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A46988 The excellency of monarchical government, especially of the English monarchy wherein is largely treated of the several benefits of kingly government, and the inconvenience of commonwealths : also of the several badges of sovereignty in general, and particularly according to the constitutions of our laws : likewise of the duty of subjects, and mischiefs of faction, sedition and rebellion : in all which the principles and practices of our late commonwealths-men are considered / by Nathaniel Johnston ... Johnston, Nathaniel, 1627-1705. 1686 (1686) Wing J877; ESTC R16155 587,955 505

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not_o republic_n have_v thus_o far_o illustrate_v the_o government_n in_o the_o golden_a age_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o we_o find_v no_o footstep_n or_o the_o least_o tract_n of_o any_o popular_a suffrage_n but_o a_o entail_v of_o sovereign_a authority_n we_o may_v far_o consider_v king_n god_n appoint_v king_n that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o several_a kingdom_n in_o this_o world_n have_v be_v and_o be_v by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n not_o only_o by_o god_n appointment_n of_o moses_n the_o several_a judge_n and_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n but_o by_o the_o frequent_a expression_n in_o scripture_n that_o by_o god_n king_n reign_v that_o king_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n that_o god_n will_v give_v deliverance_n to_o his_o king_n to_o his_o anointed_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o expression_n we_o may_v rational_o 21._o rational_o jus_fw-la reg._n p._n 15._o 21._o conclude_v that_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o immediate_a dependence_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n to_o shut_v out_o the_o restless_a and_o extravagant_a multitude_n from_o the_o frequent_a revolution_n they_o will_v make_v and_o the_o desolation_n they_o will_v occasion_v if_o they_o have_v any_o ground_n to_o think_v the_o supreme_a power_n depend_v on_o they_o or_o that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v for_o conscience_n sake_n their_o governor_n whence_o also_o be_v they_o style_v god_n but_o to_o denote_v they_o be_v not_o make_v by_o man_n and_o as_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o inferior_a magistrate_n derive_v their_o power_n from_o the_o king_n and_o not_o from_o the_o people_n as_o supreme_a so_o by_o that_o analogy_n which_o run_v in_o a_o dependence_n and_o chain_n through_o the_o whole_a creation_n king_n shall_v derive_v their_o power_n from_o god_n alone_o who_o be_v their_o king_n and_z as_o the_o 14._o the_o rom._n 13._o v._n 13_o 14._o apostle_n say_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o so_o no_o 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viz._n
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the_o regain_n their_o lose_a liberty_n and_o have_v recourse_n to_o king_n edward_n law_n and_o their_o confirmation_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o so_o that_o even_o such_o rebel_n own_a king_n the_o fountain_n author_n and_o establisher_n of_o their_o liberty_n as_o well_o know_v they_o be_v bear_v subject_n and_o whatever_o be_v remit_v of_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o prince_n be_v by_o their_o own_o grant_n though_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o those_o concession_n from_o several_a cause_n but_o whenever_o threat_n force_n or_o other_o necessity_n for_o supply_n or_o such_o like_a extort_a these_o they_o be_v very_o ill_o keep_v anno_fw-la 1215._o 17_o joh._n the_o baron_n press_v the_o king_n to_o confirm_v the_o charter_n of_o privilege_n the_o archbishop_n with_o his_o associate_n read_v over_o each_o chapter_n but_o the_o king_n understand_v the_o tenor_n of_o they_o with_o indignation_n and_o scorn_n say_v 60._o say_v quare_fw-la cum_fw-la istis_fw-la iniquis_fw-la exactionibus_fw-la barones_n non_fw-la postulant_fw-la regnum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la tale_n illis_fw-la concederet_fw-la libertates_fw-la unde_fw-la ipse_fw-la efficeretur_fw-la servus_n matt._n paris_n fol._n 213._o num_fw-la
