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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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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 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child_n of_o the_o first_o bed_n so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o that_o in_o the_o 94._o the_o elder_a carry_v away_o all_o the_o fief_n without_o distinction_n of_o the_o first_o or_o second_o marriage_n and_o succeed_v for_o his_o share_n with_o the_o child_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o bed_n the_o text_n which_o he_o allege_v against_o this_o draw_v from_o the_o 4_o article_n chapter_n 105_o and_o from_o the_o 3_o article_n chapter_n 91_o and_o other_o be_v apply_v by_o this_o author_n direct_o against_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o the_o custom_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v hainault_n as_o a_o fief_n it_o be_v out_o of_o doubt_n that_o the_o male_n of_o the_o second_o bed_n do_v exclude_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o practice_n be_v so_o regular_o observe_v in_o all_o the_o tribunal_n of_o that_o province_n that_o it_o be_v to_o go_v direct_o against_o a_o know_a truth_n to_o bring_v this_o question_n so_o much_o as_o in_o controversy_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o custom_n which_o he_o cite_v can_v be_v understand_v in_o reference_n to_o fief_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o male_n against_o male_n or_o of_o daughter_n against_o daughter_n of_o two_o bed_n in_o which_o case_n the_o male_a of_o the_o first_o marriage_n carry_v it_o before_o those_o of_o the_o second_o bed_n and_o the_o same_o do_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o marriage_n before_o those_o of_o the_o latter_a but_o when_o the_o question_n be_v betwixt_o male_n and_o female_a the_o thing_n be_v out_o of_o all_o debate_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o male._n but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o will_v make_v hainault_n pass_v for_o a_o freehold_a it_o be_v indubitable_a that_o the_o father_n may_v dispose_v of_o it_o by_o advice_n and_o by_o testament_n and_o also_o by_o substitution_n as_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o 6._o article_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n 105._o the_o 9_o article_n 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