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succeed_v than_o richard_n jure_fw-la propinquitatis_fw-la this_o make_v the_o old_a king_n edward_n 3._o confirm_v the_o succession_n to_o richard_n 2._o by_o parliament_n and_o the_o oath_n of_o his_o uncle_n and_o make_v the_o young_a king_n richard_n 2._o hold_n first_o and_o his_o son_n in_o jealousy_n and_o hatred_n ever_o after_o as_o distrust_v the_o likelihood_n of_o their_o title_n declaration_n of_o the_o heir_n apparent_a in_o the_o prince_n life_n be_v partial_a no_o sure_a precedent_n partial_a establish_n of_o succession_n by_o parliament_n be_v no_o extraordinary_a thing_n with_o prince_n which_o yet_o most_o common_o have_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n so_o do_v richard_n 3._o cause_n john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o son_n to_o his_o sister_n elisabeth_n duchess_n of_o suffolk_n to_o be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a thereby_o exclude_v his_o brother_n edward_n four_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n so_o do_v henry_n 8._o prefer_v the_o issue_n of_o his_o young_a sister_n before_o that_o of_o his_o elder_n so_o do_v edward_n 6._o declare_v the_o lady_n jane_n gray_n his_o cousin_n german_a remove_v to_o be_v his_o heir_n and_o successor_n exclude_v his_o own_o two_o sister_n such_o say_v they_o be_v the_o aforesaid_a declaration_n of_o roger_n mortimer_n by_o richard_n 2._o to_o as_o little_a purpose_n as_o from_o little_a equity_n uncle_n prefer_v before_o the_o nephew_n divers_a time_n contra_fw-la sect._n 83._o that_o john_n of_o gant_n shall_v have_v in_o right_n succeed_v his_o father_n rather_o than_o richard_n himself_o as_o near_a to_o his_o father_n be_v prove_v by_o the_o course_n of_o divers_a kingdom_n where_o the_o uncle_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o nephew_n 1._o in_o naples_n much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n robert_n before_o charles_n the_o son_n of_o martel_n his_o elder_a brother_n 2._o in_o spain_n don_n sancho_n bravo_n before_o the_o child_n of_o prince_n don_n alonso_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cerda_n from_o who_o the_o house_n of_o medina_n celi_n be_v descend_v by_o sentence_n of_o don_n alonso_n the_o wise_a and_o of_o all_o the_o realm_n and_o nobility_n anno_fw-la 1276._o 3._o in_o the_o earldom_n of_o arthois_n man_v before_o robert_n son_n to_o her_o brother_n philip_n by_o sentence_n of_o philip_n le_fw-fr bel_n of_o france_n confirm_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n and_o by_o his_o successor_n philippi_n de_fw-fr valois_n who_o he_o the_o say_a robert_n have_v much_o assist_v in_o the_o recovery_n of_o france_n from_o the_o english_a 4._o in_o brittany_n john_n breno_n earl_n of_o montfort_n before_o jane_n countess_n of_o bloys_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o guy_n his_o elder_a brother_n by_o sentence_n of_o edward_n 3._o and_o the_o state_n of_o england_n who_o put_v he_o in_o possession_n of_o that_o dukedom_n 5._o in_o scotland_n where_o albeit_o edward_n 1._o of_o england_n give_v sentence_n for_o john_n balliol_n nephew_n to_o the_o elder_a daughter_n exclude_v thereby_o robert_n bruse_n son_n to_o the_o young_a yet_o that_o sentence_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v unjust_a in_o scotland_n and_o the_o crown_n restore_v to_o robert_n bruise_v his_o son_n who_o posterity_n hold_v it_o to_o this_o day_n 6._o the_o like_a whereof_o in_o naples_n lewis_n prince_n of_o taranto_n son_n to_o philip_n prevail_v before_o joan_n the_o niece_n of_o robert_n aforesaid_a who_o be_v philip_n elder_a brother_n though_o philip_n die_v before_o robert_n because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o a_o degree_n near_o to_o his_o grandfather_n than_o joan._n 7._o and_o in_o england_n itself_o henry_n 1._o prefer_v before_o william_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n of_o normandy_n his_o