60._o why_o with_o these_o unjust_a exaction_n do_v not_o the_o baron_n require_v the_o kingdom_n and_o swear_v he_o will_v never_o grant_v such_o liberty_n whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o servant_n however_o he_o be_v afterward_o at_o runing-mede_n compel_v to_o sign_n the_o charter_n there_o be_v with_o he_o but_o eight_o or_o nine_o bishop_n four_z earls_z and_o some_o twelve_o baron_n as_o matthew_n paris_n number_v they_o but_o he_o say_v as_o to_o those_o present_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o baron_n the_o company_n be_v innumerable_a as_o be_v tota_fw-la angliae_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la collecta_fw-la therefore_o the_o king_n grant_v they_o the_o liberty_n by_o way_n of_o charter_n 13._o charter_n idem_fw-la fol._n 215._o num_fw-la 13._o per_fw-la consilium_fw-la venerabilium_fw-la patrum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o recount_v those_o that_o be_v present_a with_o he_o not_o mention_v any_o of_o those_o that_o be_v against_o he_o as_o i_o remember_v this_o be_v the_o charter_n which_o henry_n the_o three_o 30._o three_o idem_fw-la fol_z 216._o num_fw-la 30._o confirm_v and_o be_v call_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o principal_a matter_n in_o it_o which_o relate_v to_o my_o purpose_n be_v that_o he_o make_v some_o alteration_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o summon_v member_n to_o the_o great_a council_n viz._n homines_fw-la the_o alteration_n of_o the_o summon_v the_o member_n to_o the_o great_a council_n note_n in_o this_o charter_n the_o king_n grant_v he_o will_v raise_v no_o money_n on_o the_o subject_a without_o consent_n but_o in_o three_o case_n to_o redeem_v his_o body_n make_v his_o elder_a son_n knight_n and_o marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n and_o the_o like_a power_n other_o ●_o have_v over_o their_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la that_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n earl_n and_o great_a baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v summon_v by_o special_a writ_n and_o that_o he_o will_v cause_v to_o be_v summon_v by_o the_o sheriff_n and_o his_o bailiff_n those_o which_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la of_o he_o to_o a_o certain_a day_n by_o general_a summons_n so_o that_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o great_a council_n heretofore_o have_v only_o consist_v of_o such_o earl_n and_o great_a baron_n and_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o the_o king_n by_o special_a writ_n please_v to_o summon_v and_o this_o new_a way_n bring_v in_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la but_o still_o here_o be_v no_o representative_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n the_o king_n say_v dei_fw-la intuitu_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la emendationem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la spontanea_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la voluntate_fw-la nostra_fw-la dedimus_fw-la concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la have_v libertates_fw-la subscriptas_fw-la the_o king_n be_v sore_o vex_v charter_n he_o repent_v his_o grant_v the_o charter_n that_o these_o liberty_n have_v be_v extort_a from_o he_o and_o send_v to_o pope_n 224._o pope_n idem_fw-la 224._o innocent_a who_o also_o absolve_v he_o from_o the_o obligation_n upon_o the_o ground_n that_o he_o have_v give_v he_o give_v id._n 227._o num_fw-la 20._o the_o pope_n absolve_v he_o the_o kingdom_n to_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o can_v make_v no_o such_o charter_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o after_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o rebellious_a baron_n in_o this_o charter_n as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o charter_n of_o liberty_n we_o then_o we_o animad_fw-la on_o jan._n augl_n fol._n 167._o the_o king_n be_v grant_v by_o charter_n a_o good_a law_n then_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o people_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o charter_n and_o pass_v under_o the_o king_n seal_n as_o his_o mere_a voluntary_a free_a grant_n and_o concession_n without_o any_o vote_n suffrage_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n so_o matt._n paris_n say_v of_o this_o charter_n that_o when_o king_n john_n see_v the_o baron_n too_o powerful_a for_o he_o 50._o he_o fol._n 255._o num_fw-la 30_o 50._o gratanter_fw-la eye_n concederet_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o libertates_fw-la quas_fw-la petebant_fw-la he_o willing_o grant_v the_o law_n and_o liberty_n which_o they_o ask_v or_o petition_v for_o so_o in_o the_o charter_n itself_o 