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nomination_n and_o presentation_n shall_v be_v void_a a_o convict_a recusant_n shall_v neither_o be_v executor_n or_o administrator_n nor_o gaurdian_n in_o chivalry_n or_o socage_n the_o next_o of_o kin_n of_o the_o child_n of_o recusant_n convict_v to_o who_o the_o estate_n can_v descend_v who_o shall_v usual_o resort_v to_o divine_a service_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n shall_v have_v the_o guard_n and_o education_n of_o the_o child_n and_o of_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n hold_v in_o knights-service_n until_o the_o full_a age_n of_o 21_o year_n and_o of_o the_o land_n in_o socage_n as_o guardian_n in_o socage_n and_o of_o customary_a land_n by_o copy_n of_o court_n roll_n so_o long_o as_o the_o custom_n shall_v permit_v the_o same_o and_o in_o every_o of_o the_o say_a place_n shall_v yield_v a_o account_n of_o the_o profit_n to_o the_o ward_n all_o grant_n of_o ward_n either_o of_o the_o king_n or_o any_o other_o to_o any_o popish_a recusant_n shall_v be_v void_a no_o person_n shall_v bring_v from_o beyond_o sea_n print_n sell_v or_o buy_v any_o popish_a primer_n lady_n psalter_n manuel_n rosary_n popish_a catechism_n missal_n breviaries_n portal_n legend_n and_o life_n of_o saint_n contain_v superstitious_a matter_n upon_o penalty_n of_o forty_o shilling_n to_o be_v forfeit_v as_o aforesaid_a viz._n one_o three_o part_n to_o the_o king_n a_o other_o to_o the_o informer_n who_o will_v sue_v the_o other_o to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n where_o such_o book_n shall_v be_v find_v justice_n of_o peace_n in_o their_o limit_n mayor_n bailiff_n &_o chief_a officer_n in_o corporation_n may_v search_v the_o house_n of_o every_o popish_a recusant_n convict_v &_o the_o house_n and_o lodging_n of_o every_o person_n who_o wife_n be_v a_o popish_a recusant_n convict_v for_o popish_a book_n and_o relic_n of_o popery_n and_o if_o any_o altar_n pix_n bead_n picture_n or_o such_o like_a popish_a relic_n or_o any_o popish_a book_n 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armour_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o use_n of_o such_o recusant_n shall_v refuse_v to_o declare_v unto_o the_o