elder_a brother_n and_o king_n john_n prefer_v before_o arthur_n d._n of_o brittany_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n geoffrey_n because_o he_o be_v near_o to_o richard_n his_o brother_n then_o dead_a than_o be_v arthur_n which_o right_o of_o his_o the_o english_a incline_v still_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o admit_v and_o thereupon_o proclaim_v he_o king_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o french_a and_o other_o foreign_a prince_n of_o stomach_n oppose_v themselves_o against_o it_o king_n john_n rightful_o prefer_v before_o his_o brother_n arthur_n against_o this_o last_o king_n richard_n when_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n cause_v his_o nephew_n arthur_n to_o be_v declare_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n thereby_o show_v his_o title_n to_o be_v the_o better_a answ_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o england_n for_o richard_n be_v in_o normandy_n when_o he_o make_v it_o 2._o richard_n do_v it_o rather_o to_o repress_v the_o amhitious_a humour_n of_o john_n in_o his_o absence_n 3._o this_o declaration_n be_v never_o admit_v in_o england_n but_o renounce_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o nobility_n in_o his_o absence_n 4._o richard_n himself_o at_o his_o return_n disadvow_v it_o appoint_v john_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o cause_v the_o noble_n to_o swear_v fealty_n unto_o he_o as_o to_o his_o next_o in_o blood_n the_o opinion_n of_o civil_a lawyer_n touch_v the_o right_n of_o the_o uncle_n and_o nephew_n contra_fw-la sect._n 83._o this_o controversy_n divide_v all_o the_o lawyer_n in_o christendom_n baldus_n oldratus_fw-la panormitanus_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o nephew_n bartolus_n alexander_n decius_n alciatus_fw-la cujatius_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o uncle_n baldus_n himself_o at_o length_n conclude_v that_o see_v rigor_n of_o law_n run_v only_o with_o the_o uncle_n be_v proper_o near_o in_o blood_n by_o one_o degree_n and_o that_o only_a indulgence_n and_o custom_n permit_v the_o nephew_n to_o represent_v his_o father_n place_n whensoever_o the_o uncle_n be_v bear_v before_o the_o nephew_n and_o his_o elder_a brother_n die_v before_o his_o father_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o john_n of_o gant_n and_o richard_n 2._o he_o may_v be_v
by_o she_o come_v to_o be_v exstinct_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o child_n of_o h._n 6._o there_o be_v no_o reason_n but_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o daughter_n those_o that_o claim_v by_o portugal_n sect._n 23_o shall_v succeed_v at_o least_o in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o that_o duchy_n the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o john_n of_o somerset_n son_n to_o john_n of_o gant_n but_o for_o the_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o come_v by_o john_n of_o gant_n himself_o three_o son_n of_o edw._n 3_o and_o elder_a that_o live_v when_o he_o die_v john_n earl_n of_o somerset_n though_o beget_v out_o of_o matrimony_n yet_o afterwards_o legitimate_a sect._n 25._o his_o elder_a son_n by_o katherine_n swinford_n be_v to_o inherit_v before_o the_o lady_n philippe_n his_o sister_n by_o the_o lady_n blanch_n the_o first_o reason_n of_o portugal_n against_o somerset_n against_o which_o the_o favourite_n of_o portugal_n allege_v divers_a reason_n 1._o be_v bear_v out_o of_o wedlock_n and_o in_o adultery_n sect._n 25._o and_o continue_v a_o bastard_n many_o year_n he_o can_v not_o be_v make_v legitimate_a afterwards_o by_o parliament_n to_o that_o effect_n of_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n before_o q._n philippe_n of_o portugal_n and_o her_o child_n bear_v before_o his_o legitimation_n who_o thereby_o have_v vim_fw-la acquisitam_fw-la as_o the_o law_n say_v which_o can_v not_o be_v take_v away_o by_o any_o posterior_a act_n of_o parliament_n