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statute_n concern_v the_o inrollment_n of_o deed_n 93._o 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 16._o coke_n rep._n l._n 2._o foe_n 36._o l._n 4._o foe_n 70._o l._n 5._o foe_n 1._o l._n 7._o foe_n 41._o l._n 8._o foe_n 93._o the_o purchaser_n have_v many_o privilege_n which_o he_o have_v not_o at_o the_o common_a law_n in_o force_n before_o that_o statute_n as_o the_o estate_n in_o lease_n or_o a_o reversion_n pass_v without_o attornment_n and_o the_o purchaser_n may_v distrain_v for_o rent_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o wife_n the_o husband_n have_v issue_n by_o she_o shall_v be_v tenant_n by_o courtesy_n and_o a_o estate_n pass_v without_o livery_n 3._o there_o be_v several_a statute_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v 10._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 2._o 34_o h._n 8._o c._n 5._o 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o enable_v man_n to_o devise_v their_o fee-simple-land_n by_o will_n in_o writing_n which_o regular_o a_o man_n can_v not_o do_v by_o the_o common_a law_n unless_o by_o custom_n which_o be_v but_o in_o some_o borough_n and_o some_o few_o other_o place_n if_o the_o land_n be_v hold_v in_o knight_n service_n the_o owner_n may_v devise_v two_o three_o part_n if_o in_o soccage_n he_o may_v devise_v all_o and_o since_o of_o late_a time_n the_o tenor_n in_o knight-service_n and_o capite_fw-la be_v abolish_v 4._o at_o the_o common_a law_n 139._o 13_o ed._n 3._o det_fw-la 135_o 139._o a_o heir_n may_v have_v have_v a_o action_n of_o debt_n upon_o a_o obligation_n make_v payable_a to_o his_o ancestor_n and_o his_o heir_n but_o the_o law_n be_v now_o alter_v and_o only_a executor_n and_o administrator_n can_v recover_v upon_o such_o a_o obligation_n this_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o probate_n of_o every_o will_n and_o be_v so_o in_o daily_a practice_n for_o all_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n be_v asset_n and_o shall_v pay_v debt_n to_o the_o creditor_n their_o executor_n or_o administrator_n 55._o coke_n com._n littl._n dower_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o sect_n 53._o &_o 55._o 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take_v a_o wife_n and_o afterward_o be_v attaint_v of_o felony_n 53._o 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n coke_n com._n littleton_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o sect_n 53._o before_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 1_o edw._n 6._o the_o issue_n shall_v have_v inherit_v although_o the_o wife_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v endow_v but_o now_o she_o shall_v be_v endow_v and_o yet_o the_o issue_n in_o such_o case_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o the_o father_n have_v in_o fee-simple_n 67._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 28._o 13_o el._n c._n 10._o 18_o el._n c._n 20._o coke_n rep._n l._n 6._o foe_n 37._o l._n 11._o foe_n 67._o 8._o by_o virtue_n of_o several_a statute_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n hall_n and_o college_n parson_n vicar_n and_o governor_n of_o hospital_n be_v disable_v to_o make_v long_a lease_n or_o conveyance_n of_o their_o land_n belong_v to_o they_o in_o right_a of_o their_o corporation_n and_o they_o may_v avoid_v such_o lease_n as_o they_o shall_v make_v of_o such_o land_n contrary_a to_o those_o statute_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v when_o littleton_n write_v and_o the_o law_n iâ_n alter_v in_o those_o point_n by_o the_o say_a statute_n and_o they_o be_v now_o restrain_v 28._o 13_o el._n c._n 20._o 3_o jac._n c._n 4._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 28._o 9_o also_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o and_o some_o other_o statute_n ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v make_v lease_n of_o their_o benefice_n so_o they_o be_v not_o nonresident_a or_o absent_a fourscore_o day_n and_o tenant_n in_o fee-simple_n in_o right_a of_o his_o church_n tenant_n in_o tail_n and_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n seize_v in_o fee_n or_o fee-tail_n in_o right_n of_o the_o wife_n may_v make_v lease_n of_o such_o land_n for_o three_o
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enough_o to_o set_v all_o the_o noble_n and_o commons_o on_o fire_n and_o so_o to_o destroy_v one_o another_o chap._n fourteen_o that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n be_v want_v and_o defective_a there_o be_v neither_o common-law_n nor_o statute-âaw_a for_o remedy_n in_o many_o case_n nor_o any_o punishment_n considerable_a for_o sundry_a great_a offence_n a._n the_o jew_n govern_v by_o felix_n by_o punishment_n be_v exasperate_v fall_v into_o rebellion_n and_o war_n tacit._n annal._n l._n 11_o c._n 11._o p._n 17_o a._n the_o first_o thing_n which_o shall_v here_o be_v insist_v upon_o as_o be_v a_o universal_a sinful_a defect_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o much_o persecution_n of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o impiety_n and_o profaneness_n of_o the_o other_o side_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o declare_v by_o the_o state_n nor_o any_o know_a law_n how_o far_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la my_o meaning_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o set_v down_o or_o