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argyle_n be_v ground_v concern_v raiser_n of_o rumour_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n chap._n 20.1_o statute_n of_o king_n robert_n 1_o it_o be_v defend_v and_o forbid_v that_o no_o man_n be_v a_o conspirator_n or_o inventor_n of_o narration_n or_o rumour_n by_o the_o which_o occasion_n of_o discord_n may_v arise_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n and_o if_o any_o such_o man_n shall_v be_v find_v and_o attaint_v thereof_o incontinent_a be_v shall_v be_v take_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v sure_o keep_v up_o ay_o and_o while_o the_o king_n declare_v his_o will_n anent_o he_o act_n 43._o of_o par._n 2._o king_n james_n 1_o march_n 11._o 1424._o leasing-maker_n forfault_n life_n and_o good_n item_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o king_n and_o whole_a parliament_n that_o all_o leasingmaker_n and_o teller_n of_o they_o which_o may_v engender_v discord_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n wherever_o they_o may_v be_v get_v shall_v be_v 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any_o false_a slanderous_a or_o untrue_a speech_n to_o the_o disdain_n reproach_n and_o contempt_n of_o his_o majesty_n his_o council_n and_o proceed_n or_o to_o the_o dishonour_n hurt_n or_o prejudice_n of_o his_o highness_n his_o parent_n and_o progenitor_n or_o to_o meddle_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o highness_n and_o his_o estate_n present_a bygone_a and_o in_o time_n come_v under_o the_o pain_n contain_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n anent_o maker_n and_o teller_n of_o leasing_n certify_v they_o that_o shall_v be_v try_v contraveener_n thereof_o or_o that_o hear_v such_o slanderous_a speech_n and_o report_v not_o the_o same_o with_o diligence_n the_o say_a pain_n shall_v be_v execute_v against_o they_o with_o all_o rigour_n in_o example_n of_o other_o act_n 205._o par._n 14_o king_n james_n 6._o june_n 8._o 1594._o anent_o leasing-maker_n and_o author_n of_o slander_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n with_o advice_n of_o his_o estate_n in_o this_o present_a parliament_n ratify_v approve_v and_o for_o his_o highness_n and_o successor_n perpetual_o confirm_v the_o act_n make_v by_o his_o noble_a progenitor_n king_n james_n the_o first_o of_o worthy_a memory_n against_o leasing-maker_n the_o act_n make_v by_o king_n james_n the_o second_o entitle_v against_o leasing-maker_n and_o teller_n of_o they_o the_o act_n make_v by_o king_n james_n the_o five_o entitle_v of_o leasing-maker_n and_o the_o act_n make_v by_o his_o highness_n self_n with_o advice_n of_o his_o estate_n in_o parliament_n upon_o the_o 22d_o day_n of_o may_n 1584._o entitle_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o author_n of_o slander_n and_o untrue_a calumny_n against_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o council_n and_o proceed_n to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o highness_n his_o parent_n progenitor_n crown_n and_o estate_n as_o also_o the_o act_n make_v in_o his_o highness_n parliament_n hold_v at_o linlithgow_n upon_o the_o 10_o of_o december_n 1585._o entitle_v against_o the_o 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they_o of_o a_o prince_n tender_a of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o who_o notwithstanding_o his_o own_o be_v a_o papist_n will_v have_v preserve_v the_o reform_a religion_n and_o have_v maintain_v the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o all_o her_o grandeur_n and_o right_n and_o though_o his_o whole_a life_n have_v be_v but_o one_o continue_a conspiracy_n against_o our_o civil_a liberty_n and_o privilege_n he_o have_v leave_v the_o throne_n with_o the_o character_n and_o under_o the_o esteem_n of_o a_o gentleman_n that_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o government_n will_v have_v regulate_v himself_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o constitution_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n now_o among_o all_o the_o method_n fall_v upon_o by_o the_o royal_a brother_n for_o the_o undermine_a and_o subvert_v our_o religion_n and_o law_n there_o be_v none_o that_o they_o have_v pursue_v with_o more_o ardour_n and_o wherein_o they_o have_v be_v more_o successful_a to_o the_o compass_v 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establishment_n yet_o all_o other_o protestant_n may_v very_o rational_o promise_v themselves_o a_o indulgence_n and_o that_o not_o only_o from_o the_o mildness_n and_o compassionate_a sweetness_n of_o her_o temper_n but_o from_o the_o influence_n which_o the_o prince_n her_o husband_n will_v have_v upon_o she_o who_o as_o he_o be_v descend_v from_o ancestor_n who_o glory_n it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o their_o country_n from_o papal_a persecution_n and_o spanish_a tyranny_n so_o his_o education_n generosity_n wisdom_n and_o many_o heroic_a virtue_n dispose_v he_o to_o embrace_v all_o protestant_n with_o a_o equal_a tenderness_n and_o to_o erect_v his_o interest_n upon_o the_o be_v head_n and_o patron_n of_o all_o that_o profess_v the_o reform_a religion_n have_v the_o late_a duke_n of_o monmouth_n be_v victorious_a against_o the_o force_n of_o the_o present_a king_n and_o enable_v to_o have_v wrest_v the_o sceptre_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n though_o all_o protestant_n 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fecerit_fw-la nec_fw-la nomen_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la constabit_fw-la et_fw-la paulò_fw-la post_fw-la debet_fw-la rex_fw-la omne_fw-la ritè_fw-la facere_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la &_o per_fw-la judicium_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la debet_fw-la enim_fw-la jus_fw-la &_o justitia_fw-la magis_fw-la regnare_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la quà m_fw-la voluntas_fw-la prava_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la jus_fw-la facit_fw-la voluntas_fw-la autem_fw-la violentia_fw-la &_o vis_fw-fr non_fw-fr est_fw-fr jus._n debet_fw-la verò_fw-la rex_fw-la deum_fw-la timere_fw-la super_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o diligere_fw-la &_o mandata_fw-la ejus_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la regum_fw-la suum_fw-la seruare_fw-la debet_fw-la etiam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la integritate_fw-la &_o libertate_fw-la juxta_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la patrum_fw-la &_o praedecessorum_fw-la seruare_fw-la fovere_fw-la manutenere_fw-la regere_fw-la &_o contrainimicos_fw-la 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