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last_o complaint_n answer_v election_n shall_v be_v free_a 14._o the_o law_n be_v of_o the_o same_o with_o this_o in_o the_o stat._n w._n 1._o cap._n 5._o which_o see_v before_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n continue_v notwithstanding_o and_o so_o occasion_v the_o renew_n of_o this_o law._n a_o clerk_n have_v take_v sanctuary_n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o adjure_v 15._o nor_o after_o confession_n of_o the_o crime_n or_o appeal_n other_o before_o the_o secular_a judge_n shall_v be_v deny_v his_o clergy_n 16._o although_o the_o temporal_a court_n proceed_v not_o so_o far_o as_o to_o pass_v sentence_n against_o a_o clerk_n that_o have_v take_v sanctuary_n yet_o they_o proceed_v to_o enquiry_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o what_o be_v say_v former_o concern_v the_o stat._n west_n 1._o cap._n 2._o and_o therefore_o though_o this_o law_n in_o the_o 15_o chap._n allow_v that_o a_o clerk_n in_o sanctuary_n shall_v enjoy_v his_o ecclesiastical_a liberty_n yet_o the_o word_n legi_fw-la regni_fw-la se_fw-la reddens_fw-la be_v interpose_v and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o king_n upon_o indictment_n find_v have_v right_o to_o the_o delinquent_n good_n 34._o and_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n until_o due_a purgation_n and_o then_o his_o land_n be_v by_o a_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o he_o again_o nor_o can_v any_o purgation_n regular_o pass_v before_o the_o party_n be_v indict_v no_o religious_a house_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o tax_n to_o any_o superior_a without_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n 1._o nor_o shall_v send_v to_o any_o visitation_n out_o of_o england_n this_o be_v neither_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o clergy_n nor_o act_n of_o kindness_n intend_v unto_o they_o but_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o prevent_v the_o bleed_a of_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o foreign_a part_n patron_n of_o abbey_n shall_v have_v their_o custody_n during_o their_o vacancy_n 35._o 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or_o to_o such_o as_o hawk_v for_o they_o and_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o king_n have_v not_o so_o easy_o for_o go_v his_o prize_n if_o all_o the_o fat_a have_v fall_v to_o his_o own_o share_n but_o perceive_v that_o more_o benefit_n come_v to_o his_o instrument_n than_o be_v meet_v and_o himself_o little_a the_o better_a thereby_o he_o sacrifice_v his_o judge_n to_o the_o people_n but_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o behoof_n and_o so_o gain_v both_o credit_n and_o favour_n from_o the_o people_n and_o profit_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o some_o measure_n satisfy_v the_o 48_o 49_o 50._o article_n of_o the_o clergy_n complaint_n in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o the_o 15_o article_n of_o their_o last_o complaint_n land_n or_o tenement_n alien_v to_o a_o religious_a house_n shall_v escheat_n to_o the_o lord_n 37._o if_o the_o alienor_fw-la take_v the_o same_o back_n to_o hold_v of_o that_o house_n the_o ground_n hereof_o principal_o be_v the_o prejudice_n do_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o destruction_n of_o the_o tenure_n albeit_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a grievance_n complain_v of_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n that_o the_o clergy_n be_v covetous_a and_o swallow_v down_o estate_n and_o thereby_o weaken_v the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o they_o be_v become_v even_o cheater_n serve_v the_o turn_n of_o treacherous_a tenant_n that_o will_v give_v their_o land_n by_o compact_n with_o the_o churchman_n to_o receive_v they_o again_o from_o they_o to_o hold_v of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v a_o liberty_n that_o man_n thirst_v after_o in_o those_o time_n wherein_o the_o churchman_n be_v more_o adore_v than_o their_o image_n 13._o it_o seem_v this_o law_n be_v make_v after_o bracton_n time_n if_o that_o be_v true_a in_o the_o second_o institutes_n for_o he_o say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v give_v his_o land_n to_o any_o one_o 75._o whether_o christian_n or_o jew_n or_o religious_a person_n
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