Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bind_v	king_n	law_n	3,290	5	5.2223	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33897	Animadversions upon the modern explanation of II Hen. 7. cap. I, or, A King de facto	Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.	1689 (1689)	Wing C5241; ESTC R6488	11,433	10

the_o privy_a council_n and_o the_o great_a seal_n the_o judge_n answer_v that_o his_o authority_n be_v invalid_a because_o grant_v by_o one_o who_o be_v not_o lawful_a queen_n where_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o do_v deny_v she_o the_o name_n of_o a_o queen_n but_o allow_v it_o by_o implication_n in_o their_o answer_n and_o since_o she_o be_v a_o queen_n and_o not_o the_o jure_fw-la she_o must_v be_v one_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la for_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o our_o law_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o any_o three_o chimerical_a monarch_n distinguish_v from_o these_o two._n we_o see_v therefore_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o court_n in_o q._n marys_n reign_n that_o the_o 11_o h._n 7._o can_v indemnify_v the_o subject_n for_o bear_v arm_n against_o a_o prince_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la for_o if_o it_o can_v have_v be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o duke_n its_o unimaginable_a to_o suppose_v his_o counsel_n shall_v forget_v such_o a_o remarkable_a defence_n but_o to_o bring_v the_o dispute_n near_a home_n and_o to_o make_v the_o case_n more_o plain_a if_o possible_a let_v we_o suppose_v 11_o h._n 7._o still_o in_o force_n and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n i_o argue_v that_o this_o act_n must_v necessary_o give_v the_o same_o advantage_n to_o the_o lawful_a successor_n of_o h._n 7._o which_o it_o give_v to_o himself_o for_o if_o allegiance_n be_v due_a to_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la then_o certain_o it_o be_v equal_o due_a to_o he_o who_o be_v king_n both_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la therefore_o those_o who_o decline_v from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o such_o a_o rightful_a possessor_n as_o they_o certain_o do_v who_o depose_v he_o or_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o another_o be_v express_o bar_v from_o receive_v any_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n by_o this_o act._n so_o that_o now_o they_o must_v lie_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o those_o antecedent_n law_n which_o punish_v all_o disloyal_a practice_n against_o a_o rightful_a prince_n whether_o in_o or_o out_o of_o possession_n and_o if_o they_o be_v punishable_a by_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la than_o undoubted_o they_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o consequent_o not_o at_o liberty_n to_o translate_v their_o allegiance_n to_o another_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o penalty_n of_o this_o proviso_n affect_v the_o subject_a no_o long_o than_o the_o king_n be_v in_o possession_n to_o this_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o construction_n make_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o act_n insignificant_a and_o ridiculous_a for_o then_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n run_v thus_o viz._n those_o who_o adhere_v to_o the_o king_n in_o possession_n shall_v be_v indemnify_v but_o those_o who_o fight_v against_o he_o shall_v have_v none_o of_o this_o favour_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v punish_v be_v punish_v by_o who_o why_o by_o the_o king_n they_o oppose_v if_o he_o happen_v to_o sit_v sure_a and_o get_v the_o better_a of_o they_o otherwise_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v safe_a enough_o now_o this_o be_v profound_a discourse_n and_o very_o suitable_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o parliament_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o rebel_n when_o they_o be_v rout_v and_o subdue_v may_v be_v lawful_o punish_v have_v we_o not_o statute_n common_a law_n and_o common_a sense_n enough_o to_o acquaint_v we_o with_o this_o before_o what_o need_v this_o admirable_a discovery_n have_v be_v thus_o careful_o draw_v up_o into_o a_o proviso_n as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v something_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n which_o