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A49780 Marriage by the morall law of God vindicated against all ceremonial laws of popes and bishops destructive to filiation aliment and succession and the government of familyes and kingdoms Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2. 1680 (1680) Wing L690; ESTC R7113 397,315 448

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the_o servande_n of_o the_o house_n or_o other_o famous_a witness_n and_o shall_v execute_v their_o office_n and_o charge_n and_o thereafter_o shall_v offer_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o saidis_fw-la letter_n or_o precept_n to_o any_o of_o the_o servand_n quhilk_fw-mi give_v they_o refuse_v to_o do_v that_o they_o affix_v the_o samin_n upon_o the_o ȝett_n or_o dure_n of_o the_o person_n summoun_v and_o siklike_a give_v they_o get_v na_z entress_n they_o first_fw-mi knockand_fw-mi at_o the_o dure_n sex_n knock_n they_o shall_v execute_v their_o office_n before_o famous_a witness_n at_o the_o say_a house_n and_o dwell_a place_n and_o affix_v the_o copy_n upon_o the_o ȝett_n or_o dure_n thereof_o as_o say_v be_v quhilk_fw-mi shall_v be_v leiful_a and_o sufficient_a summound_v and_o deliver_v of_o the_o copy_n and_o the_o party_n and_o officiar_fw-la shall_v not_o be_v halden_a to_o give_v any_o usher_v copy_n bot_n at_o their_o awin_n pleasure_n and_o every_o officiar_fw-la in_o his_o 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negabimus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la for_o if_o a_o poor_a man_n sue_v a_o nobleman_n there_o a_o chancellor_n will_v deny_v a_o poor_a man_n his_o terrible_a writ_n which_o he_o use_v to_o grant_v under_o a_o hundred_o pound_v penalty_n in_o terrorem_fw-la pauperum_fw-la and_o he_o shall_v get_v no_o more_o of_o he_o if_o he_o do_v that_o at_o a_o great_a price_n than_o the_o writ_n will_v have_v cost_v but_o a_o poor_a beg_a letter_n to_o the_o nobleman_n to_o send_v his_o answer_n to_o the_o complaint_n against_o his_o oppression_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o to_o bring_v into_o england_n the_o old_a slavery_n of_o rome_n whereby_o no_o slave_n be_v permit_v to_o sue_v their_o lord_n before_o the_o praetor_n or_o any_o other_o judge_n be_v their_o tyranny_n over_o they_o never_o so_o great_a and_o unjust_a what_o a_o wretched_a dishonour_n be_v it_o to_o public_a justice_n which_o heretofore_o be_v blind_a to_o the_o person_n that_o she_o turn_v now_o blind_a to_o the_o cause_n 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to_o imprison_v the_o
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infant_n cause_v thereby_o as_o by_o the_o papist_n law_n be_v continual_o do_v yet_o i_o conclude_v though_o the_o law_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v far_o better_a than_o that_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o such_o as_o plant_v his_o canon_n in_o their_o court_n in_o defiance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n i_o think_v neither_o a_o fit_a rule_n to_o judge_v marriage_n legitimation_n or_o succession_n by_o chap._n v._o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a law_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o marriage_n legitimation_n and_o succession_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a law_n no_o english_a lawyer_n can_v mention_v my_o lord_n coke_n without_o great_a honour_n but_o how_o he_o come_v so_o biased_a as_o to_o endeavour_v to_o set_v up_o papal_a and_o episcopal_a law_n under_o the_o name_n of_o regal_a appear_v not_o object_n 1_o it_o be_v object_v by_o coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n 40._o in_o cawdryes_n case_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o if_o the_o king_n can_v authorize_v by_o his_o commission_n or_o writ_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o determine_v and_o judge_v those_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n by_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a witness_n and_o judge_n both_o of_o fact_n and_o law_n and_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o by_o use_n and_o custom_n be_v now_o our_o ecclesiastical_a law_n then_o he_o be_v disable_v to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o all_o spiritual_a thing_n or_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o temporal_a according_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n due_a to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o then_o cause_n justice_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o his_o subject_n in_o these_o so_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n on_o 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