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parium_fw-la suorum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la nulli_fw-la vendemus_fw-la nulli_fw-la negabimus_fw-la aut_fw-la differemus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la vel_fw-la rectum_fw-la that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v arrest_v imprison_v disseise_v of_o his_o freehold_n of_o his_o liberty_n or_o free_a custom_n or_o outlawed_a banish_v or_o otherwise_o destroy_v but_o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o his_o equal_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n neither_o shall_v law_n and_o justice_n be_v delay_v sell_v or_o deny_v to_o any_o man_n but_o the_o king_n in_o judgement_n of_o law_n be_v present_a in_o all_o his_o court_n of_o justice_n repeat_v these_o word_n we_o will_v sell_v deny_v nor_o delay_v justice_n and_o right_n to_o no_o man_n inst_n 2.55_o o_o magnificent_a bless_a and_o golden_a oration_n it_o proceed_v from_o the_o lip_n of_o king_n and_o we_o shall_v never_o hear_v such_o doctrine_n preach_v again_o in_o any_o of_o our_o court_n of_o justice_n until_o our_o king_n be_v
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popular_a estate_n which_o degenerate_a into_o 1._o tyranny_n 2._o oligarchy_n 3._o ochlocracy_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o first_o of_o monarchy_n for_o a_o principalioribus_fw-la seu_fw-la dignioribus_fw-la est_fw-la inchoandum_fw-la the_o most_o excellent_a must_v have_v precedency_n monarchy_n which_o we_o may_v call_v a_o kingdom_n be_v where_o the_o absolute_a sovereignty_n lie_v in_o the_o power_n of_o one_o only_a prince_n for_o so_o much_o the_o word_n monarchy_n of_o itself_o import_v who_o rule_v either_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n or_o contrary_a which_o form_n of_o government_n do_v as_o far_o transcend_v and_o excel_v all_o other_o as_o the_o glorious_a sun_n do_v the_o pale-faced_n moon_n or_o the_o moon_n the_o lesser_a star_n it_o be_v the_o emblem_n of_o the_o almighty_a for_o behold_v the_o bless_a trinity_n where_o there_o be_v three_o person_n but_o one_o god_n there_o be_v a_o archangel_n the_o angel_n adore_v but_o one_o lord_n and_o 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supercilio_fw-la moventis_fw-la fear_v king_n command_v on_o their_o own_o ground_n the_o king_n command_v king_n be_v jove_n who_o arm_n the_o giant_n do_v confound_v who_o awful_a brow_n do_v all_o thing_n move_v which_o sentence_n lest_o it_o shall_v seem_v too_o light_a and_o savour_v too_o much_o of_o poetical_a assentation_n let_v our_o antichristian_n for_o those_o who_o by_o their_o practice_n though_o not_o which_o their_o mouth_n deny_v christ_n doctrine_n deserve_v no_o better_a name_n harken_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n if_o they_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o debase_v themselves_o so_o much_o and_o behold_v what_o doctrine_n he_o preach_v to_o pilate_n which_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o it_o be_v his_o last_o john_n 19.11_o jesus_n answer_v thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o for_o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la illius_fw-la jussu_fw-la reges_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la he_o who_o make_v man_n make_v king_n that_o king_n