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before_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n precede_v and_o shall_v they_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o child_n bear_v in_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n if_o they_o be_v legittimate_v thereafter_o quest._n 20_o whether_o ought_v the_o order_n of_o the_o nomination_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o commission_n where_o the_o person_n be_v rank_v otherwise_o then_o can_v be_v consistent_a with_o the_o king_n be_v former_a express_a grant_n quest._n 21._o in_o the_o competition_n betwixt_o two_o who_o be_v advance_v at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o in_o different_a writ_n as_o if_o two_o patent_n be_v subscribe_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o two_o several_a earl_n on_o the_o same_o day_n which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v quest._n 22._o whether_o be_v precedency_n to_o be_v rule_v according_a to_o the_o date_n of_o the_o provision_n investiture_n or_o actual_a possession_n quest._n 23._o whether_o do_v the_o dignity_n of_o he_o who_o bestow_v the_o honour_n regulate_v the_o precedency_n that_o be_v 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precedency_n from_o privy_a councillor_n in_o scotland_n otherwise_o any_o counsellor_n of_o a_o elder_a admission_n will_v be_v prefer_v to_o they_o and_o yet_o in_o england_n privy_a councillor_n be_v prefer_v to_o all_o the_o judge_n and_o even_o to_o the_o chief_a justice_n and_o with_o we_o i_o find_v no_o privy_a councillor_n take_v place_n as_o such_o from_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o which_o seem_v very_o strange_a for_o since_o the_o judicatur_fw-la itself_o be_v place_v before_o the_o session_n and_o that_o its_o precedent_n have_v precedency_n from_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o session_n that_o therefore_o its_o judge_n ought_v to_o precede_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o session_n 2_o do_v though_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n be_v lord_n of_o council_n and_o session_n yet_o there_o be_v secret_a councillor_n give_v they_o a_o great_a nearness_n and_o argue_v a_o great_a trust_n and_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o precedency_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a topic_n for_o precedency_n 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