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father_n throne_n 3._o procop._n vand._n lib._n 3._o so_o among_o the_o vandal_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o next_o in_o blood_n to_o the_o first_o king_n and_o the_o elder_a shall_v be_v declare_v heir_n so_o that_o the_o second_o son_n because_o of_o his_o maturity_n of_o year_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o elder_a brother_n 24._o vid._n sup_v §._o 24._o so_o in_o sicily_n robert_n be_v the_o second_o son_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n before_o martell_n his_o elder_a brother_n son_n not_o proper_o for_o the_o reason_n fancy_v by_o bartolus_n because_o sicily_n be_v hold_v in_o fee_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o superior_a lord_n but_o because_o that_o kingdom_n be_v hereditary_a there_o be_v in_o guntanus_n a_o ancient_a example_n of_o such_o a_o succession_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o franc_n but_o that_o proceed_v rather_o from_o the_o people_n choice_n which_o at_o that_o time_n do_v not_o full_o cease_v but_o since_o that_o kingdom_n cease_v to_o be_v 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the_o son_n of_o the_o elder_a brother_n but_o that_o we_o must_v know_v that_o in_o many_o place_n where_o among_o child_n the_o live_a may_v succeed_v in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o right_a line_n they_o be_v not_o permit_v so_o to_o do_v in_o the_o transverse_n but_o where_o the_o right_o be_v not_o clear_a and_o undoubted_a it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o incline_v to_o that_o part_n which_o favour_v the_o child_n in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o father_n because_o we_o be_v thereunto_o guide_v by_o natural_a equity_n namely_o in_o that_o estate_n which_o descend_v from_o his_o ancestor_n neither_o be_v it_o any_o impediment_n that_o justinian_n call_v the_o right_a of_o brother_n child_n depredatory_a for_o this_o he_o do_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o ancient_a roman_a law_n but_o not_o to_o natural_a equity_n let_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o other_o case_n propose_v by_o emanuel_n costa_n xxxii_o whether_o the_o son_n of_o the_o brother_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o king_n uncle_n the_o son_n of_o the_o decease_a brother_n or_o even_o his_o daughter_n he_o say_v be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o king_n uncle_n this_o be_v true_a not_o in_o a_o lineal_a succession_n only_o but_o even_o in_o a_o hereditary_a in_o such_o kingdom_n where_o representative_a succession_n take_v place_n but_o not_o in_o such_o kingdom_n which_o in_o express_a term_n do_v bind_v we_o up_o to_o the_o degree_n that_o be_v natural_a for_o there_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v which_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o sex_n and_o age._n xxxiii_o the_o nephew_n by_o the_o son_n prefer_v before_o the_o daughter_n he_o further_o add_v that_o the_o nephew_n from_o the_o son_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o daughter_n it_o be_v true_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o sex_n yet_o with_o this_o exception_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o such_o a_o nation_n which_o even_o among_o child_n respect_v only_o the_o degree_n xxxiv_o the_o young_a nephew_n from_o 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