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mention_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la which_o chap._n 37._o say_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v procure_v by_o any_o person_n contrary_a to_o the_o liberty_n contain_v in_o that_o charter_n it_o shall_v be_v have_v of_o no_o force_n or_o effect_v so_o that_o a_o personal_a authority_n which_o can_v trample_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o violate_v the_o law_n be_v a_o authority_n of_o no_o force_n nor_o effect_n a_o void_a authority_n or_o in_o other_o word_n it_o be_v nothing_o i_o say_v not_o to_o insist_v upon_o any_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v quote_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n fortescue_n where_o he_o profess_o handle_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o a_o limit_a monarchy_n and_o after_o he_o have_v show_v the_o different_a original_a of_o they_o he_o thus_o proceed_v in_o the_o 13_o chap._n now_o you_o understand_v most_o noble_a prince_n the_o form_n of_o institution_n of_o a_o kingdom_n politic_a or_o 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