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how_o far_o this_o good_a prince_n be_v from_o have_v any_o spite_n to_o holy_a order_n or_o man_n separate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o service_n at_o the_o holy_a altar_n he_o do_v enact_v siquis_fw-la sacris_fw-la initiatus_fw-la incoláve_v in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la fortunas_fw-la 114._o law_n 37._o fol._n 114._o vitamve_fw-la ejus_fw-la spectarint_fw-la decipiatur_fw-la tum_fw-la ei_fw-la rex_fw-la ni_fw-fr be_v aliunde_fw-la habuerit_fw-la loco_fw-la patroni_fw-la &_o cognatorum_fw-la esto_fw-la fraudator_fw-la
plate_n jewel_n and_o treasure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o religious_a house_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o compel_v the_o clergy_n to_o give_v he_o the_o one_o half_a of_o one_o year_n value_n of_o all_o their_o ecclesiastical_a promotion_n and_o dignity_n but_o such_o be_v the_o felicity_n of_o this_o prince_n that_o neither_o pope_n nor_o clergy_n dare_v open_o oppugn_v he_o but_o in_o the_o 27._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n at_o the_o request_n of_o boniface_n 8._o ses_fw-fr martin_n he_o set_v john_n balliol_n adjudge_v by_o edward_n before_o king_n of_o scotland_n at_o liberty_n and_o have_v conquer_v scotland_n in_o the_o 33._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n robert_n bruce_n procure_v a_o instrument_n from_o the_o pope_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o require_v the_o king_n to_o desist_v from_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o war_n there_o but_o how_o little_a king_n edward_n regard_v this_o instrument_n and_o what_o 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our_o doom_n or_o judgement_n 1._o cap._n 1._o of_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n servant_n first_o we_o command_v that_o god_n servant_n have_v a_o right_a rule_n of_o live_v after_o that_o we_o command_v all_o folk_n to_o observe_v these_o law_n and_o doom_n or_o judgement_n 2._o cap._n 2._o of_o child_n a_o child_n shall_v be_v baptize_v within_o thirty_o day_n after_o it_o be_v bear_v if_o that_o be_v not_o do_v let_v thirty_o shilling_n be_v forfeit_v if_o that_o it_o die_v before_o it_o be_v baptize_v he_o shall_v forfeit_v all_o he_o have_v 3._o cap._n 3._o of_o work_v upon_o sunday_n if_o a_o slave_n work_v on_o sunday_n by_o his_o master_n command_n let_v he_o be_v free_a and_o the_o master_n shall_v pay_v thirty_o shilling_n but_o if_o the_o servant_n do_v his_o work_n without_o command_n of_o his_o master_n beat_v his_o hide_n or_o make_v he_o to_o fear_v a_o hide-beating_a if_o a_o free_a servant_n do_v any_o work_n without_o his_o master_n bid_v let_v he_o forfeit_v his_o 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or_o contemptuous_o 6._o an._n 1._o ed._n 6._o c._n 6._o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n he_o shall_v be_v imprison_v and_o fine_v at_o the_o king_n will_v and_o pleasure_n and_o that_o justice_n of_o peace_n may_v inquire_v of_o offender_n yet_o shall_v not_o the_o person_n offend_v be_v arraign_v or_o try_v unless_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o his_o chancellor_n or_o deputy_n learn_v be_v require_v to_o be_v at_o the_o quarter-session_n to_o which_o purpose_n a_o new_a writ_n be_v make_v rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n episc_n l._n salutem_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la tibi_fw-la quod_fw-la tu_fw-la cancellarius_fw-la tuus_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la deputatus_fw-la tuus_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la eruditus_fw-la sitis_fw-la cum_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la nostris_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la in_o come_v nostro_fw-la b._n conservand_n assignat_fw-la apud_fw-la d._n tali_fw-la die_fw-la ad_fw-la sessionem_fw-la nostram_fw-la tunc_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la tenend_n ad_fw-la dand_v 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