make_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o conquer_a prince_n to_o chastise_v rebellion_n if_o it_o be_v far_o reply_v that_o this_o proviso_n be_v intend_v for_o a_o recaption_n for_o though_o it_o do_v not_o tie_v the_o subject_n allegiance_n to_o a_o eject_v prince_n yet_o upon_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o crown_n it_o give_v he_o authority_n to_o punish_v those_o who_o dethrone_v he_o and_o with_o this_o interpretation_n the_o law_n appear_v intelligible_a in_o answer_n to_o this_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v which_o way_n a_o prince_n dispossess_v can_v recover_v his_o right_n according_a to_o the_o modern_a construction_n of_o this_o act_n for_o if_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v bind_v to_o assist_v the_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la against_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o latter_a to_o re-enter_v upon_o his_o dominion_n and_o since_o by_o the_o supposition_n his_o right_n to_o punish_v do_v not_o commence_v till_o he_o have_v power_n to_o execute_v this_o proviso_n will_v have_v little_a terror_n in_o it_o and_o prove_v a_o very_a slender_a preservative_n against_o treason_n and_o beside_o if_o it_o ever_o happen_v to_o come_v into_o play_n it_o will_v be_v perfect_o useless_a for_o this_o expedient_a can_v take_v place_n unless_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la make_v his_o way_n back_o to_o the_o throne_n by_o conquest_n and_o foreign_a force_n and_o if_o he_o return_v with_o this_o advantage_n there_o be_v old_a law_n enough_o to_o punish_v traitor_n 25_o ed._n 3._o etc._n etc._n which_o we_o may_v imagine_v he_o will_v venture_v to_o make_v use_n of_o whether_o this_o clause_n have_v give_v he_o such_o a_o liberty_n or_o not_o in_o short_a this_o act_n as_o it_o be_v now_o the_o fashion_n to_o understand_v it_o be_v such_o a_o monstrous_a and_o unaccountable_a piece_n of_o legislation_n as_o i_o believe_v the_o most_o barbarous_a and_o unpolished_a nation_n be_v never_o guilty_a of_o for_o it_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n hereditary_n and_o yet_o oblige_v the_o subject_a to_o obey_v the_o possessor_n though_o never_o so_o obscure_a and_o remote_a from_o the_o royal_a line_n it_o resolve_v all_o title_n into_o force_n and_o success_n and_o put_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o a_o bad_a one_o it_o set_v the_o best_a prince_n aside_o only_o for_o be_v unfortunate_a encourage_v the_o ambition_n of_o enterprize_v and_o unreasonable_a man_n and_o give_v the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n to_o those_o who_o have_v do_v the_o great_a wrong_n it_o overthrow_v the_o most_o sacred_a and_o establish_v maxim_n of_o justice_n repeal_v in_o effect_n almost_o half_a the_o commandment_n and_o make_v the_o devil_n if_o he_o shall_v prevail_v the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v beside_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unnatural_a and_o unrighteous_a in_o the_o body_n but_o useless_a and_o impertinent_a in_o the_o proviso_n in_o earnest_n i_o be_o afraid_a those_o lawyer_n who_o debauch_n man_n understanding_n with_o such_o singular_a absurdity_n as_o these_o will_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o answer_v for_o god_n grant_v they_o may_v consider_v before_o its_o too_o late_a finis_fw-la

victory_n unjust_a and_o himself_o a_o usurper_n but_o we_o have_v neither_o example_n nor_o reason_n to_o expect_v such_o singular_a confession_n as_o these_o for_o no_o usurper_n will_v own_v himself_o in_o the_o wrong_n so_o long_o as_o he_o intend_v to_o enjoy_v the_o advantage_n of_o his_o injustice_n upon_o supposition_n therefore_o that_o the_o victory_n have_v fall_v on_o the_o side_n of_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la the_o act_n will_v be_v whole_o superfluous_a but_o second_o if_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la have_v prevail_v the_o matter_n be_v not_o mend_v for_o now_o though_o those_o that_o stand_v by_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la will_v have_v great_a occasion_n for_o a_o indemnity_n yet_o this_o act_n will_v be_v as_o helpless_a to_o they_o now_o as_o it_o be_v needless_a before_o for_o either_o they_o must_v submit_v to_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la or_o not_o if_o they_o do_v not_o submit_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o