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throughout_o the_o whole_a duchy_n mean_n wamesius_fw-la kintschot_n christin_n mean_n these_o three_o condition_n of_o the_o right_n of_o devolution_n be_v clear_o prove_v in_o that_o learned_a and_o solid_a treatise_n which_o the_o counsellor_n stockmans_n have_v late_o publish_v on_o this_o subject_a and_o all_o the_o author_n of_o the_o country_n who_o have_v write_v upon_o it_o do_v unanimous_o agree_v with_o he_o therein_o as_o to_o the_o first_o point_n that_o the_o devolution_n be_v not_o a_o succession_n it_o be_v easy_o prove_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n where_o this_o right_n be_v in_o force_n and_o by_o the_o effect_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o which_o be_v total_o different_a succession_n suppose_v death_n and_o devolution_n do_v begin_v from_o the_o moment_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o first_o marriage_n haered_a l._n qui_fw-la supustitis_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr acquir_n haered_a there_o can_v be_v no_o succession_n to_o a_o live_a person_n that_o be_v to_o bury_v the_o father_n before_o their_o decease_n and_o make_v child_n succeed_v one_o another_o in_o the_o father_n life-time_n to_o change_v a_o succession_n which_o be_v direct_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n into_o a_o collateral_a one_o the_o grandchild_n who_o father_n die_v before_o their_o grandfather_n will_v be_v whole_o exclude_v from_o the_o inheritance_n for_o they_o can_v enter_v by_o way_n of_o direct_a succession_n because_o it_o will_v be_v fall_v to_o their_o uncle_n or_o to_o their_o aunt_n nor_o by_o collateral_a because_o they_o will_v be_v of_o a_o inferior_a degree_n and_o that_o the_o feodal_n custom_n of_o brabant_n do_v not_o admit_v of_o representation_n in_o indirect_a succession_n so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v a_o true_a succession_n it_o may_v happen_v that_o a_o aunt_n will_v total_o exclude_v the_o son_n of_o her_o elder_a brother_n which_o will_v overthrow_v the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o succession_n and_o the_o first_o 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they_o be_v conceive_v in_o term_n not_o very_o proper_a but_o however_o it_o be_v when_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n be_v contrary_a and_o that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n or_o of_o the_o custom_n be_v manifest_o know_v it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o prefer_v the_o word_n before_o the_o substance_n so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o the_o same_o custom_n do_v explicate_v very_o clear_o the_o equivocation_n in_o other_o place_n in_o the_o xxv_o article_n it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o the_o fief_n come_v from_o the_o first_o decease_v the_o propriety_n succeed_v to_o the_o child_n which_o evident_o express_v by_o this_o distinction_n that_o they_o do_v not_o succeed_v in_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o survivor_n and_o that_o the_o one_o be_v succession_n and_o the_o other_o devolution_n in_o the_o xxxvii_o article_n also_o it_o be_v say_v that_o feodal_n successor_n do_v not_o ascend_v but_o must_v always_o descend_v so_o that_o be_v the_o devolution_n a_o succession_n it_o will_v pass_v immediate_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o the_o second_o bed_n in_o case_n those_o of_o the_o first_o die_v without_o issue_n whereas_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o xxiii_o article_n that_o they_o do_v return_v back_o to_o the_o father_n or_o rather_o that_o they_o remain_v free_a and_o relieve_v of_o the_o band_n by_o which_o they_o be_v tie_v which_o be_v rather_o a_o settle_v than_o a_o return_v of_o the_o propriety_n otherwise_o a_o great_a absurdity_n must_v follow_v which_o be_v that_o the_o father_n will_v succeed_v as_o represent_v his_o son_n and_o so_o will_v be_v oblige_v to_o renew_v his_o investiture_n and_o swear_v homage_n anew_o which_o have_v never_o be_v practise_v although_o that_o the_o enact_v custom_n of_o louvain_n speak_v very_o uncorrected_o and_o seem_v in_o some_o place_n to_o confound_v the_o devolution_n and_o the_o succession_n nevertheless_o it_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o coherence_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v with_o different_a relation_n and_o that_o the_o word_n succession_n ought_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o estate_n already_o fall_v by_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o parent_n and_o that_o of_o devolution_n as_o