without_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n interest_v second_o reason_n john_n king_n of_o portugal_n marry_v the_o lady_n philippe_n with_o condition_n to_o enjoy_v all_o prerogative_n that_o at_o day_n be_v due_a unto_o she_o which_o be_v six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o his_o legitimation_n for_o don_n alonso_n and_o don_n edwardo_n the_o two_o son_n of_o the_o say_a john_n and_o philippe_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n 1390_o and_o 1391._o and_o john_n of_o gant_n marry_v katherine_n swinford_n and_o legitimate_a her_o child_n in_o the_o year_n 1396_o and_o 1397._o three_o reason_n the_o marriage_n of_o john_n of_o gant_n with_o katherine_n swinford_n help_v little_a to_o better_v this_o legitimation_n which_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a and_o civil_a law_n be_v but_o a_o bare_a deposition_n for_o their_o child_n be_v spurii_fw-la beget_v in_o plain_a adultery_n not_o in_o fornication_n only_o and_o consequent_o the_o privilege_n that_o the_o law_n give_v to_o the_o subsequent_a marriage_n of_o the_o party_n by_o legitimate_v such_o child_n as_o be_v bear_v in_o simple_a fornication_n where_o the_o party_n be_v single_a can_v take_v place_n here_o nor_o can_v any_o legitimation_n equal_a much_o less_o prefer_v the_o legitimate_a before_o the_o lawful_a and_o legitimate_a by_o birth_n the_o four_o reason_n allege_v by_o the_o favourer_n of_o portugal_n against_o the_o issue_n of_o john_n of_o somerset_n when_o henry_n 6._o and_o his_o son_n be_v extinguish_v and_o edw._n 4._o usurp_v the_o crown_n there_o remain_v of_o the_o lady_n philippe_n alfonse_n the_o five_o king_n of_o portugal_n her_o nephew_n of_o john_n of_o somerset_n margaret_n countess_n of_o richmond_n his_o niece_n the_o question_n be_v which_o of_o these_o two_o competitor_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n and_o in_o equal_a degree_n from_o john_n of_o gant_n and_o henry_n 6._o shall_v have_v succession_n by_o right_a immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n 6._o alfonso_n say_v they_o for_o three_o reason_n first_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o margaret_n but_o a_o woman_n though_o she_o come_v of_o the_o man_n and_o he_o of_o the_o woman_n 2._o he_o descend_v of_o the_o lawful_a and_o elder_a daughter_n she_o of_o the_o young_a brother_n legitimate_a 3._o he_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a blood_n to_o h._n 6._o and_o she_o but_o of_o the_o half_a in_o which_o regard_n he_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v at_o least_o in_o all_o the_o interest_n of_o succession_n which_o be_v to_o be_v have_v from_o henry_n 4._o only_a and_o be_v never_o in_o his_o father_n john_n of_o gant_n which_o be_v many_o as_o his_o right_n get_v by_o arm_n upon_o the_o evil_a government_n of_o the_o former_a king_n his_o election_n by_o parliament_n and_o coronation_n by_o the_o realm_n etc._n etc._n see_v for_o the_o rest_n sect._n 35._o 43._o beside_o when_o king_n richard_n 2._o be_v dead_a he_o be_v next_o in_o degree_n of_o propinquity_n unto_o he_o of_o any_o man_n live_v as_o have_v before_o be_v prove_v sect._n 36._o cap._n ix._o the_o genealogy_n and_o controversy_n of_o portugal_n 76._o the_o genealogy_n of_o portugal_n emanuel_n have_v by_o one_o wife_n six_o child_n 1._o john_n 3._o he_o john_n that_o die_v in_o his_o father_n time_n he_o sebastian_n slay_v by_o the_o moor_n in_o barbary_n 2._o isabel_n grandmother_n to_o the_o present_a king_n of_o spain_n 3._o beatrix_n grandmother_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 4._o lewis_n father_n of_o don_n antonio_n late_o decease_v in_o england_n 5._o henry_n cardinal_n and_o after_o king_n 6._o edw._n father_n of_o mary_n duchess_n of_o parma_n who_o have_v two_o son_n ranuntius_fw-la duke_n of_o parma_n and_o edward_n a_o cardinal_n and_o father_n of_o katherine_n duchess_n of_o bragança_n yet_o live_v who_o issue_n be_v theodosius_n