Sentence:  And if a man purchase land in fee simple and die without issue, he which is his <WSD>next</WSD> cousin collaterall of the whole blood, how farre so ever he be from him in degree, ("de quel pluis long degree qu'il soit"), may inherite and have the land ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Nearest in relationship. (next of kin).