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himself_o and_o with_o they_o tear_v in_o piece_n all_o obligation_n lay_v by_o they_o of_o husband_n to_o wife_n and_o father_n to_o child_n that_o woman_n may_v be_v in_o common_a and_o child_n in_o common_a nullius_fw-la filii_fw-la populi_n filii_fw-la confound_a heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o divine_a and_o human_a right_n and_o subvert_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o obtain_v to_o themselves_o the_o inexhaustible_a treasure_n and_o invincible_a power_n over_o prince_n and_o people_n over_o emperor_n and_o king_n incident_a to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n filiation_n and_o succession_n but_o how_o easy_o be_v these_o giant_n quell_v and_o all_o the_o mischief_n ensue_v by_o their_o let_v the_o world_n loose_v to_o community_n of_o woman_n and_o community_n of_o child_n 1._o it_o be_v but_o to_o give_v liberty_n to_o those_o who_o marry_v to_o marry_v according_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o free_v they_o from_o compulsion_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n 2._o it_o be_v but_o to_o give_v power_n to_o the_o temporal_a judge_n and_o magistrate_n to_o compel_v such_o as_o have_v have_v child_n by_o virgin_n and_o desert_n they_o to_o acknowledge_v those_o virgin_n according_a to_o the_o clear_a text_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v their_o wife_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o and_o their_o child_n in_o common_a which_o ought_v to_o be_v their_o enclose_a propriety_n whence_o will_v ensue_v that_o if_o any_o man_n see_v that_o whatsoever_o virgin_n he_o do_v first_o touch_n he_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o take_v he_o will_v follow_v the_o poet_n counsel_n multis_fw-la è_fw-la millibus_fw-la unam_fw-la elige_fw-la cvi_fw-la dicas_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la sola_fw-la place_n ovid._n he_o will_v certain_o choose_v unless_o corrupt_v by_o money_n one_o who_o he_o like_v above_o all_o other_o and_o have_v so_o fair_a a_o garden_n enclose_v of_o his_o own_o choice_n he_o will_v be_v the_o more_o unlikely_a to_o run_v to_o graze_v in_o a_o common_a or_o if_o be_v shall_v he_o may_v find_v his_o expectation_n much_o deceive_v for_o the_o same_o justice_n have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o magistrate_n on_o all_o other_o as_o well_o as_o himself_o he_o will_v find_v no_o common_a to_o run_v in_o but_o every_o quillet_n enclose_v nor_o shall_v a_o single_a woman_n be_v let_v will_v she_o take_v he_o where_o another_o have_v right_o to_o claim_v he_o as_o to_o fornication_n adultery_n stew_n brothel_n how_o great_a a_o cause_n the_o compulsion_n of_o public_a appearance_n in_o marriage_n before_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n by_o prohibition_n of_o private_a marriage_n be_v the_o same_o be_v show_v already_o before_o p._n 107_o and_o as_o to_o the_o dissemination_n by_o fornication_n adultery_n stew_n and_o brothel_n not_o only_o of_o that_o miserabile_fw-la scortorum_fw-la flagellum_fw-la the_o lues_fw-la venerea_fw-la the_o inseparable_a concomitant_a of_o those_o vice_n and_o place_n but_o likewise_o of_o all_o other_o epidemical_a contagious_a and_o deadly_a disease_n among_o the_o people_n the_o same_o be_v notorious_a but_o episcopal_a court_n get_v as_o much_o by_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o live_n and_o more_o by_o the_o vicious_a than_o virtuous_a it_o be_v their_o interest_n therefore_o to_o continue_v it_o so_o long_o as_o they_o can_v it_o will_v be_v object_v against_o the_o give_a power_n to_o temporal_a magistrate_n to_o compel_v every_o man_n who_o have_v a_o child_n or_o child_n by_o a_o virgin_n to_o acknowledge_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n and_o her_o child_n he_o on_o probation_n make_v of_o the_o fact_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a if_o marriage_n be_v tolerate_v without_o a_o priest_n in_o a_o temple_n or_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o his_o hall_n or_o banns_n at_o the_o church_n or_o market-cross_n to_o have_v witness_n or_o any_o other_o testimony_n or_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n unless_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v give_v sentence_n as_o the_o bishop_n do_v without_o probation_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o toleration_n of_o private_a marriage_n without_o public_a witness_n of_o priest_n or_o magistrate_n be_v no_o denial_n of_o liberty_n to_o those_o who_o desire_v public_a witness_n of_o their_o contract_n of_o marriage_n no_o more_o than_o the_o toleration_n of_o pass_a land_n by_o livery_n and_o seisin_n in_o pays_n be_v a_o denial_n to_o pass_v they_o by_o fines_n and_o recovery_n or_o other_o matter_n of_o record_n which_o be_v public_a testimony_n but_o party_n may_v use_v one_o or_o the_o other_o or_o both_o as_o they_o desire_v and_o think_v suit_n best_a with_o their_o convenience_n but_o that_o which_o be_v here_o press_v be_v that_o no_o man_n christian_a liberty_n be_v infringe_v nor_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o make_v public_a witness_n either_o of_o
