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quia_fw-la culpa_fw-la reus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ab_fw-la glos_fw-la in_o con_v otho_fw-la de_fw-fr scru_fw-fr in_o ord_n facien_fw-fr c._n 1._o ver_fw-la ab_fw-la because_o he_o be_v culpable_a commit_v a_o order_n charge_n or_o office_n to_o such_o a_o unworthy_a person_n and_o because_o he_o be_v unfaithful_a communicate_v his_o ministry_n unto_o a_o unworthy_a man_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o church_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n which_o by_o good_a minister_n ought_v to_o be_v further_v magiâ—…rum_fw-la ff_fw-mi de_fw-fr exercit_fw-la l._n 1._o §_o magiâ—…rum_fw-la a_o shipmaister_n or_o a_o inn_n keeper_n use_v the_o service_n of_o a_o evil_a mate_n or_o ship_n boy_n or_o of_o a_o unthriftie_a tapster_n or_o osteler_n be_v to_o make_v restitution_n if_o any_o thing_n imbezele_v from_o his_o passenger_n or_o guest_n for_o the_o negligence_n of_o either_o of_o these_o in_o this_o case_n be_v punishable_a quia_fw-la opera_fw-la malorum_fw-la seruorum_fw-la utitur_fw-la because_o he_o 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