath_n be_v make_v can_v release_v the_o oath_n so_o the_o superior_a to_o who_o he_o be_v subject_a pleno_fw-la jure_fw-la can_v for_o as_o the_o superior_a say_v lessius_fw-la can_v compel_v the_o inferior_a to_o remit_v the_o obligation_n of_o his_o oath_n when_o a_o just_a cause_n require_v be_v expedient_a or_o understand_v so_o the_o superior_a can_v release_v the_o inferior_a though_o the_o person_n swear_v be_v not_o willing_a or_o be_v not_o present_a to_o consent_v therefore_o in_o such_o case_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o superior_a supply_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o inferior_a thus_o far_a lessius_fw-la ☞_o which_o bishop_n sanderson_n 104._o sanderson_n nec_fw-la obligatur_fw-la jurans_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la quod_fw-la juravit_fw-la imo_fw-la obligatur_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la faciendum_fw-la nisi_fw-la accedit_fw-la superioris_fw-la ubi_fw-la rem_fw-la rescierit_fw-la licentia_fw-la de_fw-fr juram_fw-la obl_n praelect_a 4._o sect._n 5._o p._n 104._o confirm_v when_o he_o say_v that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n without_o the_o superior_n licence_n the_o swearer_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o perform_v what_o he_o swear_v to_o yea_o he_o be_v oblige_v not_o to_o do_v it_o unless_o there_o intervene_v the_o superior_n licence_n when_o he_o know_v the_o thing_n and_o further_o add_v 105._o add_v omnine_n dicendum_fw-la est_fw-la juramentum_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la alterius_fw-la potestate_fw-la est_fw-la absque_fw-la ipsius_fw-la consensu_fw-la nec_fw-la licitum_fw-la esse_fw-la nec_fw-la obligatorium_fw-la idem_fw-la p._n 105._o that_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o the_o oath_n of_o he_o that_o be_v under_o another_o power_n without_o his_o consent_n be_v neither_o lawful_a nor_o obligatory_a and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o very_a ground_n that_o all_o the_o loyal_a divine_n of_o england_n judged_n the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n be_v unlawful_a as_o want_v the_o king_n consent_n much_o more_o he_o have_v declare_v his_o dissent_n beside_o in_o all_o promissory_a oath_n there_o be_v a_o tacit_fw-la condition_n employ_v as_o first_o if_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o remit_v by_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v promise_v or_o second_o that_o no_o public_a law_n be_v make_v to_o dissolve_v the_o statute_n three_o if_o the_o superior_a 63._o superior_a qui_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquid_fw-la promittit_fw-la alteri_fw-la tacit_a subintelligit_fw-la hanc_fw-la conditionem_fw-la nisi_fw-la superior_n cvi_fw-la materia_fw-la subest_fw-la contradicet_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipse_fw-la sva_fw-la autoritate_fw-la condonat_fw-la hinc_fw-la dici_fw-la solet_fw-la in_o juramento_fw-la censeri_fw-la exceptam_fw-la superioris_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la lessius_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 42._o dubit_fw-la 12._o n._n 63._o to_o who_o the_o matter_n be_v subject_n contradict_v it_o not_o or_o by_o his_o authority_n pardon_v not_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o hence_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n that_o in_o any_o oath_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o superior_a be_v to_o be_v except_v therefore_o where_o the_o sovereign_a power_n reside_v as_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n there_o the_o dispense_n power_n reside_v and_o the_o 228._o the_o promissio_fw-la hanc_fw-la habet_fw-la junctam_fw-la conditionem_fw-la nisi_fw-la promissio_fw-la remittatur_fw-la a_o superiore_fw-la vel_fw-la rescinditur_fw-la a_o judice_fw-la bonacina_n disp_n 4._o q._n 1._o punct_a 17._o prop._n 1._o fol._n 228._o secret_a or_o silent_a condition_n viz._n if_o the_o king_n dispense_v not_o with_o 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