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service_n be_v to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o if_o it_o be_v object_v those_o claim_n be_v put_v in_o upon_o the_o declaration_n and_o instruction_n which_o by_o the_o act_n possible_o may_v be_v alter_v it_o be_v easy_o answer_v either_o the_o act_n have_v give_v they_o a_o new_a title_n or_o it_o have_v not_o if_o it_o haâ—h_v give_v they_o a_o new_a title_n than_o they_o be_v in_o by_o the_o act_n and_o not_o by_o any_o former_a title_n if_o it_o have_v give_v they_o none_o than_o their_o old_a title_n be_v that_o they_o must_v rely_v on_o but_o admit_v a_o election_n be_v the_o law_n be_v clear_a 29._o noy_n 29._o and_o so_o resolve_v that_o there_o be_v no_o election_n against_o the_o king_n propos_fw-fr 10._o that_o no_o claimant_n claim_v by_o innocency_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o make_v any_o other_o claim_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v nocent_a sir_n we_o must_v crave_v your_o patience_n to_o consider_v this_o case_n and_o first_o the_o act_n of_o settlement_n omit_v 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but_o consonant_a herein_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n that_o delight_v finem_fw-la imponere_fw-la litibus_fw-la and_o hate_v all_o circuit_n of_o action_n if_o a_o man_n by_o his_o deed_n grant_v a_o rent-charge_n and_o the_o rent_n be_v arrear_n it_o be_v in_o the_o grantee_n election_n to_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n or_o distrein_o 219._o littl._n sect._n 219._o but_o he_o can_v make_v his_o election_n but_o once_o for_o if_o he_o recover_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n he_o shall_v never_o after_o distrein_o or_o if_o he_o do_v distrein_o and_o avow_v in_o a_o court_n of_o râ—cord_n he_o shall_v never_o after_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n because_o a_o avowry_n in_o a_o court_n of_o record_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o action_n be_v a_o determination_n of_o his_o election_n before_o a_o judgement_n give_v à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la after_o judgement_n give_v if_o a_o wife_n be_v endow_v ex_fw-la assensu_fw-la patris_fw-la and_o the_o husband_n die_v the_o 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