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bind_v upon_o his_o hand_n a_o scarlet_n thread_n say_v this_o come_v out_o first_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o draw_v back_o his_o hand_n that_o behold_v his_o brother_n come_v out_o and_o she_o say_v how_o have_v thou_o break_v forth_o this_o breach_n be_v upon_o thou_o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v call_v pharez_n and_o afterward_o come_v out_o his_o brother_n that_o have_v the_o scarlet_n thread_n upon_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o name_n be_v call_v zarah_n 8._o that_o the_o bishop_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o filiation_n or_o primogeniture_n but_o the_o father_n himself_o for_o the_o word_n be_v he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first_o bear_v which_o be_v the_o natural_a father_n shall_v acknowledge_v or_o cognosce_fw-la he_o to_o be_v his_o first_o bear_v 9_o that_o in_o country_n under_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o the_o regal_a power_n not_o limit_v by_o law_n both_o the_o royal_a issue_n and_o noble_n lie_v common_o 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require_v by_o the_o statute_n answ_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v that_o if_o she_o have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o another_o man_n or_o any_o other_o have_v have_v a_o lawful_a propriety_n in_o she_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o objection_n may_v have_v be_v material_a but_o here_o be_v the_o most_o lawful_a way_n of_o election_n of_o a_o companion_n and_o acquire_v propriety_n in_o she_o not_o only_o according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n but_o the_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n except_o the_o papal_a and_o episcopal_a and_o not_o impertinent_o as_o express_v by_o the_o poet_n elige_fw-la de_fw-la vacuis_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la vindicat_fw-la alter_fw-la si_fw-la nescis_fw-la dominum_fw-la res_fw-la habet_fw-la ista_fw-la suum_fw-la take_v she_o that_o be_v free_a if_o it_o thou_o know_v not_o think_v she_o some_o unknown_a master_n than_o have_v get_v here_o be_v possessio_fw-la vacua_fw-la virgo_fw-la intacta_fw-la neither_o party_n prohibit_v by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n 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43.45.52.83_o of_o theodora_n and_o morozia_n more_o p._n 79._o of_o the_o sinal_a cause_n of_o compulsion_n to_o the_o say_a ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o a_o temple_n viz._n the_o insatiable_a lust_n covetousness_n and_o ambition_n of_o priest_n vid._n lib._n 1._o p._n 53._o of_o the_o most_o dismal_a effect_n and_o mischief_n ensue_a compulsion_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o temple_n in_o marriage_n vid._n lib._n 2._o p._n 192._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 250._o et_fw-la ultra_fw-la of_o certain_a other_o mischief_n not_o before_o recite_v god_n of_o the_o damnable_a effect_n ensue_v prohibition_n to_o marry_v and_o null_v marriage_n except_o by_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n contrary_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n other_o mischief_n not_o before_o recite_v of_o compulsion_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o temple_n in_o marriage_n and_o the_o false_a name_v that_o marriage_n which_o be_v no_o marriage_n and_o false_a name_a that_o no_o 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that_o between_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o priest_n they_o may_v rob_v the_o layman_n of_o his_o good_n and_o share_v it_o between_o they_o 7._o that_o when_o the_o layman_n be_v come_v to_o die_v the_o woman_n to_o who_o her_o live_a man_n be_v more_o pleasant_a than_o her_o die_v may_v persuade_v he_o to_o make_v the_o priest_n overseer_n of_o his_o good_n and_o of_o the_o child_n he_o have_v get_v for_o he_o and_o to_o give_v land_n to_o pious_a that_o be_v to_o say_v pontifical_a uses_n 8._o that_o the_o layman_n may_v not_o lie_v with_o the_o priest_n wife_n and_o return_v to_o they_o the_o talio_n to_o which_o end_n they_o make_v themselves_o judge_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o divorce_n and_o make_v strict_a canon_n prohibit_v the_o lay_n divorce_v à _fw-la vinculo_fw-la for_o adult'ry_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v give_v surety_n and_o bond_n though_o divorce_v à _fw-la mensâ_fw-la &_o thoro_n while_o either_o be_v live_v never_o to_o
