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alicujus_fw-la est_fw-la imperitus_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o among_o the_o english_a jurist_n idiot_n be_v a_o term_n of_o law_n and_o take_v for_o one_o that_o be_v whole_o deprive_v of_o his_o reason_n and_o understanding_n from_o his_o birth_n and_o with_o we_o in_o our_o common_a speech_n be_v call_v a_o fool_n natural_a of_o who_o there_o have_v be_v give_v a_o description_n by_o several_a of_o our_o law-author_n master_n fitzherbert_n describe_v a_o idiot_n thus_o he_o who_o shall_v he_o say_v to_o be_v a_o idiot_n from_o his_o birth_n be_v such_o a_o person_n who_o can_v account_v or_o number_v twenty_o penny_n or_o can_v tell_v who_o be_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o how_o old_a he_o be_v inquirendo_fw-la nat._n brev._n 579._o b._n de_fw-fr idiota_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o have_v no_o understanding_n of_o reason_n what_o shall_v be_v for_o his_o profit_n or_o what_o shall_v be_v for_o his_o 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quisquis_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la patrem_fw-la absit_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la concedam_fw-la filium_fw-la illum_fw-la merito_fw-la sagacem_fw-la dici_fw-la suum_fw-la qui_fw-la novit_fw-la patrem_fw-la certe_fw-la si_fw-la concluderem_fw-la reliquos_fw-la omnes_fw-la esse_fw-la fatuos_fw-la vereor_fw-la ne_fw-la excluderem_fw-la paucos_fw-la notum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la cecinit_fw-la de_fw-la telemacho_fw-la insignis_fw-la homerus_fw-la exit_fw-la illo_fw-la natum_fw-la mater_fw-la i_o dicit_fw-la at_o ipse_fw-la nescio_fw-la nam_fw-la certum_fw-la quis_fw-la possit_fw-la scire_fw-la parentem_fw-la quod_fw-la igitur_fw-la scriptum_fw-la reliquit_fw-la fitzhorbert_n que_fw-fr tiel_fw-fr person_n serra_fw-mi dit_fw-mi sot_n &_o idiot_n que_fw-fr ne_fw-fr scier_fw-la dire_fw-fr qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la son_fw-fr pere_fw-fr ou_fw-fr mere_a etc._n etc._n ita_fw-la exaudiendum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la nesciat_fw-la respondere_fw-la quis_fw-la appellatur_fw-la ipsius_fw-la pater_fw-la who_o be_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n nor_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v to_o any_o such_o easy_a question_n
and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o good_a plea_n or_o exception_n to_o the_o demandant_n or_o plaintiff_n suit_n or_o action_n fleta_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 54._o numb_a 3._o p._n 116._o and_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o numb_a 1._o p._n 431._o and_o cap._n 40._o numb_a 1._o p._n 434._o bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o cap._n 20._o numb_a numb_a 1._o f._n 420._o b._n mirror_n des_fw-fr justice_n cap._n 2._o sect_n 3._o s._n 117._o xiii_o remark_n there_o be_v require_v in_o they_o who_o contract_n matrimony_n a_o sound_n and_o whole_a mind_n to_o consent_v for_o he_o that_o be_v either_o a_o idiot_n or_o madman_n without_o intermission_n of_o fury_n can_v marry_v the_o woman_n lawyer_n lib._n 2._o sect_n 10._o p._n 57_o edit_fw-la 1632._o this_o consent_n say_v amesius_n must_v be_v voluntary_a and_o free_a else_o it_o be_v not_o esteem_v a_o humane_a consent_n and_o hence_o the_o consent_n of_o such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v no_o force_n to_o such_o a_o contract_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 35._o qu._n 4._o fourteen_o remark_n a_o man_n that_o be_v deaf_a and_o dumb_a and_o yet_o have_v understanding_n may_v attorn_a by_o sign_n but_o one_o that_o be_v non_fw-fr compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la as_o a_o idiot_n can_v attorn_a for_o that_o he_o have_v no_o understanding_n can_v agree_v to_o the_o grant_v co._n lit._n f._n 315._o a._n 26_o e_z 3._o 63._o 18_o e._n 3._o 53._o 6_o co._n f._n 69._o a._n sir_n moyle_n finch_n case_n xv._o remark_n minoribus_fw-la acquiruntur_fw-la possessiones_fw-la &_o naturaliter_fw-la fatuis_fw-la &_o furiosis_fw-la per_fw-la tutores_fw-la inde_fw-la aliter_fw-la vero_fw-la