18._o itself_o ibid._n fol._n 256._o lin_v 18._o concessimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la liberis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la nostri_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la subscriptas_fw-la habendas_fw-la &_o tenendas_fw-la eye_v &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la that_o be_v and_o we_o have_v also_o grant_v to_o all_o our_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n for_o ever_o capite_fw-la by_o freeman_n here_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la all_o the_o under-written_a liberty_n to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n of_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o great_a council_n and_o parliament_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o the_o first_o great_a council_n i_o find_v in_o this_o king_n reign_n be_v on_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o octave_n of_o 60._o of_o matt._n paris_n fol._n 266._o num_fw-la 60._o epiphany_n anno_fw-la 1223._o 7_o h._n 3._o the_o king_n have_v keep_v his_o christmas_n at_o oxford_n come_v to_o london_n to_o have_v a_o colloquium_fw-la with_o his_o baron_n and_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o magnate_v press_v the_o king_n to_o confirm_v the_o liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n for_o which_o war_n have_v be_v move_v against_o his_o father_n and_o which_o he_o have_v confirm_v by_o oath_n upon_o the_o recess_n of_o lewis_n of_o france_n to_o which_o also_o he_o say_v the_o ibid._n the_o juravit_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la libertates_fw-la praescriptas_fw-la omnes_fw-la observarent_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la traderent_fw-la observandas_fw-la ibid._n whole_a nobility_n have_v swear_v that_o they_o will_v observe_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o to_o all_o other_o to_o observe_v to_o which_o william_n briwere_v one_o of_o the_o king_n council_n answer_v for_o the_o king_n say_v the_o liberty_n they_o desire_v be_v violent_o extort_a from_o the_o king_n they_o ought_v not_o of_o right_a to_o be_v observe_v from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v bind_v liberty_n violent_o extort_a from_o the_o king_n not_o bind_v that_o whatever_o claim_v be_v make_v for_o liberty_n still_o they_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o monarch●_n concession_n and_o such_o as_o be_v by_o any_o violence_n wrest_v from_o the_o king_n be_v not_o repute_v bind_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o octave_n 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271._o num_fw-la 20._o council_n the_o prelate_n and_o laic_n give_v the_o king_n for_o his_o great_a labour_n and_o expense_n 2_o s._n upon_o every_o plough_n tenant_n the_o king_n grant_v the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la scutage_n upon_o their_o tenant_n and_o the_o king_n grant_v to_o the_o magnate_v 2_o m._n out_o of_o every_o knight_n fee_n this_o be_v to_o be_v levy_v by_o the_o magnate_v such_o as_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o their_o tenant_n to_o reimburse_v they_o what_o they_o have_v expend_v in_o aid_v the_o king_n and_o so_o the_o council_n break_v up_o but_o the_o king_n 9_o regni_n anno_fw-la 1225._o 20._o 1225._o idem_fw-la fol._n 272._o num_fw-la 20._o keep_v his_o court_n at_o christmas_n at_o westminster_n praesentibus_fw-la clero_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la cum_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la regionis_fw-la after_o the_o solemnity_n be_v pass_v hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n the_o king_n justiciary_a on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o king_n propose_v to_o the_o 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the_o king_n who_o by_o the_o same_o law_n have_v the_o power_n of_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n in_o many_o case_n or_o that_o aristocracy_n or_o democracy_n have_v any_o such_o mixture_n with_o the_o monarchy_n as_o they_o can_v impose_v their_o law_n upon_o he_o for_o to_o suppose_v a_o mix_a monarchy_n consist_v of_o three_o estate_n independent_a for_o their_o authority_n upon_o one_o another_o and_o to_o have_v several_a share_n in_o the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o to_o say_v the_o government_n of_o three_o estate_n be_v the_o government_n of_o one_o monarch_n be_v perfect_a nonsense_n for_o when_o 6._o when_o besold_n synopsis_fw-la