as_o allege_v for_o the_o scripture_n be_v false_o translate_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o concubine_n different_a in_o signification_n from_o a_o wife_n in_o the_o whole_a original_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n or_o new_a neither_o be_v there_o any_o middle_a word_n between_o a_o wife_n and_o a_o whore_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o half-wife_n between_o a_o whole_a one_o or_o none_o at_o all_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o indifferent_a wife_n between_o a_o lawful_a or_o unlawful_a though_o there_o may_v be_v between_o a_o good_a and_o a_o bad_a last_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o such_o wife_n which_o can_v be_v translate_v into_o the_o latin_a word_n vxor_fw-la so_o call_v quasi_fw-la vnctor_n from_o the_o pagan_a ceremony_n of_o unction_n of_o her_o husband_n door_n post_n or_o so_o call_v from_o any_o episcopal_a ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o temple_n concubine_n scripture_n false_o translate_v by_o bishop_n in_o the_o word_n concubine_n the_o word_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n which_o they_o have_v false_o translate_v concubine_n be_v pilegesh_a which_o be_v derive_v from_o palag_n divisit_fw-la and_o isha_fw-mi foemina_fw-la and_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o a_o divide_v several_a or_o in_o plain_a english_a another_o woman_n or_o wife_n add_v to_o one_o or_o more_o which_o the_o husband_n have_v before_o the_o greek_a word_n in_o the_o septuagint_n which_o they_o have_v translate_v concubine_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v a_o very_a innocent_a signification_n and_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o juvencula_fw-la a_o young_a woman_n or_o a_o young_a wife_n 1_o chro._n 1.32_o keturah_n be_v by_o the_o septuagint_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o have_v translate_v abraham_n concubine_n for_o which_o reflection_n on_o kiturah_n they_o have_v no_o pretence_n or_o colour_n for_o abraham_n marry_v she_o not_o till_o sarah_n be_v dead_a the_o marriage_n of_o keturah_n therefore_o be_v lawful_a and_o unblameable_a she_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v translate_v abraham_n young_a wife_n and_o not_o have_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o ignominious_a and_o fictitious_a name_n of_o concubine_n so_o ought_v they_o to_o have_v translate_v the_o levite_n woman_n judge_n 19.1_o wife_n and_o not_o concubine_n or_o half-wife_n for_o ver_fw-la 3._o they_o have_v translate_v the_o levite_n himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o not_o her_o half-husband_n and_o ver_fw-la 9_o they_o have_v translate_v the_o damosel_n father_n to_o be_v his_o father-in-law_n and_o not_o his_o half_a father-in-law_n and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v translate_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o not_o what_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v but_o his_o half-wife_n and_o ver_fw-la 2._o they_o have_v translate_v she_o to_o play_v the_o whore_n and_o and_o not_o half_a the_o whore_n and_o to_o run_v away_o scripture_n no_o half-wife_n in_o scripture_n and_o not_o half_o run_v away_o and_o though_o there_o be_v in_o scripture_n pilegesh_fw-mi foemina_fw-la or_o vxor_fw-la divisa_fw-la by_o a_o new_a marriage_n yet_o there_o never_o be_v any_o vxor_fw-la dimidiata_fw-la or_o half-wife_n we_o hear_v of_o therein_o until_o this_o levite_n cap._n 19.29_o take_v a_o knife_n and_o cut_v his_o whole_a wife_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o by_o all_o probability_n into_o two_o half_n first_o to_o make_v she_o run_v away_o from_o he_o after_o she_o be_v dead_a further_o than_o ever_o she_o do_v while_o alive_a 2._o there_o be_v no_o middle_a word_n between_o a_o wife_n and_o whore_n for_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v take_v for_o life_n she_o be_v a_o wife_n if_o only_o pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la vice_fw-la or_o for_o a_o lesser_a term_n than_o life_n she_o be_v a_o whore_n and_o there_o be_v no_o middle_a station_n for_o the_o limit_n of_o a_o wife_n between_o