relative_a to_o the_o good_n of_o the_o survivor_n since_o the_o custom_n in_o this_o place_n treat_v of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_z in_o other_o it_o call_v the_o father_n the_o proprietary_n of_o the_o use_n or_o fruit_n and_o that_o they_o treat_v distinct_o and_o in_o several_a article_n both_o of_o the_o succession_n and_o devolution_n as_o matter_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n in_o their_o cause_n and_o in_o all_o their_o effect_n this_o question_n be_v so_o plain_o handle_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o sieur_n stockmans_n chap._n 5._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la devol_n that_o the_o reader_n therein_o will_v find_v wherewith_o to_o satisfy_v himself_o full_o touch_v this_o particular_a if_o he_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o run_v it_o over_o as_o for_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o propriety_n the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n do_v not_o possess_v any_o effect_n thereof_o whilst_o either_o of_o the_o espouse_a be_v live_v as_o have_v neither_o the_o use_n of_o the_o fruit_n nor_o the_o testamentary_a disposition_n nor_o the_o right_n of_o alienation_n or_o of_o engagement_n nor_o any_o other_o of_o those_o action_n which_o by_o law_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o proprietor_n and_o if_o they_o chance_v to_o die_v before_o their_o father_n they_o fall_v from_o it_o total_o so_o that_o all_o their_o right_n consist_v in_o a_o simple_a assurance_n that_o those_o good_n shall_v not_o be_v alienate_v and_o in_o a_o hope_n to_o succeed_v one_o day_n thereunto_o in_o case_n they_o do_v outlive_v their_o father_n if_o they_o be_v proprietor_n they_o will_v be_v oblige_v by_o the_o same_o custom_n article_n lii_o to_o take_v the_o investiture_n from_o the_o direct_a lord_n during_o the_o life_n of_o their_o father_n which_o have_v never_o be_v practise_v the_o father_n on_o the_o contrary_n have_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o propriety_n with_o this_o limitation_n only_o that_o he_o can_v alienate_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n that_o except_v he_o enjoy_v he_o possess_v he_o govern_v he_o act_v juridical_o in_o his_o proper_a name_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v any_o inventory_n nor_o liable_a to_o give_v a_o account_n and_o have_v all_o the_o real_a action_n which_o of_o right_n can_v belong_v to_o a_o simple_a usufructuarie_n and_o be_v necessary_o annex_v to_o the_o propriety_n he_o be_v not_o so_o bridle_v but_o that_o the_o alienation_n which_o he_o make_v be_v valid_a in_o themselves_o and_o subsist_v if_o the_o child_n come_v to_o die_v before_o he_o though_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o rescission_n if_o they_o survive_v he_o in_o a_o word_n the_o propriety_n by_o this_o devolution_n can_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o child_n by_o any_o of_o the_o title_n of_o law_n by_o which_o domain_o be_v acquire_v they_o can_v pretend_v to_o it_o by_o way_n of_o succession_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v the_o devolution_n give_v they_o not_o any_o effect_n nor_o any_o title_n and_o the_o father_n have_v not_o lose_v it_o by_o any_o of_o the_o way_n of_o alienation_n which_o the_o civil_a law_n have_v prescribe_v the_o death_n of_o his_o wife_n can_v take_v from_o he_o the_o domain_a of_o his_o good_n jur._n l._n nemo_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr reg._n jur._n which_o can_v be_v lose_v but_o by_o a_o voluntary_a act_n as_o of_o donation_n sale_n session_n or_o crime_n whence_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o name_n of_o propriety_n without_o abuse_v the_o word_n can_v be_v give_v to_o that_o which_o have_v neither_o the_o effect_n nor_o the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o the_o custom_n can_v without_o injustice_n denude_v a_o father_n absolute_o of_o the_o
