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that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o decency_n and_o gentility_n nevertheless_o because_o the_o magistrate_n in_o these_o occasion_n have_v power_n to_o overpass_v these_o consideration_n of_o civility_n and_o decency_n the_o national_a synod_n whereof_o i_o speak_v but_o now_o and_z who_o direction_n i_o cite_v on_o the_o 10_o article_n do_v absolute_o refer_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o case_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o these_o term_n the_o church_n shall_v make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o confirm_v such_o marriage_n if_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o contract_n have_v be_v before_o due_o authorise_v by_o the_o magistrate_n xiii_o no_o man_n may_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o wife_n marry_v she_o with_o who_o he_o commit_v adultery_n in_o his_o wife_n life_n time_n unless_o such_o marriage_n be_v authorise_a by_o the_o magistrate_n conformity_n st._n basil_n in_o his_o 2d_o canonical_a epistle_n to_o amphilochius_n teach_v the_o same_o thing_n graec._n can._n 39_o tom._n 3._o &_o in_o pandect_a graec._n according_a to_o balsamon_n explication_n the_o friar_n blastares_n in_o his_o alphabetical_a collection_n of_o cannon_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n 97._o tom._n 2._o pag._n 97._o as_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o the_o 8_o chap._n of_o the_o letter_n b._n however_o our_o discipline_n that_o condemn_v such_o a_o marriage_n nevertheless_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v celebrate_v if_o the_o magistrate_n appoint_v it_o the_o council_n of_o tribur_n 157_o tom._n 7._o conc._n c._n 71._o p._n 157_o which_o be_v former_o one_o of_o the_o king_n house_n not_o far_o off_o of_o mayance_n this_o council_n assemble_v anno_fw-la dom._n 895_o under_o the_o emperor_n arnulphus_n make_v this_o decree_n which_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o that_o i_o now_o examine_v we_o appoint_v and_o publish_v by_o one_o consent_n according_a to_o the_o difinition_n of_o cannon_n that_o if_o any_o one_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o another_o woman_n during_o her_o husband_n life_n and_o that_o this_o husband_n come_v to_o die_v this_o unlawful_a access_n shall_v be_v forbid_v he_o by_o judgement_n of_o the_o synod_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v not_o marry_v she_o with_o who_o he_o have_v before_o commit_v adultery_n for_o we_o will_v not_o and_o it_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o the_o christian_a religion_n that_o any_o one_o shall_v take_v to_o wife_n she_o who_o he_o have_v before_o defile_v with_o adultery_n and_o as_o for_o the_o caution_n give_v by_o our_o discipline_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o father_n of_o tribur_n have_v not_o pass_v it_o in_o silence_n for_o in_o the_o manner_n they_o speak_v to_o king_n arnulphus_n in_o the_o preface_n they_o give_v plain_o to_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v a_o civil_a case_n wherein_o the_o prince_n may_v exercise_n his_o power_n fourteen_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o principal_a occasion_n of_o marriage_n be_v to_o have_v issue_n and_o propagate_v and_o to_o avoid_v fornication_n and_o adultery_n the_o marriage_n of_o a_o man_n know_v to_o be_v a_o eunuch_n can_v be_v allow_v of_o nor_o solemnize_v in_o the_o reform_a church_n conformity_n the_o council_n of_o verbery_n in_o vallois_n require_v marriage_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v for_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o husband_n 4._o tom._n 2._o conc_fw-fr gall._n c._n 17._o pag._n 4._o be_v complain_v of_o by_o the_o wife_n and_o due_o prove_v to_o who_o the_o synod_n permitt_v to_o do_v what_o she_o will_v that_o be_v to_o say_v 14._o ibid._n c._n 2._o pag._n 14._o to_o remarry_v pope_n stephen_n the_o second_o however_o two_o year_n after_o prohibit_v separation_n for_o cause_n of_o insufficiency_n nevertheless_o he_o order_v dissolution_n if_o one_o of_o the_o party_n be_v torment_v with_o the_o devil_n or_o infect_v with_o leprosy_n wherein_o he_o follow_v not_o the_o sentiment_n of_o gregory_n the_o second_o his_o predecessor_n 519._o ep._n 9_o ad_fw-la bonif._n c._n 2._o l._n 1._o conc_fw-fr gall._n pag._n 519._o who_o about_o 30_o year_n before_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o separate_v from_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v insufficient_a and_o to_o remarry_v with_o another_o the_o 55th_o chap._n of_o the_o 6_o book_n of_o capitulary_n of_o charlemagne_n give_v the_o same_o liberty_n to_o the_o woman_n if_o the_o man_n be_v insufficient_a which_o isaac_n bishop_n of_o langre_n repeat_v in_o the_o 13_o chap._n of_o the_o second_o treatise_n of_o his_o cannon_n 673._o tom._n 3._o conc_fw-fr gall._n pag._n 673._o photius_n a_o writer_n of_o the_o 9th_o cenury_n and_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n speak_v no_o otherwse_n in_o the_o 13_o title_n chap._n four_o of_o his_o nomocanon_n it_o be_v true_a he_o require_v this_o separation_n be_v make_v after_o have_v suffer_v three_o year_n her_o husband_n insufficiency_n and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o letter_n take_v out_o of_o a_o
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shall_v not_o marry_v any_o body_n without_o have_v full_a knowledge_n and_o approbation_n conformity_n beside_o what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o the_o second_o article_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o first_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n that_o clandestine_a marriage_n be_v condemn_v even_o in_o that_o time_n there_o be_v in_o the_o three_o volume_n of_o council_n a_o decree_n of_o pope_n hormisdas_n take_v out_o of_o gratian_n and_o be_v conceive_v in_o these_o term_n 801._o can._n 2._o pag._n 801._o that_o no_o believer_n of_o what_o quality_n soever_o do_v not_o marry_v clandestine_o and_o in_o secret_a but_o let_v he_o marry_v public_o in_o our_o lord_n 818._o tom._n 3._o conc_fw-fr gal._n pag._n 116._o tom._n 7._o conc_fw-fr pag._n 818._o in_o receive_v the_o priest_n benediction_n this_o hormisdas_n be_v pope_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 6_o century_n herald_n bishop_n of_o tours_n make_v the_o same_o prohibition_n in_o the_o 130_o chap._n of_o his_o capitulary_a anno_fw-la dom._n 858._o and_o the_o 15_o can._n of_o those_o which_o pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o propose_v and_o cause_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o council_n of_o latteran_n in_o the_o year_n 1215_o contain_v the_o very_a like_o constitution_n it_o be_v therefore_o that_o in_o our_o church_n no_o stranger_n be_v marry_v without_o have_v a_o good_a attestation_n from_o the_o church_n whereof_o he_o be_v member_n to_o know_v if_o the_o bane_n have_v there_o be_v publish_v three_o several_a lord_n day_n without_o any_o opposition_n cardinal_n borrome_n in_o his_o second_o council_n of_o milan_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1569_o decree_v 26_o will_v have_v it_o so_o practise_v 590._o tom._n 9_o conc_fw-fr pag._n 590._o according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n xx._n when_o one_o of_o the_o party_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n the_o promise_n of_o marriage_n shall_v not_o be_v receive_v nor_o publish_v in_o the_o church_n until_o the_o party_n of_o contrary_a 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