the_o first_o time_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o end_n of_o life_n 3._o it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o 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much_o less_o in_o scripture_n but_o false_a coin_v and_o false_a translate_v 5._o there_o be_v no_o word_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o can_v be_v translate_v as_o the_o papal_a translation_n be_v into_o the_o latin_a word_n vxor_fw-la so_o call_v quasi_fw-la vctor_n from_o the_o pagan_a ceremony_n of_o unction_n of_o the_o husband_n door-post_n uxor_fw-la the_o scripture_n wife_n false_a translate_v into_o the_o latin_a word_n uxor_fw-la nor_o can_v the_o same_o be_v translate_v from_o the_o papal_a latin_a word_n vxor_fw-la by_o the_o bishop_n into_o the_o english_a word_n wife_n nor_o any_o woman_n be_v so_o call_v from_o episcopal_a ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n it_o be_v to_o be_v here_o note_v that_o this_o ceremony_n of_o unction_n of_o the_o door-post_n which_o be_v to_o be_v with_o wolf_n grease_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o untie_v the_o woman_n girdle_n and_o of_o stout_o eat_v and_o drink_v by_o the_o man_n which_o the_o priest_n persuade_v the_o people_n to_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o marriage_n and_o to_o the_o name_v the_o party_n man_n and_o wife_n as_o the_o bishop_n do_v now_o the_o priest_n and_o temple_n and_o other_o ceremony_n that_o they_o worship_v four_o goddess_n or_o daemoness_n of_o purpose_n to_o praeside_fw-la and_o give_v their_o benediction_n to_o these_o ceremony_n and_o no_o doubt_n they_o get_v fee_n or_o offering_n for_o they_o all_o the_o goddess_n name_n be_v vnxia_n cinxia_n victua_n and_o potua_n as_o say_v arnobius_n contra_fw-la gent._n lib._n 3._o o_o l_o egregia_fw-la numinum_fw-la &_o singularis_fw-la interpretatio_fw-la potestatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la post_n virorum_fw-la adipali_fw-la unguine_fw-la oblinerentur_fw-la à _fw-la sponsis_fw-la nisi_fw-la virginalia_fw-la vincula_fw-la jam_fw-la ferventes_fw-la dissolverent_a atque_fw-la imminentes_fw-la mariti_fw-la nisi_fw-la potarent_fw-la &_o manderent_fw-la homines_fw-la dij_fw-la nomina_fw-la non_fw-la haberent_fw-la oh_o excellent_a and_o 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temple_n this_o
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jehosophat_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o jehoram_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o he_o have_v brethren_n the_o son_n of_o jehosophat_n azariah_n and_o jehiel_n and_o zechariah_n and_o azariah_n and_o michael_n and_o sephatiah_n all_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosophat_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o their_o father_n give_v they_o great_a gift_n of_o silver_n and_o of_o gold_n and_o of_o precious_a thing_n with_o fence_a city_n in_o judah_n but_o the_o kingdom_n he_o give_v to_o jehoram_n because_o he_o be_v his_o first_o bear_v now_o when_o jehoram_n be_v rise_v up_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o father_n he_o strengthen_v himself_o and_o slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o divers_a also_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n and_o 2_o king_n 8.18_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o do_v the_o house_n of_o ahab_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o text_n the_o one_o for_o primogeniture_n in_o private_a family_n the_o other_o for_o the_o same_o in_o succession_n to_o kingdom_n make_v such_o right_o appear_v very_o strong_a in_o both_o and_o these_o observation_n tend_v to_o the_o same_o may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o 1._o that_o though_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o second_o woman_n marry_v after_o the_o first_o yet_o if_o the_o son_n of_o the_o second_o be_v the_o son_n first_o bear_v before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o he_o shall_v be_v prefer_v in_o the_o succession_n 2._o though_o the_o second_o woman_n be_v a_o unlawful_a woman_n for_o here_o be_v the_o high_a circumstance_n which_o can_v make_v a_o woman_n unlawful_a for_o the_o first_o woman_n be_v still_o alive_a and_o have_v bear_v the_o husband_n child_n as_o well_o as_o the_o second_o for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v they_o have_v bear_v
