trouve_fw-fr point_fw-fr soit_fw-fr en_fw-fr se_fw-fr cachant_n ou_fw-fr autre_fw-fr collusion_n la_o citation_n sera_fw-it affichée_o à _fw-fr l'huis_fw-fr du_fw-fr temple_n paroissial_a d'icelle_n en_fw-fr case_z qu'il_fw-fr n'ayt_n aucun_fw-fr domicile_fw-fr &_o ce_fw-fr en_fw-fr jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr dimanche_n 49._o s'il_fw-fr parvient_fw-fr aux_fw-fr oreilles_fw-fr du_fw-fr doyen_n par_fw-fr relation_n de_fw-fr gens_fw-fr de_fw-fr bien_fw-fr que_fw-fr quelqu_fw-fr '_o un_fw-fr vit_fw-fr notoirement_n en_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr scandal_n il_fw-fr en_fw-fr pourra_n avertir_fw-fr le_fw-fr minister_fw-fr &_o les_fw-fr surveillâ—ns_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paroisse_n afin_fw-fr que_fw-fr s'en_fw-fr estant_fw-fr informés_fw-fr ils_fw-fr presentent_fw-fr tell_v personnes_fw-fr qui_fw-fr meritent_a d'estre_fw-fr puny_n ou_fw-fr censurée_n 50._o la_fw-fr où_fw-fr il_fw-fr constera_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr faute_fw-fr commise_n par_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr minister_fw-fr le_fw-fr doyen_n aprés_fw-fr monition_n réitérée_a procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr reformation_n par_fw-fr l'avis_fw-la &_o consentement_fw-fr de_fw-fr deux_fw-fr ministres_n jusqu'a_fw-fr suspension_n &_o sequestration_n &_o en_fw-fr case_z que_fw-fr ledit_n minister_fw-fr demeure_fw-fr refractaire_n le_fw-fr doyen_n procédera_fw-mi par_fw-fr le_fw-fr consentement_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plus_fw-fr part_n des_fw-fr minister_n present_v en_fw-fr l'isle_n jusqu'a_o déprivation_n 51._o on_o ne_fw-fr fera_fw-fr point_fw-fr de_fw-fr commutation_n pour_fw-fr pénitence_n sinon_fw-la avec_fw-fr grande_fw-fr circonspection_n ayant_fw-fr égard_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr quality_n des_fw-fr personnes_fw-fr &_o circonstances_fw-fr des_fw-fr fault_n et_fw-la sera_fw-fr la_fw-fr commutation_n enregistrée_n ès_fw-fr act_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr court_n pour_fw-fr estre_fw-fr employée_fw-fr aux_fw-fr pavures_fw-fr &_o usage_n pi_fw-la eux_fw-fr &_o doubt_n account_n seront_fw-fr rendus_fw-la selon_fw-fr ledit_fw-la registre_fw-fr 52._o aprés_fw-fr la_fw-fr premiere_fw-la defaute_fw-fr la_fw-fr non-comparence_a de_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr seront_fw-fr derechef_n cités_fw-fr par_fw-fr mandate_n sera_fw-fr reputée_n contumace_n &_o si_fw-la estans_fw-la cités_fw-fr par_fw-fr aprés_fw-fr en_fw-fr péremptoire_fw-fr ils_fw-fr ne_fw-fr comparoissent_fw-la on_o pourra_n procéder_fw-mi à _fw-fr l'encontre_fw-fr d'eux_fw-fr à _fw-fr l'_fw-fr excommunication_n que_fw-fr si_fw-fr dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr prochain_n jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr court_n la_fw-fr party_n ne_fw-fr fait_fw-fr devoir_fw-fr d'obtenir_fw-fr absolution_n on_o procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr publication_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sentence_n &_o mineure_n excommunication_n laquelle_fw-fr sera_fw-fr deliurée_n au_fw-fr minister_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paroisse_n pour_fw-fr en_fw-fr fair_a lecture_n à _fw-fr jour_fw-fr solennel_n &_o à _fw-fr l'oâ—ye_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plus_fw-fr part_n des_fw-fr paroissiens_fw-fr assemblés_fw-fr &_o lapartie_a persistant_n en_fw-fr son_fw-fr endurcissement_fw-fr on_o procédera_fw-mi à _fw-fr la_fw-fr majeure_fw-fr excommunication_n qui_fw-fr forclost_a le_fw-fr pécheur_n à _fw-fr sacris_fw-la &_o societate_fw-la fidelium_fw-la que_fw-fr si_fw-fr cette_fw-fr censure_n ne_fw-fr sert_fw-la pour_fw-fr l'induire_n à _fw-fr obéissance_fw-fr &_o see_v ranger_n dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr term_n de_fw-fr 40_o jours_fw-fr alors_fw-fr le_fw-fr doyen_n parson_n certificate_n authentic_a donnera_fw-la avertissement_fw-fr au_fw-fr bailly_n &_o jurétz_n de_fw-fr ladite_fw-la contumace_n &_o