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any_o land_n or_o other_o thing_n he_o possess_v for_o one_o day_n long_o than_o house_n shall_v please_v beside_o it_o be_v against_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o law_n and_o the_o king_n oath_n and_o the_o usance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o all_o time_n ward_n 8._o the_o court_n of_o ward_n for_o the_o king_n to_o have_v wardship_n be_v a_o inheritance_n and_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n approve_v by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o enland_n and_o acknowledge_v and_o submit_v unto_o in_o all_o age_n and_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n be_v settle_v and_o establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8_o and_o it_o be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v compound_v for_o at_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n james_n and_o by_o he_o refuse_v because_o it_o be_v so_o great_a a_o flower_n of_o his_o crown_n as_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v sever_v from_o it_o and_o now_o if_o the_o house_n shall_v force_v a_o bargain_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o their_o own_o price_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o law_n all_o reason_n and_o moral_a justice_n and_o to_o the_o disherison_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o detain_n of_o the_o king_n child_n under_o their_o governance_n child_n 9_o touch_v the_o king_n child_n the_o order_n of_o their_o education_n and_o their_o future_a marriage_n can_v belong_v unto_o the_o house_n but_o unto_o the_o king_n by_o all_o divine_a and_o human_a law_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n neither_o be_v the_o contrary_a anywhere_o practise_v but_o by_o the_o great_a turk_n no_o new_a oath_n can_v be_v impose_v upon_o the_o subject_a but_o by_o the_o warrant_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n oath_n 10_o touch_v impose_v of_o new_a oath_n as_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n and_o be_v so_o settle_v by_o the_o act_n of_o 3._o car._n and_o have_v be_v so_o declare_v during_o this_o parliament_n by_o the_o two_o house_n upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o new_a canon_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o their_o own_o order_n pag._n 159.160.908.910_o and_o we_o find_v the_o two_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n the_o first_o in_o 1._o eliz._n the_o second_o in_o 3_o iac._n be_v both_o frame_v and_o enjoin_v to_o be_v take_v in_o and_o by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o yet_o now_o do_v the_o house_n press_v oath_n upon_o their_o fellow_n subject_n utter_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o other_o legal_a oath_n which_o they_o have_v former_o take_v and_o for_o the_o refusal_n of_o their_o oath_n of_o covenant_n and_o of_o their_o negative_a oath_n in_o express_a term_n to_o abjure_v their_o allegiance_n to_o their_o sovereign_n they_o condemn_v they_o of_o malignancy_n a_o new_a word_n of_o art_n not_o former_o know_v to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n treason_n 11._o concerning_o treason_n it_o be_v define_v by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o 25._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 2._o and_o afterward_o 1_o h._n 4._o and_o 2_o ma._n that_o act_n be_v confirm_v and_o enact_v 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dic_fw-la lunâ—e_n 4_o maâ—i_fw-la 1646._o oâ—dered_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v â—aâ—â—our_v or_o conceal_v the_o king_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d it_o etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v proceed_v 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o traitor_n and_o dâ—_z without_o mercy_n b_o *_o phil._n 3._o v._n 6._o *_o 1_o tim._n 1_o v._n 13._o john_n 16.2_o matth._n 7.12_o *_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ne_fw-fr fait_fw-fr toâ—t_v be_v only_a to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o justice_n which_o the_o king_n administer_a by_o his_o minister_n and_o not_o in_o person_n it_o be_v they_o that_o be_v the_o wrong_a doer_n and_o not_o the_o king_n and_o the_o subjâ—ct_n against_o 〈…〉_z his_o remedy_n wisd._n 6._o v._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o matt._n 7.12_o
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