imagine_v the_o consequence_n how_o a_o victorious_a and_o irresistible_a prince_n will_v treat_v the_o obstinate_a and_o rebellious_a opposer_n of_o his_o just_a title_n if_o they_o do_v submit_v as_o of_o necessity_n they_o must_v than_o they_o can_v claim_v no_o manner_n of_o privilege_n and_o indemnity_n from_o this_o act_n for_o they_o can_v come_v into_o the_o side_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la without_o desert_v that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la i._n e._n without_o decline_v their_o allegiance_n to_o he_o who_o be_v king_n when_o this_o statute_n be_v make_v by_o decline_v which_o allegiance_n the_o proviso_n express_o exclude_v they_o from_o all_o manner_n of_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n by_o this_o act._n in_o this_o condition_n the_o law_n will_v have_v leave_v the_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la party_n if_o the_o sovereignty_n have_v be_v dispute_v between_o h._n 7._o and_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la or_o house_n of_o york_n have_v be_v successful_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v undeniable_o plain_a that_o neither_o the_o design_n nor_o word_n of_o this_o statute_n can_v be_v draw_v to_o such_o a_o monstrous_a construction_n as_o to_o enact_v bare_a possession_n a_o good_a title_n and_o make_v may_v and_o right_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o only_a design_n of_o this_o parliament_n be_v to_o continue_v the_o crown_n to_o h._n 7._o during_o his_o life_n which_o both_o by_o the_o body_n and_o proviso_n of_o the_o act_n be_v as_o effectual_o do_v as_o in_o they_o lay_v now_o the_o reason_n that_o prevail_v with_o the_o two_o house_n to_o consent_v to_o a_o temporary_a alteration_n of_o the_o constitution_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v probable_o these_o 1._o because_o h._n 7._o do_v not_o open_o disavow_v his_o reign_v in_o his_o wife_n right_a who_o be_v queen_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la for_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o which_o he_o be_v recognize_v king_n of_o england_n be_v interpretable_a in_o this_o sense_n lord_n bacon_n ibid._n p._n 1003._o and_o with_o this_o construction_n there_o be_v no_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o hereditary_a right_n of_o the_o crown_n 2._o elizabeth_n the_o queen_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la by_o her_o subsequent_a marriage_n and_o acquiescence_n seem_v content_v with_o this_o settlement_n so_o that_o her_o forbear_n to_o claim_n or_o in_o the_o least_o to_o insist_v upon_o she_o right_o be_v a_o tacit_n resignation_n of_o it_o to_o king_n henry_n which_o seem_v to_o make_v he_o not_o only_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o during_o her_o life_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la too_o 3._o when_o this_o parliament_n be_v call_v perken_fw-mi warbeck_n have_v late_o make_v a_o descent_n upon_o kent_n and_o threaten_v the_o kingdom_n with_o a_o more_o formidable_a invasion_n lord_n bacon_n p._n 1075_o 1076._o now_o though_o the_o two_o house_n may_v see_v through_o the_o imposture_n yet_o it_o be_v plain_a many_o of_o the_o people_n do_v not_o nay_o some_o person_n of_o great_a quality_n who_o have_v better_a opportunity_n for_o enquiry_n believe_v perkin_n to_o be_v the_o true_a plantagenet_n son_n to_o ed_n 4._o the_o parliament_n therefore_o who_o know_v he_o to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o counterfeit_n prince_n must_v conclude_v that_o the_o best_a way_n to_o secure_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v to_o support_v the_o government_n of_o h._n 7._o which_o consider_v the_o present_a scruple_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o right_n can_v not_o be_v more_o effectual_o do_v than_o by_o indemnify_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v afterward_o appear_v for_o he_o 4._o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o at_o this_o juncture_n h._n 7._o have_v several_a child_n by_o his_o queen_n viz._n arthur_n henry_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o now_o the_o contend_a family_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n be_v thus_o happy_o unite_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v that_o a_o security_n though_o a_o unusual_a one_o to_o the_o present_a possessor_n