polit._n doct._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o monarchy_n aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n be_v melt_v and_o allay_v together_o that_o which_o result_v can_v take_v its_o name_n from_o none_o of_o the_o simple_a species_n or_o kind_n of_o government_n but_o must_v have_v some_o other_o appellation_n whoever_o 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lomnes_n populi_n sect_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la q._n 2._o civilian_n and_o 9_o and_o suarez_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr leg._n c._n 8._o n._n 9_o schoolman_n that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v communicable_a by_o the_o prince_n allowance_n and_o that_o such_o a_o concurrence_n as_o our_o king_n have_v allow_v be_v no_o argument_n of_o supremacy_n such_o a_o mixture_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n have_v be_v in_o other_o monarchy_n 2._o monarchy_n besold_n de_fw-fr juribus_fw-la magist_n c._n 2._o which_o every_o where_o be_v own_v to_o be_v absolute_a in_o respect_n of_o power_n for_o as_o they_o be_v summon_v by_o the_o prince_n single_a authority_n and_o dissolve_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n they_o can_v claim_v no_o sort_n of_o right_n during_o their_o session_n further_o than_o to_o consult_v about_o and_o prepare_v bill_n for_o the_o royal_a assent_n therefore_o 11._o therefore_o de_fw-fr imperio_fw-la summarum_fw-la potestatum_fw-la circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la c._n 8._o num_fw-la 11._o grotius_n say_v istam_fw-la legislationem_fw-la quae_fw-la aliis_fw-la quam_fw-la summae_fw-la potestati_fw-la competit_fw-la nihil_fw-la imminuere_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la summae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o scholis_fw-la dicunt_fw-la cumulative_a datum_fw-la censeri_fw-la non_fw-la privative_a so_o in_o our_o kingdom_n every_o corporation_n have_v authority_n to_o make_v ordinance_n and_o constitution_n within_o their_o own_o liberty_n for_o the_o good_a order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n ordinance_n inhabitant_n coke_n 5._o part_n tit_n case_n the_o by-law_n &_o ordinance_n of_o every_o parish_n to_o make_v by-law_n and_o ordinance_n among_o themselves_o for_o their_o own_o profit_n where_o they_o have_v custom_n for_o it_o and_o for_o the_o public_a good_a where_o they_o have_v no_o custom_n sure_o this_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o legislative_a power_n yet_o thereby_o it_o can_v be_v infer_v that_o they_o have_v any_o 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who_o have_v votum_fw-la consultivum_fw-la &_o decisivum_fw-la but_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n who_o have_v only_o the_o preceptive_a power_n so_o that_o the_o writer_n for_o the_o two_o house_n general_o do_v use_v a_o sophistical_a way_n of_o argue_v not_o discover_v what_o they_o can_v not_o but_o know_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o two_o house_n power_n in_o the_o make_n of_o law_n for_o subordinate_a agent_n that_o be_v but_o instrument_n of_o another_o and_o work_v by_o a_o derive_v power_n when_o they_o concur_v with_o the_o principal_a and_o supreme_a agent_n have_v their_o causality_n in_o produce_v the_o effect_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v the_o authority_n to_o be_v radical_o in_o they_o as_o in_o a_o estate_n of_o land_n say_v 91._o say_v idem_fw-la p._n 91._o mr._n sherringham_n wherein_o a_o man_n have_v a_o perpetual_a right_n in_o fee_n his_o right_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o king_n be_v right_a of_o who_o he_o hold_v the_o king_n have_v the_o demean_n of_o the_o
correct_v the_o vicious_a so_o they_o shall_v begin_v the_o reformation_n at_o home_n chilon_n chilonis_fw-la chilon_n laertius_n in_o vita_fw-la chilonis_fw-la brother_n desire_v to_o know_v why_o he_o be_v not_o choose_v at_o sparta_n as_o well_o as_o chilon_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o know_v how_o to_o bear_v a_o injury_n which_o his_o brother_n do_v not_o for_o in_o public_a employment_n those_o who_o be_v the_o censores_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o chastise_v the_o infringer_n of_o the_o law_n must_v expect_v calumny_n and_o evil_a entreaty_n from_o the_o incorrigible_a and_o debauch_a and_o such_o must_v be_v resolve_v to_o perform_v their_o duty_n without_o any_o other_o by-end_n of_o revenge_n tyranny_n and_o