she_o and_o what_o his_o own_o proper_a reputation_n require_v of_o he_o as_o to_o the_o other_o land_n if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o they_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v that_o sovereignty_n be_v unalienable_a that_o prince_n can_v renounce_v their_o right_n in_o prejudice_n of_o their_o successor_n even_o by_o public_a treaty_n that_o those_o be_v right_n of_o blood_n inseparable_o tie_v to_o all_o the_o posterity_n that_o they_o may_v pretend_v relief_n even_o against_o treaty_n of_o peace_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o laesion_n in_o fine_a if_o no_o consideration_n neither_o of_o advantage_n nor_o of_o public_a faith_n can_v prevail_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o litigious_a wrangle_n behold_v the_o treaty_n of_o munster_n conclude_v with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n reduce_v to_o the_o same_o inconvenience_n with_o the_o pyrenean_n some_o objection_n remain_v to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o particular_a which_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o touch_v but_o very_o superficial_o though_o they_o be_v sufficient_o repel_v by_o the_o principle_n which_o i_o have_v establish_v they_o oppose_v to_o we_o in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o sentence_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n in_o the_o year_n 1230._o the_o same_o counsellor_n stockmans_n have_v very_o pertinent_o answer_v it_o in_o the_o 21._o article_n of_o his_o treatise_n to_o which_o i_o will_v only_o add_v that_o this_o sentence_n can_v have_v no_o relation_n to_o the_o right_n of_o devolution_n for_o these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o whole_a narrative_a on_o which_o he_o find_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o emperor_n be_v mere_o the_o invention_n of_o this_o scribbler_n in_o regard_n that_o neither_o the_o sentence_n nor_o the_o history_n do_v mention_v any_o such_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o text_n even_o of_o the_o sentence_n which_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o propriety_n but_o only_o interdict_v the_o alienation_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o he_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o state_n and_o what_o he_o add_v in_o the_o sentence_n matrem_fw-la habuerit_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la fit_a mortua_fw-la show_v that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o of_o some_o patrimonial_a good_n belong_v to_o the_o prince_n which_o may_v have_v be_v affect_v with_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o decease_a mother_n for_o if_o this_o sentence_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o devolution_n he_o will_v have_v make_v of_o it_o some_o express_a mention_n as_o well_o as_o have_v allege_v another_o cause_n for_o it_o beside_o that_o as_o i_o have_v already_o make_v appear_v the_o devolution_n do_v not_o absolute_o hinder_v and_o do_v not_o annul_v the_o alienation_n but_o render_v it_o only_o subject_a to_o be_v rescind_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o father_n remain_v notwithstanding_o valid_a in_o case_n the_o son_n come_v to_o die_v before_o he_o 2._o this_o sentence_n will_v be_v unjust_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o same_o custom_n if_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o devolution_n because_o this_o right_n do_v not_o give_v the_o child_n that_o horrible_a power_n present_o to_o seize_v upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o father_n in_o his_o life-time_n because_o of_o a_o simple_a alienation_n but_o give_v they_o only_o a_o hope_n to_o enjoy_v they_o after_o his_o death_n and_o the_o right_a to_o pretend_v relief_n and_o to_o re-demand_a what_o have_v be_v alienate_v during_o his_o life_n otherwise_o it_o be_v to_o authorise_v a_o unjust_a violence_n which_o will_v stifle_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o make_v child_n curatour_n to_o their_o father_n and_o to_o give_v they_o a_o opportunity_n to_o drive_v they_o from_o their_o throne_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o emperor_n ought_v to_o have_v some_o other_o motive_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o which_o i_o have_v relate_v in_o effect_n see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o found_v but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duchess_n it_o must_v needs_o have_v have_v some_o other_o cause_n then_o that_o of_o devolution_n in_o regard_n the_o emperor_n argument_n will_v not_o be_v conclude_v the_o duchess_n be_v dead_a than_o her_o husband_n can_v alienate_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o in_o some_o case_n but_o that_o the_o duchess_n also_o herself_o may_v have_v renounce_v this_o right_n by_o a_o disposition_n among_o the_o live_n or_o by_o one_o relate_v to_o her_o death_n 3._o if_o this_o sentence_n do_v concern_v the_o good_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n it_o will_v determine_v nothing_o at_o all_o by_o reason_n that_o by_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o can_v be_v alienate_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o state_n who_o themselves_o will_v have_v be_v the_o first_o to_o have_v oppose_v this_o