lady_n ann_n of_o britain_n marry_v to_o the_o bare_a leg_n of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n p._n 86_o of_o the_o lady_n pulcheria_n sister_n to_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n marry_v to_o martianus_n the_o lady_n etheldred_n to_o two_o husband_n the_o lady_n amigunda_fw-la to_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o second_o the_o lady_n editha_n to_o edward_n the_o confessor_n the_o lady_n ann_n of_o cleve_n to_o henry_n the_o eight_o all_o marry_a by_o priest_n but_o not_o by_o their_o husband_n ib._n of_o the_o custom_n of_o desertion_n of_o virgin_n after_o deslowr_a p._n 88_o of_o the_o desertion_n of_o the_o lady_n lucy_n by_o edward_n the_o four_o for_o the_o lady_n jane_n grey_n and_o the_o infelicity_n follow_v thereon_o to_o they_o and_o their_o child_n ib._n of_o the_o like_a desertion_n by_o a_o gentleman_n in_o ireland_n after_o a_o child_n bear_v p._n 89_o of_o the_o ancient_a form_n of_o marriage-contract_n se_fw-la post_fw-la concubitum_fw-la in_o vitam_fw-la non_fw-la deserturum_fw-la now_o repugnant_o turn_v into_o verba_fw-la de_fw-la presenti_fw-la of_o the_o law_n give_v liberty_n of_o temptation_n to_o a_o minor_a marry_v to_o a_o husband_n after_o carnal_a knowledge_n to_o desert_n he_o for_o a_o rich_a p._n 91_o a_o example_n of_o the_o same_o in_o scotland_n ib._n of_o the_o law_n tempt_v woman_n to_o desert_n their_o husband_n by_o give_v they_o more_o alimony_n than_o the_o interest_n of_o their_o portion_n p._n 94_o of_o the_o law_n of_o divorce_n after_o procreation_n of_o a_o child_n for_o precontract_n or_o precopulation_n without_o preprocreation_n ib._n stat._n 3_o h._n 8._o cap._n 38._o against_o precontract_n p._n 96_o edward_n the_o six_o abuse_v by_o papist_n in_o his_o minority_n to_o repeal_v his_o father_n act_n against_o precontract_n p._n 98_o of_o the_o law_n make_v private_a marriage_n or_o carnal-knowledge_n without_o public_a witness_n of_o a_o verbal_a contract_n fornication_n p._n 101_o of_o the_o law_n require_v witness_n of_o marriage_n and_o filiation_n where_o both_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o parent_n and_o no_o three_o party_n claim_v the_o father_n mother_n or_o child_n p._n 109_o of_o the_o law_n of_o sequestration_n of_o a_o woman_n pendent_fw-la placito_fw-la sue_v by_o two_o corrival_n and_o sentence_v either_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o be_v restore_v in_o specie_fw-la and_o not_o in_o value_n ib._n of_o the_o law_n make_v all_o prohibit_v marriage_n null_a p._n 100_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o superalimentary_a gift_n in_o consideration_n of_o carnal_a knowledge_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n either_o before_o or_o after_o marriage_n p._n 113_o a_o satyr_n against_o mercenary_a marriage_n p._n 117_o of_o the_o law_n give_v jurisdiction_n of_o the_o secret_a cause_n of_o divorce_n between_o parent_n and_o secret_a uncleanness_n of_o child_n in_o their_o parent_n house_n to_o public_a tribunal_n of_o the_o law_n compel_v party_n marry_v though_o mortal_a 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he_o do_v so_o know_v he_o must_v have_v prefix_v another_o imperatoriam_fw-la majestatem_fw-la and_o lay_v other_o manner_n of_o principle_n than_o placitum_fw-la principis_fw-la to_o be_v the_o original_n of_o right_n he_o can_v not_o have_v then_o divide_v title_n and_o jurisdiction_n with_o his_o master_n and_o jupiter_n proclaim_v that_o deus_fw-la est_fw-la imperator_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la &_o imperator_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la it_o be_v well_o he_o claim_v only_o the_o earth_n for_o now_o the_o pope_n claim_v not_o only_a plenitudinem_fw-la terrae_fw-la but_o heaven_n too_o to_o sell_v to_o his_o customer_n yet_o the_o civil_a law_n acknowledge_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n immutable_a and_o this_o point_n of_o marriage_n and_o succession_n say_v lege_fw-la duodecim_fw-la tabularum_fw-la benè_fw-la humano_fw-la generi_fw-la prospectum_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la unam_fw-la consonantiam_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o maribus_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o foeminis_fw-la legitimis_fw-la &_o in_o eorum_fw-la successionibus_fw-la necnon_fw-la in_o liberis_fw-la observandam_fw-la esse_fw-la existimavit_fw-la nullo_n discrimine_fw-la in_o successionibus_fw-la habito_fw-la cum_fw-la natura_fw-la utrumque_fw-la corpus_fw-la ediderit_fw-la ut_fw-la maneat_fw-la suis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la immortal_a &_o alterum_fw-la alterius_fw-la auxilio_fw-la egeat_fw-la ut_fw-la uno_fw-la semoto_fw-la &_o alterum_fw-la corrumpatur_fw-la sed_fw-la posteritas_fw-la dum_fw-la inimica_fw-la utitur_fw-la subtilitate_fw-la non_fw-la piam_fw-la induxit_fw-la differentiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n