imperiousness_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o hasty_a raze_v cholerickness_n partiality_n or_o corruptness_n on_o the_o other_o plato_n ll._n plato_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr ll._n advise_v that_o the_o wealthy_a be_v choose_v for_o the_o better_a support_n of_o the_o dignity_n 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king_n edward_z the_o elder_n be_v law_n about_o judge_n gerefa_n have_v the_o name_n gerefa_n under_o which_o name_n aldermen_z earls_z precedent_n prefect_n governor_n etc._n etc._n be_v comprehend_v from_o whence_o with_o the_o german_n the_o word_n grave_a be_v use_v for_o a_o earl_n president_n judge_n etc._n etc._n and_o our_o sheriff_n be_v from_o scyre_a gerev_n raeve_fw-la or_o graeve_fw-la of_o the_o shire_n the_o charge_n in_o that_o king_n law_n run_v thus_o etc._n thus_o eadweard_n cyne_v vyt_n thaem_v gerefum_n eallum_n that_o gede_o man_n swa_fw-mi ribte_n domas_fw-la swa_fw-mi gerihtoste_n cunnon_n &_o hit_v on_o thaere_n dombec_fw-la stand_v ne_o wandige_v for_o nanum_fw-la thingum_fw-la folcrihte_n to_o gerecanne_v etc._n etc._n eadward_n the_o king_n will_v that_o all_o his_o graeve_n give_v so_o right_a judgement_n as_o they_o can_v most_o righteous_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o their_o judgement_n book_n that_o be_v as_o we_o may_v suppose_v in_o the_o write_a law_n 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issue_n according_a to_o the_o present_a interest_n of_o his_o affair_n and_o passion_n that_o such_o contradictory_n act_n can_v not_o be_v all_o true_a and_o though_o the_o response_n from_o delphos_n or_o any_o oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_a age_n may_v miss_v the_o truth_n as_o much_o yet_o by_o their_o dubious_a answer_n they_o forfeit_v not_o their_o reputation_n so_o much_o we_o may_v also_o note_v 179._o note_v jus_fw-la regium_fw-la p._n 178_o 179._o that_o by_o god_n almighty_n providence_n and_o the_o care_n of_o his_o own_o law_n the_o duke_n of_o richmond_n be_v remove_v by_o death_n to_o prevent_v the_o unjust_a competitor_n and_o prince_n edward_n be_v bear_v and_o by_o the_o same_o providence_n and_o the_o sense_n the_o subject_n have_v of_o the_o great_a fundamental_a of_o hereditary_a succession_n contrary_a to_o some_o of_o these_o act_n and_o what_o edward_n the_o six_o do_v in_o settle_v the_o crown_n upon_o the_o lady_n jane_n grey_n prove_v of_o no_o force_n for_o 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form_n and_o regimen_n so_o what_o herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o egyptian_n may_v as_o true_o be_v say_v of_o all_o other_o nation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o live_v without_o king_n so_o isocrates_n say_v before_o democracy_n and_o oligarchy_n the_o barbarous_a nation_n and_o city_n of_o greece_n obey_v king_n therefore_o the_o philosopher_n ibid._n philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n say_v at_o first_o king_n govern_v city_n and_o now_o nation_n so_o sallust_n fuit_fw-la sallust_n in_o terris_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la primum_fw-la fuit_fw-la say_v the_o name_n of_o empire_n be_v first_o know_v in_o the_o world_n and_o justin_n 1._o justin_n principio_fw-la rerum_fw-la nationumque_fw-la omnium_fw-la imperium_fw-la penes_fw-la reges_fw-la erat_fw-la lib._n 1._o most_o express_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o nation_n the_o power_n and_o government_n be_v sole_o and_o absolute_o in_o king_n so_o ll._n so_o certum_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la antiquas_fw-la gentes_fw-la regibus_fw-la paruisse_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr ll._n cicero_n say_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o ancient_a nation_n do_v obey_v king_n if_o we_o consult_v homer_n plato_n lucretius_n diodorus_n siculus_n lib._n 2._o josephus_n lib._n 4._o c._n 1._o or_o any_o historian_n greek_n or_o latin_a we_o shall_v find_v no_o tract_n of_o time_n nor_o society_n of_o man_n without_o kingly_a government_n the_o first_o popular_a state_n we_o read_v of_o commonwealth_n the_o first_o commonwealth_n be_v that_o of_o athens_n after_o the_o reign_n of_o erixias_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3275._o and_o after_o that_o several_a other_o city_n of_o greece_n as_o sparta_n corinth_n etc._n etc._n follow_v their_o example_n expel_v their_o king_n and_o in_o their_o room_n erect_v little_a commonwealth_n but_o great_a