determine_v that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o people_n 8._o people_n weemse_n expâ_n m._n l._n ex._n â_o 1._o p._n 8._o how_o far_o the_o civil_a power_n have_v to_o do_v in_o matter_n appertain_v to_o religion_n and_o what_o those_o iniquity_n be_v which_o as_o 31.11.28_o as_o jâb_n 31.11.28_o job_n say_v be_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n and_o then_o wherein_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v free_a and_o not_o to_o be_v trample_v upon_o by_o the_o temporal_a power_n fine_a power_n gâotius_n pol._n max._n par_fw-fr 1._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 12._o and_o carol._n in_o fine_a strife_n about_o religion_n be_v there_o most_o pernicious_a and_o destructive_a where_o provision_n it_o not_o make_v for_o dissentor_n 130._o dissentor_n prince_n must_v careful_o distinguish_v their_o jurisdiction_n from_o that_o
life_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v when_o littleton_n write_v 10._o 37_o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o 10._o before_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 27_o h._n 8._o if_o cesty_n que_fw-fr use_n have_v dye_v his_o heir_n within_o age_n the_o lord_n shall_v have_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o the_o heir_n 41._o 4_o h._n 7._o c._n 41._o if_o the_o feoffee_n have_v dye_v his_o heir_n within_o age_n the_o lord_n shall_v have_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o his_o heir_n also_o so_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v two_o wardship_n for_o the_o same_o land_n but_o this_o be_v alter_v by_o the_o same_o statute_n 11._o the_o court_n of_o ward_n 46._o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 22._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 46._o erect_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v alter_v very_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o statute_n and_o particular_o he_o that_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o term_n for_o 100_o year_n or_o more_o be_v judge_v to_o die_v seize_v repugnant_a to_o the_o common_a law_n 12._o 4._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 24._o 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 27._o 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n 14._o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o 37_o h._n 8._o c._n 4._o the_o whole_a rabble_n of_o those_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o they_o be_v call_v regular_n and_o many_o of_o those_o call_v secular_a be_v dissolve_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o so_o the_o many_o law_n concern_v they_o be_v thereupon_o out_o of_o use_n and_o all_o the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o the_o cestercians_n hospitaller_n or_o prior_n of_o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o other_o superstitious_a house_n to_o be_v free_v from_o tax_n toll_n and_o other_o secular_a service_n except_o nonpayment_n of_o tithe_n be_v alter_v and_o change_v and_o now_o those_o land_n be_v usual_o charge_v to_o all_o payment_n as_o other_o be_v 13._o the_o statute_n appoint_v 4._o 21_o h._n 8._o c._n 4._o that_o such_o a_o man_n executor_n as_o prove_v his_o will_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o administration_n thereof_o may_v sell_v a_o man_n land_n devise_v to_o executor_n for_o payment_n of_o debt_n or_o legacy_n although_o other_o name_v executor_n do_v refuse_v to_o intermeddle_v or_o to_o join_v in_o the_o sale_n and_o the_o sale_n be_v good_a that_o statuâe_o be_v make_v since_o littleton_n write_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o common_a law_n 14._o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 21_o h._n 8._o chap._n 19_o 447._o 21_o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o coke_n com._n lit._n l._n 3._o sâct_v 444_o &_o 447._o give_v the_o lord_n power_n to_o avow_v upon_o the_o land_n for_o rent_n or_o service_n or_o damage_n faisan_n without_o name_v his_o tenant_n because_o there_o be_v sometime_o secret_a conveyance_n make_v to_o stranger_n to_o cozen_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o service_n and_o this_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o common_a law_n 15._o all_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n concern_v villain_n etc._n cok._n com._n litt._n tât_fw-la villeinage_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o sect_n 172_o 175_o 176_o 177_o 189_o etc._n etc._n mention_v by_o littleton_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v kill_v they_o sell_v they_o or_o use_v they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n abrogate_a or_o wear_v out_o of_o use_n by_o reason_n that_o most_o of_o the_o villain_n and_o such_o as_o hold_v in_o villainage_n be_v copy-holderâ_a and_o by_o some_o act_n either_o in_o deed_n or_o in_o law_n be_v manumit_v which_o alter_v the_o law_n in_o many_o particular_n since_o littleton_n write_v 16._o the_o trial_n of_o man_n for_o treason_n and_o felony_n 23._o 22_o h_n 8._o c._n 1._o 1_o &_o 2_o phil._n &_o mar._n c._n 10._o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 20._o &_o 23._o and_o other_o trial_n between_o and_o party_n and_o party_n in_o personal_a action_n have_v be_v in_o several_a particular_n alter_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 7._o 27_o el._n c._n 6_o &_o 7._o 4_o &_o 5_o ph._n m._n