alienation_n unless_o their_o assent_n have_v be_v require_v and_o that_o they_o have_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v found_v on_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o state_n in_o which_o case_n the_o emperor_n with_o justice_n can_v not_o have_v hinder_v the_o effect_n thereof_o 4._o this_o sentence_n be_v give_v in_o favour_n of_o a_o heir-male_n and_o do_v not_o infer_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n ought_v to_o exclude_v the_o son_n of_o the_o second_o indeed_o it_o be_v horrible_a and_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n only_o to_o imagine_v that_o such_o a_o case_n shall_v ever_o happen_v whereby_o we_o may_v see_v a_o daughter_n upon_o the_o throne_n to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o her_o brother_n and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o sovereign_n become_v subject_n to_o his_o sister_n this_o shock_n nature_n which_o have_v give_v the_o preeminence_n to_o man_n and_o the_o right_n to_o command_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o sex_n the_o author_n of_o the_o dialogue_n strive_v to_o get_v out_o of_o this_o difficulty_n by_o restrict_v this_o general_a inconvenience_n to_o the_o particular_a fact_n which_o be_v actual_o in_o question_n 52._o fol._n 52._o but_o he_o run_v from_o the_o list_n and_o elude_v the_o point_n in_o controversy_n he_o speak_v thus_o the_o catholic_n king_n shall_v command_v in_o his_o estate_n and_o the_o most_o christian_n queen_n in_o she_o without_o either_o of_o they_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o other_o this_o subterfuge_n be_v very_o pleasant_a and_o most_o handsome_o fancy_v at_o present_a he_o change_v the_o person_n of_o a_o advocate_n into_o that_o of_o a_o politician_n and_o make_v use_v of_o the_o expedient_a when_o he_o find_v not_o his_o advantage_n in_o litigious_a wrangle_n it_o be_v happy_a that_o philip_n the_o ivth_z leave_v unto_o his_o son_n other_o estate_n but_o if_o he_o have_v be_v only_a duke_n of_o brabant_n or_o prince_n only_o of_o any_o one_o of_o the_o other_o province_n to_o which_o france_n do_v pretend_v and_o that_o the_o devolution_n have_v place_n as_o to_o sovereignty_n the_o case_n have_v happen_v wherein_o the_o prince_n his_o son_n have_v become_v a_o subject_a to_o his_o sister_n and_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o monstrousness_n which_o this_o custom_n will_v produce_v in_o itself_o and_o the_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v general_o arise_v from_o thence_o we_o do_v look_v upon_o the_o thing_n pure_o in_o itself_o and_o not_o in_o the_o present_a circumstance_n which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o question_n â—nd_n hold_v no_o manner_n of_o similitudâ—â—â—th_n it_o because_o if_o the_o duke_n of_o â—â—abant_n do_v possess_v other_o kingdom_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n mere_o accidental_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o duchy_n and_o of_o its_o custom_n in_o fine_a all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v from_o this_o sentence_n be_v that_o the_o emperor_n will_v not_o permit_v the_o duke_n to_o alienate_v his_o good_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o son_n we_o can_v infer_v from_o thence_o any_o thing_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o devolution_n since_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o imperial_a sentence_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o fief_n in_o which_o the_o right_a of_o devolution_n never_o reign_v the_o second_o objection_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o allege_a and_o ill-applied_n opinion_n of_o some_o doctor_n who_o do_v maintain_v that_o when_o any_o difference_n about_o feodal_n custom_n be_v in_o agitation_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v regulate_v by_o those_o of_o the_o lording_n but_o by_o those_o of_o the_o serve_a fief_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o of_o they_o do_v speak_v in_o this_o place_n of_o those_o difference_n which_o arise_v upon_o the_o serve_a fief_n which_o be_v neither_o so_o absolute_a nor_o so_o privilege_v as_o the_o lording_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n and_o this_o make_v altogether_o in_o our_o favour_n to_o show_v the_o advantageous_a difference_n which_o there_o be_v of_o the_o great_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o lesser_a