the_o woman_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n possessor_n or_o dominus_fw-la mulieris_fw-la which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o way_n but_o by_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o this_o they_o have_v translate_v marry_v again_o isa_n 62.5_o it_o be_v say_v as_o a_o young_a man_n marry_v a_o virgin_n there_o be_v the_o word_n bagnal_n which_o signify_v to_o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n which_o they_o translate_v marry_v and_o deut._n 21.13_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v thy_o wife_n in_o which_o there_o be_v both_o bornwell_n and_o bagnal_n in_o the_o signification_n before_o mention_v which_o they_o have_v translate_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o many_o other_o place_n in_o the_o scripture_n they_o have_v translate_v lie_v with_o a_o woman_n though_o without_o ceremony_n for_o marriage_n which_o they_o will_v have_v think_v lawful_a unless_o therefore_o episcopal_a translator_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o 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contract_n between_o person_n not_o prohibit_v make_v lawful_a marriage_n for_o ratio_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la legis_fw-la the_o reason_n give_v why_o she_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n be_v because_o he_o have_v lie_v with_o she_o of_o which_o may_v be_v see_v more_o at_o large_a lib._n 1._o p._n 83._o to_o 87._o and_o though_o as_o to_o the_o practic_n selden_n in_o the_o same_o place_n make_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o hebrew_n before_o moses_n his_o law_n and_o after_o and_o p._n 574._o use_v these_o word_n ebraeis_n autem_fw-la ipsis_fw-la exit_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la sario_fw-la &_o civili_fw-la consensus_fw-la solus_fw-la citra_fw-la omnem_fw-la controversiam_fw-la sufficiebat_fw-la that_o after_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n give_v among_o the_o hebrew_n without_o dispute_v their_o law_n both_o sacred_a and_o civil_a be_v that_o only_a consent_n without_o carnal_a knowledge_n be_v a_o sufficient_a marriage_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a shall_v be_v affirm_v by_o a_o man_n so_o learned_a for_o though_o no_o man_n doubt_v their_o civil_a law_n and_o custom_n call_v coemption_n and_o covenant_n in_o write_v marriage_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a language_n yet_o be_v they_o but_o contract_v and_o no_o marriage_n neither_o do_v or_o can_v mr._n selden_n or_o any_o other_o instance_n one_o sacred_a law_n they_o have_v to_o do_v this_o or_o to_o make_v buy_v and_o sell_v or_o covenant_n in_o write_v marriage_n without_o carnal_a knowledge_n if_o he_o intend_v by_o sacred_a either_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n marriage_n no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o of_o moses_n for_o any_o jewish_a ceremony_n in_o their_o marriage_n or_o the_o law_n of_o scripture_n what_o do_v the_o custom_n therefore_o of_o people_n or_o of_o rabbi_n or_o of_o a_o sanedrim_n signify_v any_o more_o than_o the_o canon_n of_o pope_n against_o any_o of_o these_o it_o be_v so_o full_o already_o prove_v lib._n 1._o p._n 2._o c._n 1._o that_o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o moses_n himself_o or_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o only_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n exod._n 21.7_o it_o be_v say_v if_o a_o man_n sell_v his_o daughter_n to_o be_v a_o maid_n servant_n ver_fw-la 8._o if_o she_o please_v not_o her_o master_n who_o have_v betroth_v she_o to_o himself_o then_o shall_v he_o let_v she_o be_v redeem_v to_o sell_v she_o unto_o a_o strange_a nation_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o power_n see_v he_o have_v deal_v deceitful_o with_o she_o ver._n 10._o if_o he_o take_v he_o another_o wife_n her_o food_n her_o raiment_n and_o her_o duty_n of_o marriage_n shall_v he_o not_o diminish_v on_o which_o scripture_n may_v be_v observe_v 1_o here_o be_v one_o buy_v a_o maid_n of_o her_o father_n with_o intention_n to_o lie_v with_o she_o 2_o she_o be_v very_o poor_a and_o worse_o than_o a_o beggar_n for_o she_o be_v a_o slave_n buy_v with_o his_o money_n whereas_o if_o she_o be_v a_o beggar_n and_o free_a she_o can_v set_v what_o price_n