c._n 7._o and_o the_o form_n change_v and_o new_a plead_n and_o proceed_n introduce_v since_o littleton_n write_v 17._o there_o be_v several_a act_n of_o parliament_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v 290._o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 1._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 32._o litt._n l._n 3._o sect_n 290._o by_o virtue_n whereof_o partition_n may_v be_v make_v by_o joynt-tenant_n and_o tenant_n in_o common_a which_o be_v otherwise_o at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o be_v a_o alteration_n thereof_o 18._o there_o be_v a_o act_n make_v in_o the_o 31_o h._n 8._o that_o the_o manor_n 3._o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 3._o land_n and_o tenement_n of_o thomaâ_n lord_n cromwell_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o number_n of_o 34_o person_n lie_v in_o kent_n &_o be_v gavel-kind-land_n shall_v descend_v as_o other_o land_n at_o common_a law_n this_o a_o alteration_n since_o littleton_n time_n 19_o there_o be_v by_o statute_n since_o littleton_n write_v divers_a condition_n annex_v to_o office_n 16_o 5_o &_o 6_o ed._n 6._o 16_o which_o may_v forfeit_v the_o same_o and_o be_v not_o so_o at_o the_o common_a law_n 20._o before_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 32_o h._n 8._o chap._n 34._o no_o grantee_n or_o assignee_n of_o a_o reversion_n 34._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 34._o by_o the_o common_a law_n can_v take_v advantage_n of_o a_o reentry_n by_o force_n of_o any_o condition_n but_o by_o that_o statute_n the_o grantee_n or_o assignee_n of_o any_o reversion_n etc._n etc._n of_o any_o land_n etc._n etc._n shall_v have_v advantage_n by_o entry_n for_o rent_n or_o do_v of_o waste_n as_o the_o lessor_n or_o grantor_n themselves_o may_v have_v have_v 21._o there_o be_v at_o the_o common_a law_n two_o sort_n of_o divorce_n 1._o a_o mensa_fw-la &_o thoro_n 2._o a_o vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la and_o many_o ridiculous_a cause_n of_o divorce_n of_o which_o adultery_n be_v not_o reckon_v to_o be_v one_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 1._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 38._o 2_o ed._n 6._o 23._o 1_o el._n c._n 1._o as_o precontract_n without_o consummation_n consanguinity_n or_o affinity_n in_o cousin_n german_n and_o so_o to_o the_o four_o degree_n the_o marry_n or_o carnal_a knowledge_n of_o any_o person_n of_o kin_n to_o the_o second_o marriage-kindred_n within_o those_o degree_n divers_a of_o which_o be_v remedy_v by_o act_n since_o littleton_n write_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v antiquate_v and_o for_o shame_n disuse_v and_o now_o all_o man_n may_v marry_v any_o person_n not_o prohibit_v by_o god_n law_n and_o regular_o nothing_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o divorce_n but_o adultery_n and_o yet_o causa_fw-la frigidâtatis_fw-la sive_fw-la impotentia_fw-la have_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o bawdy_a bishop_n 385._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 33._o coke_n com_n lit._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o sect_n 385._o 22._o at_o the_o common_a law_n if_o a_o disseissor_n abator_n or_o intruder_n have_v dye_v seize_v soon_o after_o the_o wrong_n do_v the_o disseissee_fw-fr and_o his_o heir_n have_v be_v bar_v of_o entry_n without_o any_o time_n limit_v by_o law_n but_o by_o a_o statute_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v such_o disseisee_n nor_o their_o heir_n be_v not_o bar_v except_o the_o disseisor_n have_v be_v in_o quiet_a possession_n five_o year_n without_o entry_n or_o continual_a claim_n 23._o so_o likewise_o if_o the_o disseisor_n have_v be_v long_a possession_n 385._o littleton_n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o sect_n 385._o by_o the_o common_a law_n the_o disseisee_n can_v not_o have_v enter_v upon_o he_o nor_o can_v the_o disseisee_n have_v enter_v upon_o the_o feoffee_n of_o the_o disseisor_n if_o he_o have_v continue_v a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n in_o quiet_a possession_n but_o now_o the_o law_n be_v alter_v and_o only_o a_o die_v seize_v be_v a_o bar_n in_o some_o case_n 24._o by_o the_o common_a law_n after_o a_o fine_a levy_v 36._o littleton_n l._n 3._o c._n sect_n 441._o 4_o h._n 7._o c._n 24._o 32_o h._n 8_o c._n 36._o he_o that_o have_v right_a have_v but_o a_o year_n time_n to_o enter_v after_o which_o he_o be_v bar_v but_o by_o the_o statute_n make_v since_o littleton_n write_v he_o that_o have_v right_a have_v five_o year_n allow_v to_o he_o to_o enter_v after_o the_o fine_a perfect_v 25._o by_o several_a statute_n since_o littleton_n write_v 464._o 2_o &_o 3_o e._n 6._o c._n 24_o 34_o &_o 35_o h._n 8._o c._n 14._o 3._o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o 1_o ed_n 6._o c._n 7._o 33_o h_o 8._o c._n 9_o coke_n com._n lit._n l._n 3._o sect_n 442._o 27._o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o coke_n com._n lit._n l._n 3._o sect_n 463_o &_o 464._o divers_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v give_v to_o justice_n of_o assize_n which_o they_o have_v not_o at_o the_o common_a law_n nor_o by_o any_o statute_n before_o those_o statute_n be_v make_v 26._o by_o the_o common_a law_n if_o a_o man_n land_n have_v be_v grant_v or_o settle_v to_o another_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o