can_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o right_a line_n especial_o since_o the_o force_n of_o that_o act_n be_v confine_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o prince_n as_o have_v be_v already_o prove_v 5._o that_o this_o act_n be_v no_o more_o than_o temporary_a may_v be_v make_v good_a from_o the_o practice_n as_o well_o as_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o law_n i_o shall_v cite_v the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n case_n who_o when_o he_o be_v try_v for_o treason_n for_o lead_v a_o army_n against_o q._n mary_n desire_v to_o be_v inform_v by_o the_o judge_n whether_o a_o man_n act_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o the_o order_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n or_o prince_n council_n as_o stow_n and_o heylin_n word_n it_o can_v become_v thereby_o guilty_a of_o treason_n to_o which_o the_o judge_n answer_v that_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o one_o that_o be_v not_o lawful_a queen_n can_v give_v no_o authority_n or_o indemnity_n to_o those_o that_o act_v by_o such_o a_o warrant_n burnet_n hist._n reform_v p._n 2._o p._n 243._o upon_o which_o the_o duke_n submit_v though_o without_o question_n he_o do_v not_o want_v lawyer_n to_o reinforce_v his_o plea_n if_o his_o case_n will_v have_v bear_v it_o from_o whence_o 1._o i_o infer_v against_o sir._n edw._n coke_n that_o treason_n lie_v against_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la though_o out_o of_o possession_n for_o its_o plain_a by_o all_o our_o historian_n that_o q._n mary_n be_v far_o from_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o crown_n when_o the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n act_v against_o her._n so_o far_o be_v she_o from_o be_v regnant_n that_o its_o pretty_a plain_n she_o have_v no_o great_a hope_n of_o succeed_v for_o when_o she_o understand_v q._n jane_n have_v take_v the_o government_n upon_o she_o she_o retire_v with_o only_a a_o few_o suffolk_n gentleman_n to_o framingham_n castle_n near_o the_o sea_n that_o she_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o embark_v for_o the_o security_n of_o her_o person_n but_o i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o this_o corolary_n no_o far_o though_o be_v it_o necessary_a it_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o other_o unquestionable_a authority_n 2._o i_o infer_v that_o any_o commission_n or_o authority_n grant_v by_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la against_o one_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la be_v null_a and_o insignificant_a though_o it_o have_v all_o other_o advantage_n and_o form_n which_o the_o law_n prescribe_v the_o only_a objection_n against_o this_o inference_n be_v that_o the_o lady_n jane_n be_v not_o a_o queen_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o why_o not_o a_o queen_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la have_v she_o not_o the_o colour_n of_o k._n edward_n letter_n patent_n and_o the_o concurrence_n of_o all_o the_o judge_n save_v one_o to_o support_v her_o claim_n do_v not_o a_o numerous_a privy_a council_n several_a of_o which_o be_v person_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n and_o high_a office_n of_o the_o kingdom_n swear_v allegiance_n to_o she_o heylin_n ref._n p._n 160._o be_v she_o not_o proclaim_v in_o london_n and_o in_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a city_n town_n and_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n heyl._n ibid._n p._n 237._o burn._n p._n 237._o be_v not_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o the_o land_n and_o naval_a force_n under_o her_o command_n it_o be_v true_a some_o of_o they_o desert_v she_o soon_o after_o but_o this_o prove_v they_o be_v with_o she_o before_o do_v she_o not_o assume_v the_o name_n and_o state_n of_o a_o queen_n and_o be_v not_o the_o seal_v those_o dead_a spring_n of_o the_o government_n in_o her_o custody_n i_o grant_v our_o historian_n agree_v that_o her_o queenship_n last_v but_o nine_o or_o ten_o day_n but_o if_o she_o have_v reign_v but_o so_o many_o hour_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o point_n in_o hand_n for_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la consist_v in_o possession_n and_o extent_n of_o power_n not_o in_o the_o length_n of_o his_o government_n beside_o when_o the_o duke_n plead_v the_o warrant_n of_o