les_fw-fr requerra_fw-mi en_fw-fr assistance_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr jurisdiction_n de_fw-fr le_fw-fr fair_a saisir_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr officers_z civil_n pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr rendre_fw-fr prisonnier_fw-fr en_fw-fr détention_n corporelle_n jusqu'a_fw-fr ce_fw-fr quill_n se_fw-fr soit_fw-fr submis_fw-la &_o obligé_fw-fr d'obtemperer_n à _fw-fr l'ordonnance_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr &_o devant_fw-fr qu'estre_fw-fr absous_n sera_fw-fr tenu_fw-fr de_fw-fr payer_n les_fw-fr frais_fw-fr &_o coustage_n the_o la_fw-fr poursuite_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n 53._o en_fw-fr cause_n de_fw-fr paillardise_n sur_fw-fr la_fw-fr presentation_n des_fw-fr surveillans_n avec_fw-fr les_fw-fr probabilités_fw-fr commun_fw-fr bruit_n scandal_n &_o presumption_n à _fw-la ce_fw-fr requise_n la_o party_n sera_fw-fr sujette_fw-fr de_fw-fr subir_fw-fr le_fw-fr serment_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr purgation_n ou_fw-fr autrement_fw-fr sera_fw-fr tenu_fw-fr pour_fw-fr convaincu_fw-la 54._o en_fw-fr case_z d'adultére_o à _fw-fr l'instance_n de_fw-fr party_n on_o y_fw-fr procédera_fw-mi meurement_fw-fr par_fw-fr bonnes_fw-fr preuves_fw-mi &_o information_n pour_fw-fr avoir_fw-fr evidence_n du_fw-fr faict_n objecte_n &_o le_fw-fr sujet_fw-fr &_o preuve_n du_fw-fr fait_fw-fr le_fw-fr requerant_fw-la on_o pourra_n conclurre_v jusqu'a_fw-fr séparation_n à _fw-fr thoro_n &_o mensâ_fw-la 55._o la_fw-fr où_fw-fr il_fw-fr y_fw-fr aura_fw-fr calomnie_n ou_fw-fr diffamation_n provuée_fw-fr on_o fera_fw-fr recognoissance_fw-fr des_fw-fr injure_v selon_fw-fr l'exigence_n du_fw-fr case_z pourveu_n que_fw-fr l'action_n ne_fw-fr soit_fw-fr prescrite_n par_fw-fr lapse_n de_fw-fr temps_fw-fr d'un_fw-fr a_fw-fr entier_fw-fr &_o pourveu_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr sujet_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'action_n soit_fw-fr de_fw-fr crime_n ecclesiastiques_n cy_fw-fr devant_fw-fr specifiés_fw-fr des_fw-mi appellation_n 56._o les_fw-fr appeaux_n en_fw-fr cause_n ecclesiastiques_n seront_fw-fr oûis_fw-fr &_o définis_fw-la par_fw-fr le_fw-fr réuérend_fw-fr pére_n en_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr l'evesque_fw-la de_fw-fr winchestre_n en_fw-fr personne_fw-fr &_o en_fw-fr case_z de_fw-fr vacance_n de_fw-fr ce_fw-fr siége_n par_fw-fr le_fw-fr trés_fw-fr réuérend_fw-fr pére_n en_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr l'archvesque_fw-la de_fw-fr canterbury_n en_fw-fr personne_fw-fr 57_o tout_fw-fr appel_n interjettera_fw-la dans_fw-fr quinze_fw-fr jours_fw-fr aprés_fw-fr cognoissance_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sentence_n &_o sera_fw-fr la_fw-fr party_n obligée_fw-fr de_fw-fr prendre_fw-fr &_o exhiber_fw-la tout_fw-fr le_fw-fr procés_fw-fr &_o act_n du_fw-fr registre_fw-fr ou_fw-fr roll_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr court_n &_o lesquels_fw-fr act_n aussy_n luy_fw-fr seront_fw-fr deliurés_fw-fr en_fw-fr form_n &_o temps_fw-fr convenable_a authentiqués_fw-fr sous_fw-fr le_fw-fr sceau_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'office_n &_o sera_fw-it l'appellant_n sujet_fw-fr de_fw-fr le_fw-fr poursuiure_fw-fr dans_fw-fr a_fw-fr &_o jour_fw-fr aut_fw-la sententiae_fw-la latae_fw-la stare_v compellitur_fw-la 58._o il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sera_fw-fr licite_fw-la d'appeller_n qu'aprés_fw-fr sentence_n définitive_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n sinon_fw-la pour_fw-fr ces_fw-fr deux_fw-fr égard_n ou_fw-fr quand_fw-fr l'interlocutoire_fw-fr est_fw-fr telle_fw-fr qu'elle_fw-fr met_z fin_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n ou_fw-fr quand_fw-fr ladite_fw-la interlocutoire_fw-fr estant_fw-fr obéie_fw-fr elle_fw-fr apport_n tel_fw-fr damage_n irreparable_a à _fw-fr 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confirmamus_fw-la et_fw-la ulteriùs_fw-la nos_fw-la memoriae_fw-la