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rightwyse_a king_n exalt_v his_o realm_n proverbiorum_fw-la xxix_o ♣_o rex_n cue_n iudicat_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la pauê‘e_v /_o thronus_fw-la eius_fw-la ineternum_fw-la firmabitur_fw-la pro._n xxix_o a_o king_n that_o iuge_v poor_a man_n in_o truth_n /_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v stabyl_v for_o ever_o proverbiorum_fw-la xxix_o ♣_o beata_fw-la terra_fw-la cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la nobilis_fw-la
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summa_fw-la ro._n judex_n ii_o para_fw-it iiii_o whether_o the_o good_n of_o they_o that_o minister_v the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v for_o the_o church_n good_n and_o if_o such_o minister_n do_v pledge_v their_o goodê_n for_o necessyty_n to_o another_o whether_o the_o good_n pledge_v stand_v charge_v and_o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o they_o do_v ro._n pignus_fw-la para_fw-it two_o in_fw-it prin_fw-mi whether_o relygyouse_a person_n shall_v succeed_v to_o their_o ancestor_n and_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o they_o shall_v except_o frere_n minour_n ros_fw-fr religio_fw-la iiii_o para._n xiiii_o whether_o any_o gift_n between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n may_v be_v good_a and_o it_o be_v say_v yea_o when_o the_o husband_n gyve_v it_o causa_fw-la remuneracionis_fw-la ro_o in_o the_o title_n donatio_fw-la i._o para._n xxxii_o if_o a_o man_n do_v treason_n whether_o the_o gift_n of_o good_n after_o the_o treason_n &_o before_o atteyndre_fw-fr be_v good_a summa_fw-la 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sun_n ro._n in_o the_o title_n epus_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la whether_o a_o clerk_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v any_o imposition_n or_o tallage_n for_o his_o patrymony_n or_o otherwise_o sun_n ro._n in_o the_o title_n excommunicacio_fw-la octava_fw-la pa._n iiii_o v._o et_fw-la vi_fw-la et_fw-fr divisione_n nona_fw-la para._n i._n if_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o statute_n that_o if_o a_o man_n sell_v etc._n etc._n that_o he_o shall_v give_v to_o the_o king_n ii_o penny_n whether_o a_o clerk_n be_v bind_v if_o he_o sell_v of_o his_o prebend_v and_o it_o be_v say_v nay_o sum._n ro._n in_o the_o title_n excommunicacio_fw-la i._o divisione_n nona_fw-la para._n iii._n if_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o statute_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v lay_v
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in_o such_o case_n if_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n appear_v to_o the_o king_n /_o and_o if_o the_o bysshoppe_n certify_v the_o excommunicatyon_n to_o the_o king_n /_o and_o show_v not_o the_o case_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o the_o excommunicate_a be_v take_v by_o a_o significavit_fw-la &_o put_v in_o prison_n /_o &_o than_o he_o by_o his_o friend_n show_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o king_n in_o his_o chancery_n /_o the_o party_n ought_v thereupon_o to_o be_v delyver_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o if_o the_o bysshoppe_n will_v in_o nowyse_o assoil_v he_o when_o he_o be_v delyver_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n he_o offend_v against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o law_n right_o grevous_o for_o denyenge_a the_o absolucyon_n ¶_o the_o xii_o question_n /_o the_o xu_o cha_z whether_o the_o king_n court_n be_v put_v out_o of_o iurisdictyon_n for_o tithe_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o by_o custme_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o xu_o chapter_n ¶_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o xii_o question_n the_o 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the_o spiritual_a court_n if_o it_o be_v deny_v be_v only_a groun_n do_v upon_o a_o favour_n that_o the_o kyngê_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o the_o hole_n realm_n have_v in_o time_n paste_v bear_v unto_o the_o clergye_a /_o for_o though_o the_o porcyon_n be_v due_a by_o law_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o thing_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n though_o the_o suit_n for_o the_o porcyon_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o the_o king_n court_n and_o paraventure_fw-fr it_o be_v the_o more_o indifferent_a weigh_n if_o it_o be_v so_o /_o for_z now_o they_o be_v both_o judge_n and_o party_n /_o but_o as_o for_o the_o ten_o part_n it_o be_v much_o more_o strong_a that_o the_o suit_n may_v be_v take_v in_o
upon_o a_o deed_n person_n but_o such_o a_o certain_a cloth_n or_o thus_o many_o taper_n or_o candeles_a /_o whether_o the_o statute_n be_v good_a and_o it_o be_v leave_v for_o a_o question_n sun_n ro._n in_o the_o title_n exconicatio_fw-la i_o divisione_n xviii_o para._n viij_o in_o fine_a thing_n immovable_a of_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v give_v sun_n ro._n in_o the_o title_n feodum_fw-la para._n i._n et_fw-la vide_fw-la ibi_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la /_o what_o feodum_fw-la be_v to_o who_o treasure_n find_v belong_v and_o the_o answer_n therein_o vary_v much_o from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n /_o and_o be_v also_o against_o the_o kyngê_n prerogatyve_a summa_fw-la ro._n in_o the_o title_n furtum_fw-la para._n xi_o the_o good_n of_o deed_n man_n go_v to_o the_o heir_n /_o and_o that_o of_o damn_a man_n /_o and_z by_o that_o term_n good_n they_o understande_v land_n &_o tenymentê_n sun_n /_o ro._n in_o the_o title_n hereditas_fw-la para._n i._n if_o goodê_n be_v find_v that_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o owner_n as_o forsake_v who_o have_v right_a to_o they_o sum._n ro._n in_o the_o title_n inuenta_fw-la para._n two_o et_fw-la vide_fw-la sum._n ro._n in_o the_o title_n furtum_fw-la para._n xvii_o if_o a_o man_n bequ_v another_o man_n good_a of_o what_o effect_n it_o be_v sun_n ro._n in_o the_o title_n legare_fw-la para_fw-it i._o et_fw-la ii_o if_o a_o man_n bequ_v to_o his_o wife_n his_o ornament_n which_o have_v certain_a gold_n and_o juelle_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o use_v after_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o country_n whether_o the_o gold_n &_o juelles_n pass_n ro._n legare_n para_fw-it xiiii_o et_fw-la xv_o if_o a_o man_n bequ_v to_o his_o daughter_n when_o she_o marri_v a_o certain_a somme_fw-fr of_o money_n /_o &_o she_o enter_v in_o to_o religion_n whether_o the_o bequeste_n hold_v ro._n in_o the_o title_n legare_fw-la para._n xxvii_o if_o two_o have_v a_o house_n in_o come_fw-mi and_o one_o will_v set_v it_o /_o and_z the_o 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