cod._n lib._n 6._o tit_n 47._o l._n lege_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n it_o be_v well_o provide_v for_o mankind_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o rule_n of_o succession_n for_o male_n and_o female_n and_o in_o child_n and_o no_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v in_o their_o succession_n see_v nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o the_o body_n of_o both_o that_o they_o may_v continue_v in_o their_o course_n immortal_a and_o one_o need_v help_n of_o another_o and_o one_o take_v away_o the_o other_o may_v be_v destroy_v but_o late_a age_n while_o they_o use_v so_o much_o subtlety_n have_v make_v a_o impious_a difference_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v intend_v between_o males_n and_o female_n in_o succession_n when_o land_n be_v entail_v to_o heir_n male_n by_o which_o appear_v what_o opinion_n the_o civil_a law_n have_v of_o succession_n to_o such_o entail_v to_o be_v impious_a because_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o civil_a law_n likewise_o acknowledge_v that_o jura_n sanguinis_fw-la nullo_n jure_fw-la civili_fw-la dirimi_fw-la possunt_fw-la and_o again_o it_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o legitimation_n si_fw-mi mulier_fw-la quinquagenaria_fw-la partum_fw-la ediderit_fw-la a_o debet_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la soboles_fw-la svo_fw-la patri_fw-la succedere_fw-la &_o haereditatem_fw-la ojus_fw-la nancisci_fw-la à _fw-la caesariano_n advocato_fw-la interrogati_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o sancimus_fw-la licet_fw-la mirabilis_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la partus_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la &_o raro_fw-la contingat_fw-la nihil_fw-la tamen_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la probabiliter_fw-la à _fw-la natura_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la esse_fw-la producta_fw-la respui_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la jus_o quod_fw-la ex_fw-la quacunque_fw-la lege_fw-la liberis_fw-la praestitum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la merum_fw-la atque_fw-la immutilatum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la filiis_fw-la vel_fw-la filiabus_fw-la seruari_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la succâ—ssionibus_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la testamento_fw-la sive_fw-la ab_fw-la intestata_fw-la et_fw-la summatim_fw-la non_fw-la absimiles_fw-la aliis_fw-la fiant_fw-la in_o quos_fw-la simile_n natura_fw-la efficit_fw-la cod._n lib._n 6._o tit_n 47._o si_fw-la major_n a_o question_n be_v propose_v we_o by_o the_o advocate_n of_o caesar_n if_o a_o woman_n above_o fifty_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n whether_o such_o issue_n shall_v be_v successor_n to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n and_o we_o decree_v though_o it_o be_v a_o admirable_a case_n and_o rare_o happen_v yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o reject_v any_o thing_n know_v to_o be_v probable_o produce_v by_o nature_n but_o all_o the_o right_n which_o by_o any_o law_n be_v give_v to_o
his_o woman_n draw_v away_o his_o heart_n which_o word_n include_v both_o wife_n and_o concubine_n it_o have_v be_v more_o true_a according_a to_o the_o original_a and_o more_o probable_a according_a to_o the_o effect_n they_o have_v false_o translate_v the_o seven_o commandment_n lo_o tinaph_n to_o be_v adultery_n lo_o tinaph_n latine_v non_fw-la moechaberis_fw-la do_v only_o signify_v carnal_a uncleanness_n in_o general_n but_o they_o to_o make_v all_o sin_n equal_a translate_v lo_o tinaph_n false_a translate_v and_o that_o they_o may_v take_v as_o high_a commutation-money_n for_o the_o mean_a as_o the_o great_a crime_n have_v translate_v it_o adultery_n which_o be_v species_n famosior_fw-la they_o say_v pro_fw-la toto_fw-la genere_fw-la as_o be_v usual_a in_o trope_n and_o figure_n but_o though_o if_o they_o turn_v poet_n they_o may_v feign_v if_o songster_n descant_n if_o commentator_n paraphrase_n if_o orator_n turn_v in_o trope_n and_o figure_n yet_o if_o translator_n of_o a_o 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deut._n 29.29_o secret_n thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o and_o our_o child_n and_o heb._n 13.4_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n shall_v judge_n it_o be_v not_o say_v man_n shall_v judge_n of_o secret_a sin_n but_o god_n and_o deut._n 17.6_o it_o be_v say_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o three_o witness_n shall_v he_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o witness_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o 19.15_o one_o witness_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n for_o any_o iniquity_n or_o for_o any_o sin_n in_o any_o sin_n that_o he_o sin_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v and_o 1_o tim._n 5.19_o against_o a_o elder_a receive_v not_o a_o 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