reducentes_fw-la quam_fw-la validè_fw-la viriliter_fw-la &_o constant_a dictae_fw-la gens_n &_o communitas_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la insulae_fw-la de_fw-fr jeresey_n nobis_fw-la &_o progenitoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la perstiterunt_fw-la &_o quanta_fw-la pericula_fw-la &_o perdita_n pro_fw-la salvatione_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la insulae_fw-la &_o reductione_n castri_fw-la nostri_fw-la de_fw-fr mont-orgueil_a sustinuerunt_fw-la de_fw-la vberiori_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n queen_n elizabeth_n charter_n begin_v thus_o elizabeth_z dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n quùm_fw-la dilecti_fw-la &_o fideles_fw-la ligei_n &_o subditi_fw-la nostri_fw-la ballivus_fw-la &_o jurati_fw-la insulae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la de_fw-la jeresey_n ac_fw-la caeteri_fw-la incolae_fw-la &_o habitatores_fw-la ipsius_fw-la insulae_fw-la infrà _fw-la ducatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la normanniae_fw-la &_o predecessores_fw-la eorum_fw-la 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nobis_fw-la &_o progenitoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la inservierunt_fw-la quantaque_fw-la detrimenta_fw-la damna_fw-la &_o pericula_fw-la tà m_fw-la pro_fw-la assiduâ_fw-la tuitione_n ejusdem_fw-la insulae_fw-la &_o loci_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la recuperatione_n &_o defension_n castri_fw-la nostri_fw-la de_fw-fr mont_fw-fr orgueil_fw-fr infrà _fw-la praedictam_fw-la insulam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la jeresey_n sustinuerunt_fw-la indiésque_fw-la sustinent_fw-la non_fw-la solâ—m_fw-la ut_fw-la regius_fw-la nostra_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la favour_n &_o affectus_fw-la ergà _fw-la praefatos_fw-la insularios_fw-la illustri_fw-la aliquo_fw-la nostrae_fw-la beneficentiae_fw-la testimonio_fw-la ac_fw-la certis_fw-la indiciis_fw-la comprobetur_fw-la verum_fw-la etià m_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la posteri_fw-la deinceps_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la prout_fw-la antea_fw-la solitam_fw-la &_o debitam_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la erga_fw-la nos_fw-la haeredes_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la nostros_fw-la teneant_fw-la &_o inviolabiliter_fw-la observent_fw-la have_v litteras_fw-la nostras_fw-la patentes_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la angliae_fw-la roborata_n in_o formâ_fw-la quae_fw-la sequitur_fw-la illis_fw-la concedere_fw-la dignati_fw-la sumus_fw-la sciatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o follow_v the_o preamble_n of_o a_o commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n direct_v to_o sir_n robert_n gardiner_n and_o dr._n james_n hussey_n who_o be_v send_v to_o jersey_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n james_n i_o with_o the_o character_n of_o commissioner_n royal_a upon_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n james_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n to_o our_o trusty_a and_o well-beloved_a sir_n robert_n gardiner_n knight_n and_o james_n hussey_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o one_o of_o the_o master_n of_o our_o court_n of_o chancery_n greeting_n whereas_o in_o our_o princely_a care_n and_o earnest_a desire_n for_o the_o establishment_n and_o 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regard_v to_o be_v have_v of_o they_o be_v thereby_o expose_v to_o danger_n of_o a_o invasion_n or_o incursion_n of_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o whereas_o we_o be_v inform_v etc._n etc._n for_o these_o cause_n know_v therefore_o that_o we_o have_v nominate_v you_o to_o be_v our_o commissioner_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v only_o add_v this_o notable_a passage_n of_o that_o great_a oracle_n of_o the_o english_a law_n the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n coke_n 286._o the_o isle_n