minime_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la intellectum_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la nec_fw-la retinendi_fw-la curatores_fw-la autem_fw-la sanum_fw-la intellectum_fw-la oportet_fw-la habere_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la minorem_fw-la fatuum_fw-la a_o nativitate_fw-la vel_fw-la furiosum_fw-la miseris_fw-la ut_fw-la possideas_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la videris_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la possessionem_fw-la apprehendisse_fw-la quia_fw-la intellectum_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la fleta_n lib._n 3._o c._n 15._o nu_fw-la 1_o 4._o p._n 203._o vdebracton_n lib._n 2._o c._n 18._o nu_fw-la 6._o f._n 43._o b._n xvi_o remark_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o old_a book_n of_o law_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o idiot_n shall_v have_v a_o curator_n or_o tutor_n or_o one_o that_o shall_v take_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o person_n land_n and_o good_n which_o office_n since_o curatoribus_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n fleta_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o nu_fw-la 10._o cowel_n institutes_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 23._o sect_n 1._o de_fw-la curatoribus_fw-la be_v devolve_v to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v parcel_n of_o his_o prerogative_n 17_o e._n 2._o cap._n 9_o as_o fitzherbert_n very_o well_o say_v in_o his_o natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la the_o king_n be_v the_o protector_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n their_o good_n land_n and_o tenement_n and_o therefore_o of_o such_o as_o can_v govern_v themselves_o stamford_n sur_fw-fr praerog_n regis_fw-la cap._n 9_o britton_n c._n 66._o f._n 167._o b._n sir_n thomas_n smith_n common-weath_a lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 98._o eng._n edit_n 1640._o xvii_o remark_n the_o king_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o person_n and_o estate_n of_o idiot_n can_v let_v to_o farm_n render_v rend_v all_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o fool_n natural_a but_o not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v title_n unto_o or_o action_n and_o therefore_o upon_o a_o office_n find_v that_o the_o idiot_n ancestor_n die_v seize_v of_o a_o estate_n tail_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o traverse_v the_o die_v seize_v for_o that_o only_o entitle_v the_o king_n 31_o e._n 3._o saviour_n de_fw-fr fault_n 37._o 1_o h._n 7._o 24._o finch_n law_n lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o xviii_o remark_n by_o the_o common_a law_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v as_o great_a protection_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o a_o idiot_n as_o of_o his_o land_n and_o that_o as_o well_o the_o scatter_n of_o his_o good_n case_n 4_o co._n f._n 128._o beverly_n case_n and_o chattel_n as_o the_o alienation_n of_o his_o land_n be_v to_o be_v remedy_v and_o redress_v by_o the_o king_n to_o who_o the_o law_n have_v give_v the_o protection_n and_o custody_n of_o he_o xix_o remark_n as_o after_o office_n find_v a_o idiot_n can_v alien_n give_v etc._n etc._n so_o alienation_n gift_n etc._n etc._n make_v before_o office_n find_v shall_v be_v avoid_v after_o office_n thereof_o find_v for_o no_o latch_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o king_n nor_o any_o prejudice_n thereby_o shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o idiot_n for_o not_o sue_v the_o office_n before_o the_o feoffment_n of_o gift_n 4_o co._n f._n 428._o beverley_n case_n xx._n remark_n if_o the_o idiot_n die_v before_o office_n find_v after_o his_o death_n no_o office_n can_v be_v find_v for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o writ_n be_v et_fw-la ipsum_fw-la viis_fw-la &_o modis_fw-la quibus_fw-la super_fw-la statu_fw-la svo_fw-la melius_fw-la poteritis_fw-la informari_fw-la circumspect_a examinaretis_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o can_v be_v do_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o without_o office_n the_o king_n