into_o the_o matter_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o this_o rule_n have_v always_o remain_v inviolable_a in_o the_o succession_n of_o its_o prince_n whereupon_o several_a observation_n may_v be_v make_v the_o first_o that_o this_o order_n of_o succession_n have_v be_v common_a in_o all_o the_o province_n to_o which_o france_n do_v pretend_v and_o that_o this_o show_v that_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o have_v always_o be_v indivisible_a 2._o that_o the_o male_n have_v ever_o succeed_v to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o daughter_n 3._o that_o all_o the_o local_a custom_n which_o these_o author_n do_v allege_v have_v never_o take_v place_n in_o all_o these_o sovereignty_n 4._o that_o the_o right_n of_o devolution_n never_o have_v effect_n in_o reference_n to_o prince_n on_o any_o occasion_n otherwise_o catharine_n duchess_n of_o savoy_n have_v succeed_v isabel_n her_o sister_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o she_o have_v not_o at_o all_o renounce_v it_o seem_v that_o he_o seek_v only_o to_o divert_v himself_o in_o all_o the_o discourse_n he_o make_v touch_v the_o county_n of_o hainault_n 365._o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o queen_n right_n page_n 365._o and_o that_o by_o the_o example_n and_o allegation_n which_o he_o produce_v he_o will_v set_v forth_o his_o memory_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o here_o the_o place_n to_o dispute_v whether_o hainault_n be_v a_o fief_n or_o a_o freehold_n since_o in_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o title_n the_o right_n of_o the_o queen_n be_v equal_o ill_o found_v the_o sentence_n which_o he_o cite_v in_o favour_n of_o jaqueline_n countess_n of_o hainault_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n be_v whole_o from_o the_o purpose_n see_v it_o be_v out_o of_o controversy_n that_o the_o daughter_n do_v succeed_v in_o this_o county_n fail_v of_o heirs-male_a of_o the_o same_o line_n the_o point_n in_o question_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n do_v exclude_v the_o male_n of_o the_o second_o in_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o county_n yet_o of_o this_o he_o be_v altogether_o silent_a and_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o discourse_n be_v but_o a_o stray_a and_o a_o vain_a caracole_n out_o of_o his_o course_n and_o after_o he_o have_v run_v himself_o out_o of_o wind_n without_o be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o conclusion_n upon_o those_o ground_n which_o have_v cost_v he_o so_o much_o pain_n to_o establish_v they_o he_o retire_v like_o a_o cacus_n into_o his_o den_n of_o the_o particular_a custom_n which_o be_v his_o only_a refuge_n but_o it_o be_v here_o where_o he_o have_v lose_v all_o manner_n of_o modesty_n when_o he_o dare_v affirm_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n prefer_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n before_o the_o male_n of_o the_o second_o if_o he_o have_v consult_v the_o practitioner_n of_o the_o country_n they_o will_v have_v inform_v he_o of_o the_o use_v inviolable_o observe_v among_o they_o and_o found_v upon_o their_o custom_n which_o give_v the_o preference_n to_o the_o male_n without_o any_o distinction_n of_o bed_n in_o the_o succession_n of_o fief_n they_o will_v have_v let_v he_o see_v in_o the_o 13_o chapter_n article_n 6._o of_o their_o custom_n that_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n shall_v remain_v without_o any_o part_n in_o the_o fief_n of_o their_o father_n and_o that_o the_o male_n of_o the_o second_o shall_v absolute_o carry_v they_o by_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o custom_n according_a to_o their_o ordinary_a rule_n if_o the_o same_o custom_n have_v not_o permit_v the_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o provide_v a_o remedy_n in_o this_o by_o a_o special_a disposition_n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o custom_n two_o conjunct_n have_v only_o one_o daughter_n may_v make_v and_o pass_v advice_n to_o her_o profit_n out_o of_o their_o fief_n and_o allodes_n and_o main_a farm_n either_o whole_o or_o in_o part_n of_o they_o even_o by_o charge_v one_o piece_n or_o more_o of_o the_o rent_n hereditary_a or_o viageres_n revocable_a or_o irrevocable_a as_o if_o they_o have_v many_o child_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o from_o the_o say_a conjunct_n or_o from_o other_o subsequent_a marriage_n son_n shall_v come_v the_o say_a daughter_n may_v have_v a_o portion_n it_o be_v clear_a than_o the_o day_n that_o the_o end_n of_o this_o custom_n be_v to_o give_v the_o father_n a_o remedy_n against_o the_o practice_n and_o the_o general_a custom_n which_o prefer_v the_o male_n of_o the_o second_o bed_n to_o hinder_v that_o the_o daughter_n may_v not_o be_v leave_v without_o any_o