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this_o act_n shall_v be_v certify_v into_o the_o chancery_n by_o such_o party_n before_o who_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v make_v within_o three_o month_n after_o such_o submission_n upon_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o 100_o l._n for_o every_o such_o offence_n to_o the_o queen_n if_o any_o person_n so_o submit_v himself_o shall_v within_o 10._o year_n after_o come_v within_o 10._o mile_n of_o the_o place_n where_o her_o majesty_n shall_v be_v without_o special_a licence_n have_v from_o her_o majesty_n under_o her_o hand_n that_o then_o such_o person_n to_o have_v no_o benefit_n of_o such_o submission_n enact_n that_o every_o feoffment_n gift_n grant_v conveyance_n alienation_n estate_n 6._o stat._n 29_o eliz._n cap._n 6._o lease_n encumbrance_n limitation_n of_o use_n of_o or_o out_o of_o any_o land_n tenement_n hereditament_n whatsoever_o have_v or_o make_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o queen_n reign_n or_o after_o by_o any_o person_n who_o have_v not_o repair_v or_o shall_v not_o 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tenement_n of_o such_o offendor_n in_o her_o majesty_n hand_n after_o the_o say_v offender_n death_n which_o land_n or_o tenement_n he_o shall_v have_v or_o be_v seize_v of_o only_a for_o term_v of_o life_n or_o in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o such_o great_a inconvenience_n and_o peril_n as_o may_v happen_v d._n stat._n anno_fw-la 35_o eliz._n cap._n d._n and_o grow_v by_o the_o wicked_a practice_n of_o seditious_a sectary_n and_o disloyal_a person_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o every_o person_n above_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n that_o shall_v obstinate_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o divine_a service_n establish_v by_o law_n and_o shall_v forbear_v the_o same_o by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n without_o lawful_a excuse_n or_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n after_o forty_o day_n after_o the_o session_n of_o that_o parliament_n by_o word_n or_o write_v advise_o go_v about_o to_o move_v or_o persuade_v any_o of_o the_o queen_n subject_n or_o any_o other_o within_o her_o 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