she_o please_v on_o sale_n of_o her_o liberty_n and_o dispose_v it_o to_o what_o use_v she_o please_v 3_o coemption_n or_o buy_v be_v among_o the_o jew_n a_o betrthe_v or_o espouse_v especial_o if_o beside_o the_o price_n to_o the_o father_n they_o give_v the_o woman_n a_o piece_n of_o money_n likewise_o though_o but_o a_o farthing_n yea_o though_o nothing_o be_v give_v the_o woman_n herself_o but_o only_o the_o price_n of_o money_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o valuable_a be_v give_v to_o the_o father_n this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a betrthe_v and_o espousal_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 3.14_o and_o david_n send_v messenger_n unto_o ishbosheth_n saul_n son_n say_v deliver_v i_o my_o wife_n michol_n which_o i_o espouse_v to_o i_o for_o a_o hundred_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n 4_o that_o among_o the_o jew_n no_o maid_n who_o be_v poor_a and_o buy_v and_o take_v by_o king_n or_o subject_a to_o be_v lie_v with_o ceremony_n among_o the_o jew_n carnal_a knowledge_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o be_v poor_a by_o king_n or_o subject_a be_v lawful_a marriage_n without_o espousal_n contract_n or_o other_o ceremony_n need_v to_o be_v espouse_v with_o any_o ceremony_n or_o marriage-covenant_n or_o to_o have_v any_o dower_n or_o jointure_n settle_v upon_o she_o but_o he_o who_o buy_v or_o take_v her_o might_n lawful_o by_o the_o jewish_a law_n and_o custom_n lie_v with_o she_o without_o any_o of_o these_o and_o the_o same_o be_v lawful_a marriage_n 5_o that_o this_o buyer_n have_v lie_v with_o she_o desire_v for_o change_v to_o turn_v she_o off_o and_o the_o same_o be_v call_v deal_v treacherous_o with_o she_o which_o show_v she_o be_v a_o lawful_a wife_n without_o any_o ceremony_n 6_o it_o be_v say_v if_o he_o take_v he_o another_o wife_n her_o food_n her_o raiment_n and_o her_o duty_n of_o marriage_n shall_v he_o not_o 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the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n or_o against_o the_o jus_fw-la coronae_fw-la and_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o de_fw-fr productionibus_fw-la as_o not_o to_o understand_v the_o same_o slander_n militate_v against_o the_o marriage_n and_o legitimation_n of_o themselves_o their_o own_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n or_o not_o to_o know_v what_o pretence_n or_o power_n they_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o pope_n and_o bishop_n to_o disinherit_v and_o dispose_v of_o the_o successor_n and_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n they_o give_v they_o a_o great_a power_n to_o disinherit_v and_o dispose_v at_o will_n of_o their_o own_o inheritance_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o by_o forsake_v the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n of_o marriage_n and_o legitimation_n and_o idoze_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n papal_n or_o episcopal_n drive_v themselves_o into_o this_o inevitable_a dilemma_n either_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o papist_n successor_n who_o will_v assure_o destroy_v all_o marry_a priest_n and_o ecclesiastic_n their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o successor_n and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o all_o they_o have_v or_o to_o fall_v into_o hand_n of_o justice_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o folly_n and_o treason_n in_o slander_v the_o right_a of_o a_o protestant_a successor_n of_o the_o insolent_a absurdity_n of_o popish_a law_n disinherit_n the_o lawful_a son_n of_o king_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o inherit_v the_o bastard_n of_o pope_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o scripture_n say_v galat._n 4.7_o if_o a_o son_n than_o a_o heir_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o father_n who_o beget_v he_o and_o not_o to_o a_o fictitious_a father_n but_o the_o popish_a law_n or_o what_o be_v above_o it_o the_o practic_n say_v let_v none_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o a_o marriage_n not_o contract_v by_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n except_o a_o bastard_n of_o a_o pope_n in_o which_o the_o law_n of_o new_a rome_n follow_v that_o of_o old_a pagan_a 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