Ex communi clariss. et consultiss. iuris professorum ordinis, in inclyta Basiliensium Academia decreto, subsequentes (de feudis) theses

XV.

This feudal succession deviates from common law. Indeed, there is no succession of ascendants (except in one single case) in a new fief nor in a paternal one here.

XVI.

Descendants regularly succeed, both in a new and a paternal fief, to infinity, excluding the agnates relatives on the father's side. This is unless it was agreed otherwise by a pact entered into by the father with the mother, so that the sons do not succeed in the fief. And unless the fief was lost due to the father's fault or even the son's crime, or by other means.

XVII.

Thus, natural and legitimate children, that is, males, succeed equally in the fief. Natural children alone do not even succeed to the mother in a maternal fief. How legitimate children succeed through an offering to the Court and a rescript of the Prince is explained by a distinction.

XVIII.

It is the common opinion, and therefore safer, that an emancipated son succeeds, even though they might not wish for the old distinction between agnation and cognation to be lifted here.

XIX.

A Bishop, monastery, and church succeed in a fief, with respect to the bishopric, monastery, or church given to the bishop, monk, or prelate, excluding the lord and others. The mute and the deaf, if they can be cured by the help of doctors, succeed; otherwise, they do not.

XX.

Among collaterals (if, however, a new fief devolves to collaterals—which Hotman rightly denies against the whole nation of feudists—even those of the first degree, it does not happen except in five cases, and it lasts up to the seventh degree).