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marry_v by_o all_o those_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n notwithstanding_o the_o kingdom_n be_v by_o marriage-covenant_n settle_v on_o her_o issue_n by_o king_n edgar_n notwithstanding_o ethelred_n appear_v with_o a_o company_n of_o lord_n competitor_n notwithstanding_o the_o accompany_v of_o edgar_n with_o elfred_n be_v through_o romish_a superstition_n think_v so_o unlawful_a as_o not_o to_o be_v expiate_v under_o seven_o year_n penance_n yet_o the_o same_o archbishop_n dunstan_n who_o impose_v the_o same_o on_o the_o father_n lay_v none_o on_o the_o son_n but_o he_o and_o the_o clergy_n declare_v he_o the_o right_n and_o lawful_a heir_n by_o which_o they_o do_v implicit_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n of_o marriage_n and_o not_o any_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o man_n be_v the_o immutable_a law_n which_o ought_v to_o govern_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n 2._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o purge_v all_o treason_n from_o he_o who_o commit_v it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n to_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o same_o 3._o that_o prince_n disinherit_n the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o wife_n and_o entail_v their_o kingdom_n to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o second_o destroy_v thereby_o their_o own_o house_n 4._o that_o none_o be_v more_o cruel_a to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o mother_n than_o stepmother_n which_o it_o seem_v make_v all_o poet_n so_o out_o of_o charity_n with_o they_o that_o they_o never_o mention_v they_o without_o some_o odious_a epithet_n of_o injustae_fw-la mala_fw-la dirae_fw-la ferae_fw-la terribiles_fw-la novercae_fw-la and_o defame_v they_o with_o stab_v poison_v and_o witchcraft_n pocula_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la saevae_fw-la infecere_fw-la novercae_fw-la miscueruntque_fw-la herbas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la innoxia_fw-la verba_fw-la virg._n georg._n 2._o when_o cruel_a stepmother_n poison_v the_o cup_n add_v herb_n and_o spell_n for_o right_a heir_n to_o drink_v up_o i_o find_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o stepmother_n except_v by_o horace_n as_o not_o apt_a to_o be_v guilty_a of_o these_o practice_n which_o be_v she_o that_o neither_o bring_v portion_n nor_o expect_v jointure_n particular_o of_o the_o getick_a woman_n of_o who_o chastity_n and_o good_a nature_n he_o thus_o write_v illic_fw-la matre_fw-la carentibus_fw-la privignis_fw-la mulier_fw-la temperate_a innocens_fw-la nec_fw-la dotata_fw-la regit_fw-la virum_fw-la conjux_fw-la nec_fw-la infido_fw-la fidit_fw-la adultero_fw-la do_v est_fw-la magna_fw-la parentium_fw-la virtus_fw-la &_o metuens_fw-la alterius_fw-la viri_fw-la certo_fw-la foedere_fw-la castitas_fw-la et_fw-la peccare_fw-la nefas_fw-la aut_fw-la pretium_fw-la mori_fw-la the_o innocent_a and_o kind_a stepmother_n there_o the_o orphan_n motherless_a to_o hurt_v forbear_v and_o not_o with_o portion_n over_o their_o husband_n rant_v help_v by_o the_o gay_a adulterous_a gallant_a virtue_n be_v portion_n great_a and_o chastity_n strange_a man_n to_o touch_v more_o fear_v than_o to_o die_v 5._o that_o where_o marriage_n by_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o man_n be_v prefer_v before_o a_o marriage_n by_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n this_o make_v way_n for_o all_o murder_n by_o stepmother_n of_o the_o child_n of_o first_o mother_n of_o which_o see_v likewise_o the_o example_n of_o roxalana_n before_o relate_v at_o large_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o p._n 245._o temple_n william_n the_o conqueror_n succeed_v to_o his_o natural_a father_n dukedom_n his_o mother_n never_o marry_v by_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v the_o son_n of_o rollo_n duke_n of_o normandy_n by_o arlotte_n a_o mean_a woman_n who_o he_o make_v sa_o compaigne_n or_o sociam_fw-la thalami_fw-la without_o any_o ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n or_o temple_n she_o be_v a_o person_n how_o mean_v soever_o yet_o not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o he_o to_o marry_o and_o though_o some_o slander_v she_o in_o hatred_n to_o her_o son_n as_o if_o by_o some_o lightness_n of_o she_o all_o such_o as_o be_v of_o that_o trade_n