part_n at_o all_o as_o it_o will_v happen_v if_o the_o parent_n do_v make_v no_o disposition_n to_o the_o contrary_n it_o be_v also_o see_v by_o the_o same_o text_n that_o regular_o the_o parent_n have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o make_v even_o this_o disposition_n and_o that_o they_o do_v receive_v it_o only_o by_o this_o custom_n may_v make_v and_o pass_v advice_n therefore_o they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o if_o this_o custom_n do_v not_o give_v they_o the_o power_n otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a and_o without_o effect_n the_o 7_o article_n of_o the_o same_o custom_n do_v so_o neat_o interpret_v the_o precede_a that_o if_o the_o writer_n have_v but_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o read_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v so_o inconsiderate_o hazard_v upon_o a_o proposition_n which_o tend_v to_o destroy_v all_o his_o credit_n the_o term_n whereof_o be_v these_o and_o though_o by_o the_o law_n if_o there_o be_v no_o advice_n the_o fief_n patrimonial_a of_o the_o survivor_n belong_v to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o second_o marriage_n when_o there_o be_v only_o a_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n nevertheless_o the_o say_a fief_n be_v ordain_v by_o advice_n to_o the_o daughter_n as_o in_o the_o precede_a article_n or_o to_o many_o of_o the_o former_a marriage_n such_o a_o ordinance_n shall_v take_v place_n to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o second_o marriage_n which_o be_v in_o the_o public_a a_o universal_a practice_n and_o without_o contradiction_n throughout_o all_o this_o province_n as_o to_o the_o country_n of_o namur_n though_o particular_a good_n there_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o devolution_n it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v exempt_a from_o it_o that_o it_o be_v see_v at_o this_o hour_n by_o the_o contract_n of_o sale_n which_o the_o earl_n john_n make_v to_o the_o behoof_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n in_o the_o year_n 1421._o that_o he_o part_v with_o the_o say_a country_n to_o this_o duke_n upon_o condition_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o devolution_n have_v sell_v it_o to_o he_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n which_o shall_v be_v earl_n of_o flanders_n without_o ever_o be_v able_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o that_o county_n this_o inseparabilitie_n do_v necessary_o exclude_v the_o devolution_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n to_o which_o it_o be_v unite_v do_v no_o way_n acknowledge_v this_o custom_n as_o for_o what_o concern_v artois_n the_o custom_n which_o he_o cite_v be_v not_o receive_v and_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o 27_o article_n which_o he_o allege_v extend_v no_o far_a than_o to_o the_o good_n that_o be_v situate_v within_o the_o sheriffdom_n of_o arras_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o precede_a article_n and_o in_o the_o text_n of_o the_o same_o custom_n which_o can_v only_o not_o be_v a_o law_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o can_v so_o much_o as_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o other_o land_n of_o the_o country_n which_o have_v its_o general_n and_o receive_v custom_n fail_v whereof_o it_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o write_v law_n and_o though_o this_o custom_n of_o arras_n give_v some_o right_n to_o the_o child_n upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o survivor_n it_o be_v notwithstanding_o far_o different_a from_o the_o devolution_n in_o all_o its_o effect_n as_o those_o may_v observe_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o read_v it_o and_o it_o be_v so_o limit_v to_o the_o place_n that_o though_o it_o affect_v the_o movable_n yet_o those_o can_v be_v seize_v on_o which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o sheriffdom_n but_o by_o the_o general_a and_o the_o receive_a custom_n of_o this_o province_n there_o be_v neither_o devolution_n nor_o intervestiture_n as_o they_o call_v it_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o the_o 139._o article_n the_o survivor_n inherit_v one_o half_a of_o all_o the_o movable_n of_o the_o first_o decease_v and_o by_o the_o 134._o the_o husband_n have_v the_o administration_n of_o all_o the_o good_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o can_v alienate_v the_o unmoveable_n without_o her_o consent_n which_o be_v altogether_o opposite_a to_o the_o intervestiture_n the_o 176._o article_n which_o be_v urge_v against_o we_o concern_v not_o the_o