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16._o neither_o be_v it_o so_o long_o since_o the_o king_n of_o fez_n and_o morocco_n do_v the_o like_a livy_n speak_v of_o massinissa_n say_v that_o whilst_o he_o make_v war_n in_o spain_n for_o the_o carthaginian_n his_o father_n die_v the_o kingdom_n fall_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o numidian_n unto_o desalces_n the_o decease_a king_n brother_n the_o same_o custom_n be_v in_o force_n throughout_o all_o mauritania_n as_o mariana_n testify_v and_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mexico_n and_o peru_n as_o the_o history_n of_o those_o part_n record_v now_o the_o same_o if_o in_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o thing_n commit_v to_o trust_v if_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o family_n and_o this_o agree_v best_a with_o the_o roman_a law_n though_o some_o interpreter_n do_v wrest_v it_o otherwise_o these_o thing_n premise_v it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o resolve_v all_o controversy_n which_o do_v arise_v concern_v the_o right_n of_o kingdom_n which_o the_o 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