page_n 118._o cap._n ii_o whither_o necessary_a in_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n for_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n to_o the_o three_o kingdom_n page_n 121._o objection_n against_o it_o answer_v obj._n 1_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n make_v a_o kingdom_n elective_a and_o not_o hereditary_a ibid._n obj._n 2._o act_n of_o precedent_n parliament_n can_v bind_v subsequent_a from_o repeal_n page_n 122._o obj._n 3_o act_n of_o parliament_n can_v bind_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n from_o cut_v off_o those_o act_n by_o conquest_n page_n 123._o obj._n 4._o declare_v a_o successor_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n incite_v he_o to_o be_v disobedient_a and_o rebellious_a ibid._n obj._n 5._o the_o ottoman_a emperor_n never_o declare_v a_o successor_n page_n 124._o obj._n 6._o queen_n elizabeth_z refuse_v to_o declare_v a_o successor_n page_n 127._o reason_n for_o declare_v a_o protestant_a successor_n by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n with_o the_o great_a danger_n ensue_v the_o neglect_n page_n 132._o 1._o danger_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o prince_n ibid._n 2._o danger_n by_o the_o incertainty_n of_o the_o law_n of_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n page_n 133._o 3._o danger_n of_o the_o arbitrary_a dispose_n of_o the_o crown_n by_o rome_n or_o canterbury_n page_n 134._o 4._o danger_n of_o the_o predominancy_n of_o papal_n and_o episcopal_a law_n of_o marriage_n filiation_n and_o succession_n above_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n ibid._n 5._o danger_n to_o the_o king_n person_n his_o lineal_a heir_n and_o house_n page_n 135._o 6._o danger_n of_o lineal_a and_o collateral_a heir_n to_o destroy_v one_o another_o ibid._n 7._o danger_n if_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n shall_v happen_v to_o die_v before_o his_o father_n leave_v his_o heir_n and_o young_a child_n in_o minority_n ibid._n 8._o danger_n of_o a_o successor_n without_o assent_n of_o the_o people_n page_n 137._o 9_o danger_n of_o a_o papist_n successor_n page_n 138._o a_o papist_n successor_n more_o dangerous_a to_o papist_n themselves_o than_o a_o protestant_a successor_n ibid._n a_o papist_n successor_n or_o male_n utter_o destructive_a to_o protestant_n and_o a_o female_a double_o destructive_a page_n 160._o 10._o danger_n in_o regard_n of_o foreign_a prince_n page_n 182._o 11._o danger_n of_o expose_v succession_n to_o counterfeit_n will_n and_o testament_n page_n 190._o 12._o danger_n of_o encourage_v usurper_n page_n 191._o 13._o danger_n in_o doubtful_a title_n of_o interregnum_n page_n 192._o 14._o danger_n of_o cantonize_a the_o kingdom_n ibid._n 15._o danger_n of_o expose_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o sale_n page_n 193._o 16._o danger_n of_o expose_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o conquest_n page_n 197._o lib_fw-la iii_o chap._n i._n the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o de_fw-fr proditionibus_fw-la as_o in_o the_o original_a french_a auxint_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr divers_a opinion_n ont_fw-fr estre_fw-fr eins_fw-ge ceax_n heurs_fw-fr quel_fw-fr case_n doit_fw-fr estre_fw-fr dit_fw-fr treason_n et_fw-fr en_fw-fr quel_fw-fr nemy_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr a_fw-fr le_fw-fr request_n des_fw-fr signor_n et_fw-fr commons_o ad_fw-la fait_fw-fr declarisment_n que_fw-fr ensuist_n cestassavoire_n quant_fw-fr home_fw-fr fait_fw-fr compasser_n ou_fw-fr