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himself_o 2._o in_o the_o countess_n of_o salisbury_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n 3._o in_o the_o lord_n montague_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n whereby_o their_o whole_a interest_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o albeit_o since_o those_o attainder_n it_o have_v be_v restore_v in_o blood_n yet_o have_v not_o that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o recover_v unto_o that_o house_n the_o ancient_a land_n and_o title_n of_o honour_n thereunto_o belong_v for_o they_o be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o crown_n as_o be_v also_o to_o the_o next_o in_o blood_n unattainted_a the_o prerogative_n of_o succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n unless_o special_a mention_n have_v be_v make_v thereof_o in_o their_o restauration_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o huntington_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o pool_n upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o lord_n montague_n with_o his_o mother_n of_o salisbury_n all_o such_o right_a as_o they_o have_v or_o might_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o in_o they_o fall_v upon_o geoffrey_n brother_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n 1._o because_o he_o be_v not_o attaint_v 2._o he_o be_v a_o degree_n near_o unto_o the_o duke_n of_o clarence_n and_o thereby_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o uncle_n before_o the_o niece_n s._n 34._o 40._o than_o the_o lady_n katherine_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o man_n she_o a_o woman_n and_o neither_o of_o their_o father_n in_o possession_n of_o the_o thing_n pretend_a which_o privilege_n of_o sex_n get_v the_o last_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n 4._o inconvenience_n of_o religion_n this_o point_n alter_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o earl_n first_o title_n of_o the_o infant_n as_o heir_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o britain_n from_o william_n the_o conqueror_n sect._n 12._o she_o be_v descend_v of_o the_o ancient_a royal_a blood_n of_o england_n from_o the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o the_o conqueror_n constance_n whereof_o her_o friend_n infer_v two_o consequence_n 1._o when_o the_o conqueror_n son_n die_v without_o issue_n or_o be_v make_v incapable_a of_o the_o crown_n as_o henry_n 1._o seem_v to_o be_v for_o the_o violence_n use_v to_o his_o elder_a brother_n robert_n and_o his_o son_n william_n sect._n 11._o then_o shall_v the_o elder_a sister_n have_v enter_v before_o king_n stephen_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o alice_n or_o adela_n her_o young_a sister_n the_o come_n of_o a_o woman_n no_o bar_n to_o inher_n in_o england_n though_o the_o salic_a law_n seem_v to_o exclude_v she_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n yet_o from_o the_o inheritance_n of_o england_n brittany_n aquitaine_n etc._n etc._n come_v to_o she_o by_o woman_n and_o fall_v ordinary_o in_o woman_n nor_o that_o nor_o other_o law_n exclude_v she_o second_o title_n of_o the_o infant_n by_o france_n whereof_o she_o be_v heir_n general_a from_o henry_n 2._o she_o be_v lineal_o descend_v from_o eleonor_n the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o henry_n 2._o sect._n 15._o by_o who_o she_o be_v heir_n general_a of_o france_n and_o thereby_o of_o england_n sect._n 15._o for_o three_o reason_n 1._o king_n john_n by_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o nephew_n arthur_n of_o brittany_n forfeit_v all_o his_o state_n whatsoever_o now_o this_o happen_v four_o year_n before_o his_o son_n henry_n 3._o be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o the_o crown_n by_o right_n shall_v have_v come_v to_o the_o say_a eleonor_n his_o elder_a sister_n 2._o arthur_n be_v prisoner_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o roan_n and_o suspect_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v murder_v by_o his_o uncle_n john_n nominate_v the_o lady_n blanch_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o eleonor_n to_o be_v his_o heir_n which_o be_v it_o not_o good_a yet_o when_o he_o and_o his_o sister_n be_v put_v to_o death_n she_o and_o her_o mother_n be_v next_o of_o kin_n unto_o they_o for_o any_o more_o of_o england_n s._n 12._o 3._o john_n be_v actual_o depose_v by_o the_o baron_n and_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n 16_o regni_fw-la sui_fw-la and_o lewis_n of_o france_n the_o husband_n of_o blanch_n elect_v and_o admit_v with_o their_o whole_a consent_n to_o who_o 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exclude_v from_o the_o succession_n by_o sundry_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o at_o this_o day_n be_v at_o contention_n among_o themselves_o why_o may_v not_o the_o right_a of_o both_o house_n by_o composition_n peace_n and_o compromise_n at_o least_o be_v pass_v over_o to_o their_o sister_n issue_n objection_n against_o the_o infanta_n 1._o these_o her_o claim_n be_v very_o old_a and_o wear_v out_o 2._o her_o claim_n be_v but_o collateral_a by_o sister_n 3._o she_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o alien_n bear_v 4._o her_o religion_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o state_n answer_v by_o those_o that_o favour_n her_o title_n antiquity_n hurt_v not_o the_o goodness_n of_o title_n to_o kingdom_n when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o advance_v they_o which_o common_o be_v never_o presume_v to_o die_v and_o nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la 2._o collateral_a line_n may_v lawful_o be_v admit_v to_o enter_v when_o the_o direct_a either_o fail_v or_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v for_o other_o just_a respect_n 3._o the_o point_n of_o foreign_a birth_n be_v sufficient_o answer_v before_o sect._n 50._o 4._o the_o impediment_n of_o other_o religion_n be_v not_o universal_a nor_o admit_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o man_n but_o only_o of_o such_o english_a as_o differ_v in_o religion_n from_o she_o to_o the_o rest_n and_o those_o many_o it_o will_v rather_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o favour_n then_o hinder_v her_o title_n cap._n viii_o examination_n of_o the_o house_n of_o spain_n and_o portugal_n the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n belong_v to_o portugal_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o two_o daughter_n of_o john_n of_o gant_n by_o his_o two_o first_o wife_n sect._n 23_o 24._o the_o former_a whereof_o the_o lady_n blanch_n be_v heir_n of_o the_o duchy_n sect._n 19_o when_o the_o posterity_n of_o his_o issue_n male_a