can_v be_v entitle_v 16_o e._n 3._o livery_n 30._o 4_o co._n f._n 128._o beverley_n case_n xxi_o remark_n when_o the_o king_n be_v inform_v that_o one_o who_o have_v land_n and_o tenement_n and_o be_v a_o natural_a fool_n from_o his_o birth_n the_o king_n may_v award_v his_o writ_n call_v idiota_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la vel_fw-la examinando_fw-la which_o direct_v to_o the_o escheator_n or_o sheriff_n of_o any_o county_n where_o the_o king_n have_v information_n or_o understanding_n that_o there_o be_v a_o idiot_n natural_o so_o bear_v so_o weak_a of_o understanding_n that_o he_o can_v govern_v or_o manage_v his_o inheritance_n to_o call_v before_o he_o the_o party_n suspect_v of_o idiocy_n and_o examine_v he_o and_o also_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v sufficient_o witted_a to_o disposâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o land_n with_o discretion_n or_o not_o and_o to_o certify_v according_o into_o the_o chancery_n for_o the_o king_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o have_v the_o protection_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o by_o his_o prerogative_n the_o government_n of_o their_o land_n and_o substance_n that_o be_v natural_o defective_a in_o their_o own_o discretion_n doctor_n cowel_n interpreter_n idiota_fw-la brevia_fw-la de_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la de_fw-fr idiota_fw-la tit_n idiota_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n minshew_n guide_n to_o the_o tongue_n 373._o note_v the_o several_a form_n of_o the_o writ_n in_o latin_a direct_v either_o to_o the_o escheator_n or_o the_o sheriff_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o register_n orig._n f._n 266._o a._n b._n xxii_o remark_n when_o a_o man_n be_v find_v a_o idiot_n from_o his_o birth_n by_o office_n he_o who_o be_v so_o find_v idiot_n false_o as_o he_o suppose_v may_v come_v personal_o into_o office_n the_o manner_n how_o he_o that_o be_v false_o find_v to_o be_v a_o idiot_n shall_v avoid_v the_o office_n chancery_n before_o the_o chancellor_n and_o pray_v that_o before_o he_o and_o the_o justice_n and_o sage_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o shall_v call_v to_o he_o and_o be_v call_v the_o king_n council_n he_o may_v be_v examine_v if_o he_o be_v a_o idiot_n or_o not_o or_o by_o his_o friend_n he_o may_v sue_v forth_o a_o 267._o a_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr idiota_fw-la coram_fw-la consilio_fw-la ducendo_fw-la ad_fw-la examinandum_fw-la reg._n orig._n f._n 267._o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n returnable_a in_o the_o chancery_n ibidem_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la nostro_fw-la examinand_n and_o if_o he_o be_v find_v upon_o examination_n that_o he_o be_v no_o idiot_n the_o offic_n find_v thereof_o and_o all_o the_o examination_n which_o have_v be_v make_v by_o force_n of_o the_o writ_n or_o the_o king_n commission_n be_v utter_o void_a without_o any_o traverse_n or_o monstrans_fw-la de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr or_o other_o suit_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o register_n orig._n f._n 267._o and_o f._n n._n b._n 233._o vide_fw-la 15_o e._n 3._o in_o fitz._n tit._n livery_n 306._o 9_o co._n f._n 31._o the_o case_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o strâ—…ta_n marcelia_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n c._n 9_o f._n 34._o a._n 36â—…_n edit_fw-la 1567._o xxiii_o remark_n if_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la be_v award_v against_o the_o feoffee_n of_o a_o idiot_n and_o the_o feoffee_n appear_v upon_o the_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la may_v traverse_v the_o idiocy_n as_o appear_v he_o do_v in_o the_o book_n of_o 18_o e._n 3._o xxiv_o remark_n the_o law_n give_v the_o king_n but_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of-the_a idiot_n and_o although_o the_o same_o continue_a during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o idiot_n yet_o have_v but_o the_o custody_n the_o king_n have_v not_o the_o freehold_a or_o fee_n but_o the_o freehold_n be_v in_o the_o idiot_n for_o the_o