imaginer_n la_fw-fr mort_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr madame_fw-fr sa_fw-fr compaigne_n ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr lour_v fit_v eigne_n et_fw-fr heir_n the_o word_n as_o translate_v by_o pulton_n and_o coke_n into_o english_a whereas_o divers_a opinion_n have_v be_v before_o this_o time_n in_o what_o case_n treason_n shall_v be_v say_v and_o in_o what_o not_o the_o king_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o have_v make_v a_o declaration_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o hereafter_o follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o a_o man_n do_v compass_n or_o imagine_v the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n of_o our_o lady_n his_o queen_n or_o of_o their_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n the_o statute_n of_o kenneth_n the_o three_o and_z malcolm_z mackenneth_n the_o second_o as_o relate_v by_o buchanan_n lib._n 6._o rer._n scot._n p._n 191_o &_o 196._o adjectae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o aliae_fw-la leges_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la regi_fw-la maximus_fw-la natu_fw-la filius_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la succederit_fw-la ita_fw-la filio_fw-la ante_fw-la patrem_fw-la defuncto_fw-la nepos_fw-la avo_fw-la subrogaretur_fw-la english_v there_o be_v other_o law_n also_o add_v that_o as_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n shall_v succeed_v to_o he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n so_o if_o such_o son_n die_v before_o the_o father_n the_o nephew_n shall_v succeed_v in_o his_o stead_n to_o his_o grandfather_n another_o law_n of_o scotland_n mention_v by_o skene_n reg._n majest_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 33._o de_fw-fr nepote_fw-la ex_fw-la primogenito_fw-la filio_fw-la nepos_n ex_fw-la filio_fw-la primogenito_fw-la mortuo_fw-la jure_fw-la representationis_fw-la succedit_fw-la avo_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la postnatum_fw-la avi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la auunculum_fw-la suum_fw-la excludit_fw-la english_v the_o elder_a son_n be_v dead_a before_o the_o father_n the_o nephew_n by_o the_o elder_a son_n shall_v in_o right_n of_o representation_n succeed_v to_o his_o grandfather_n and_o exclude_v any_o young_a son_n of_o his_o grandfather_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o uncle_n this_o law_n of_o scotland_n be_v take_v out_o of_o glanvil_n lib._n 7._o c._n 3._o which_o show_v it_o be_v the_o unquestionable_a law_n of_o england_n as_o well_o as_o of_o scotland_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n l._n 3._o c._n de_fw-fr suis_fw-fr &_o legit_fw-la haered_a l._n posthumorum_fw-la 13._o h._n the_o injust_a testamento_fw-la etc._n etc._n 33._o ex_fw-la l._n 1._o §_o 6._o h._n the_o haered_a skene_n say_v further_a that_o of_o this_o question_n between_o the_o son_n of_o the_o elder_a son_n and_o the_o uncle_n franciscus_n vinius_n treat_v at_o large_a lib._n 3._o decisionum_fw-la decis_fw-la 501._o and_o he_o allcadge_v alciat_fw-la cons_n 101._o &_o bartol_n in_o l._n post_fw-la fratres_fw-la c._n 1._o de_fw-la legit_fw-la haered_a bald._n salyc_a &_o doctores_fw-la in_o l._n si_fw-la viva_fw-la mater_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr bon._n pater_fw-la the_o statute_n make_v 10_o h._n 7._o in_o a_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n call_v poyning_n law_n the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v these_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o statute_n late_o make_v within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n concern_v or_o belong_v to_o the_o common_a or_o public_a weal_n of_o the_o same_o from_o henceforth_o be_v deem_v good_a and_o effectual_a in_o the_o law_n and_o ever_o that_o be_v accept_v use_v and_o execute_v within_o this_o land_n of_o ireland_n in_o all_o point_n and_o at_o all_o 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