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whether_o the_o say_v agatha_n be_v bear_v in_o lawful_a matrimony_n or_o not_o they_o shall_v restore_v the_o say_a richard_n to_o his_o grandfather_n inheritance_n but_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n after_o understand_v by_o the_o say_a delegate_n that_o the_o plea_n of_o inheritance_n within_o this_o realm_n do_v not_o belong_v unto_o the_o church_n but_o unto_o the_o king_n recall_v that_o part_n of_o his_o rescript_n which_o concern_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o say_v richard_n to_o his_o inheritance_n and_o give_v order_n to_o the_o foresay_a bishop_n to_o proceed_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o legitimation_n will_v they_o to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o say_v agatha_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o say_v aneline_n in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o her_o husband_n allin_n &_o when_o she_o dwell_v and_o cohabit_v with_o he_o as_o with_o her_o husband_n or_o whether_o the_o say_a ralphe_n father_n of_o the_o say_v agatha_n keep_v the_o say_a aneline_n open_o and_o public_o while_o the_o say_v 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order_n by_o a_o constitution_n that_o all_o such_o minister_n as_o be_v marry_v shall_v be_v expel_v from_o their_o benefice_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o all_o such_o livelihood_n as_o the_o father_n have_v get_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o marriage_n either_o by_o themselves_o or_o by_o any_o middle_a person_n and_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v become_v due_a unto_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o do_v reside_v and_o that_o their_o child_n from_o that_o time_n forth_o shall_v be_v disable_v to_o enjoy_v holy_a order_n unless_o they_o be_v otherwise_o favourable_o dispense_v withal_o which_o constitution_n although_o it_o wrought_v to_o that_o effect_n to_o bar_v priest_n for_o that_o time_n of_o their_o marriage_n until_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n burst_v out_o and_o show_v that_o that_o doctrine_n be_v erroneous_a yet_o to_o all_o other_o effect_n the_o proceed_n in_o the_o case_n of_o bastardy_n stand_v good_a as_o a_o thing_n due_a 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part_n iv_o chap._n i._n sect_n 1._o the_o mean_n how_o to_o relieve_v the_o civil_a law_n that_o they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n that_o two_o thing_n be_v require_v to_o the_o first_o mean_v and_o that_o the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v the_o right_a interpretation_n of_o law_n and_o what_o that_o be_v the_o mean_n therefore_o to_o relieve_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v two_o the_o first_o be_v by_o the_o restore_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v powerful_o by_o the_o common-law_n take_v from_o they_o and_o the_o bring_n of_o they_o back_o again_o unto_o their_o old_a and_o wont_a course_n the_o other_o be_v by_o allow_v they_o the_o practice_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v grievance_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o fit_a to_o be_v reform_v by_o some_o court_n but_o yet_o be_v by_o no_o home-law_n provide_v for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o stand_v in_o two_o thing_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o right_a interpretation_n of_o the_o law_n statute_n and_o 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