duke_n of_o bragança_n edward_n alexander_n and_o philippe_n young_a prince_n of_o great_a expectation_n five_o pretender_n unto_o the_o crown_n of_o portugal_n sebastian_n be_v dead_a henry_n son_n of_o emanuel_n succeed_v who_o be_v old_a unmarried_a unlikely_a to_o have_v issue_n before_o he_o be_v debate_v the_o right_a of_o five_o pretender_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o that_o crown_n vid._n philippe_n of_o spain_n philibert_n duke_n of_o savoy_n the_o duke_n of_o parma_n his_o mother_n be_v then_o decease_v don_n antonio_n and_o the_o duchess_n of_o bragança_n the_o three_o first_o by_o their_o deputy_n the_o four_o anthonio_n by_o himself_o and_o for_o himself_o the_o five_o by_o her_o husband_n the_o duke_n and_o his_o learned_a council_n of_o these_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v soon_o exclude_v because_o his_o mother_n be_v young_a sister_n to_o k._n philip_n mother_n and_o himself_o young_a than_o philippe_n don_n antonio_n a_o bastard_n and_o exclude_v don_n antonio_n be_v also_o reject_v and_o pronounce_v a_o bastard_n by_o the_o say_a king_n henry_n for_o many_o reason_n 1._o he_o be_v take_v to_o be_v so_o all_o his_o father_n life_n time_n and_o that_o without_o question_n 2._o certain_a decree_n come_v out_o from_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o julius_n 3._o against_o the_o promotion_n of_o bastard_n he_o sue_v to_o the_o say_a pope_n to_o be_v dispense_v withal_o 3_o his_o father_n don_n lewis_n have_v oftentimes_o testify_v by_o word_n and_o writing_n that_o he_o be_v his_o bastard_n and_o signify_v asmuch_o in_o his_o last_o will_n 4._o it_o be_v likely_a that_o if_o lewis_n have_v marry_v his_o mother_n who_o be_v base_a in_o birth_n and_o of_o the_o jewish_a as_o some_o story_n affirm_v he_o will_v have_v make_v some_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o kindred_n acquaint_v therewith_o as_o a_o matter_n so_o much_o important_a to_o they_o to_o know_v which_o he_o never_o do_v though_o the_o king_n avow_v himself_o be_v present_a with_o he_o at_o his_o death_n 5._o if_o he_o have_v be_v legitimate_a why_o do_v he_o not_o pretend_v the_o succession_n before_o the_o say_a king_n next_o after_o the_o death_n of_o sebastian_n be_v son_n to_o his_o elder_a brother_n as_o well_o as_o be_v sebastian_n 6._o whereas_o he_o have_v produce_v witness_n vid._n his_o mother_n sister_n with_o her_o husband_n and_o two_o other_o to_o prove_v that_o his_o father_n before_o his_o death_n have_v marry_v with_o his_o mother_n in_o secret_a the_o say_a k._n cardinal_n affirm_v that_o upon_o their_o examination_n he_o have_v find_v they_o be_v suborn_v by_o anthonio_n because_o they_o agree_v not_o in_o their_o report_n and_o because_o some_o of_o they_o 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they_o swear_v fealty_n and_o obedience_n in_o london_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o posterity_n 1217._o give_v he_o possession_n of_o london_n and_o the_o tower_n and_o many_o other_o important_a place_n now_o ableit_v that_o they_o choose_v after_o his_o john_n son_n henry_n 3_o yet_o title_n and_o interest_n to_o kingdom_n once_o right_o get_v never_o die_v but_o remain_v ever_o for_o the_o posterity_n to_o set_v a_o foot_n so_o come_v hugo_n capetus_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n odo_n earl_n of_o paris_n his_o ancestor_n be_v once_o elect_v admit_v and_o swear_v king_n though_o after_o depose_v and_o charles_n the_o simple_a choose_v three_o title_n of_o the_o infanta_n from_o henry_n 3._o she_o be_v lineal_o descend_v of_o beatrix_n daughter_n of_o henry_n 3._o s._n 17._o now_o see_v that_o the_o posterity_n of_o both_o her_o brother_n edward_n and_o edmond_n the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o house_n of_o lancaster_n and_o york_n have_v oftentimes_o be_v attaint_v and_o 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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