tyranny_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a broil_n either_o among_o themselves_o about_o their_o magistrate_n or_o with_o their_o neighbour_n for_o pre-eminence_n till_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o macedonian_a monarchy_n when_o the_o country_n return_v to_o their_o pristin_a government_n and_o may_v so_o have_v continue_v if_o the_o roman_a arm_n and_o ambition_n have_v not_o overthrow_v it_o as_o to_o rome_n itself_o it_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n under_o king_n and_o kingly_a government_n be_v find_v under_o lavinius_n when_o the_o trojan_n come_v from_o that_o little_a kingdom_n of_o pergamus_n therefore_o annal._n therefore_o urbem_fw-la romam_fw-la a_o principio_fw-la reges_fw-la habucre_fw-la 1._o annal._n tacitus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v king_n to_o govern_v it_o their_o commonwealth_n begin_v upon_o the_o regifugium_fw-la so_o that_o say_v a_o judicious_a interest_n judicious_a dr._n nals●n's_n common_a interest_n author_n for_o three_o thousand_o year_n monarchy_n possess_v a_o universal_a and_o uninterrupted_a empire_n over_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o that_o the_o sun_n the_o glorious_a monarch_n of_o the_o day_n do_v not_o in_o all_o his_o travel_n round_o the_o earthly_a globe_n behold_v any_o spot_n of_o ground_n inhabit_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o brute_n where_o monarchy_n either_o be_v not_o at_o present_a or_o have_v not_o be_v the_o ancient_a original_a and_o fundamental_a way_n of_o government_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o naturalness_n of_o monarchy_n original_a author_n deduce_v monarchy_n from_o a_o divine_a original_a and_o the_o venerable_a antiquity_n of_o it_o we_o may_v conclude_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o best_a and_o ancient_a writer_n have_v adorn_v it_o with_o such_o eulogium_n deduce_v its_o original_a from_o the_o divine_a be_v so_o hesiod_n 91._o hesiod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theog_n v._o 91._o say_v king_n be_v from_o jove_n and_o jovem_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hymn_n in_o jovem_n callimachus_n add_v that_o none_o be_v so_o divine_a as_o they_o so_o in_o homer_n 277._o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ihad_n 6._o v._n 277._o as_o well_o as_o in_o hesiod_n they_o be_v style_v nourish_v of_o god_n and_o bear_v of_o god_n not_o as_o derive_v their_o pedigree_n but_o kingly_a honour_n from_o jove_n as_o eustachius_n note_n and_o from_o homer_n make_v the_o sceptre_n of_o agamemnon_n to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o jove_n though_o a_o late_a 63._o late_a absolute_a power_n p._n 63._o author_n contemptuous_o compare_v it_o to_o a_o constable_n staff_n he_o 738._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n 4._o v._n 738._o say_v the_o king_n have_v both_o his_o sceptre_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o god_n of_o which_o the_o curious_a reader_n may_v see_v more_o authority_n in_o the_o learned_a tract_n of_o archbishop_n vsher_n power_n of_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n according_a to_o synesius_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la make_v the_o regal_a office_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a good_a among_o man_n and_o a_o king_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n among_o man_n and_o politico_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o politico_n diotogenes_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o dominion_n other_o have_v style_v they_o god_n which_o a_o late_a 66._o late_a absolute_a power_n p._n 66._o author_n say_v may_v be_v allow_v for_o want_n of_o a_o better_a in_o hobs_n state_n of_o ignorance_n and_o atheism_n and_o will_v have_v he_o have_v the_o epithet_n of_o optimus_fw-la as_o well_o as_o maximus_n thus_o some_o take_v a_o liberty_n to_o ridicule_n all_o thing_n most_o sacred_a and_o venerable_a but_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o inquire_v into_o such_o man_n principle_n afterward_o and_o at_o present_a shall_v only_o say_v that_o no_o man_n hyperbole_n or_o expression_n be_v further_a to_o be_v understand_v than_o as_o it_o make_v the_o kingly_a original_a from_o god_n and_o make_v king_n his_o viceroy_n upon_o earth_n therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o balk_v such_o authority_n ll._n authority_n 2._o de_fw-fr ll._n plato_n affirm_v monarchy_n to_o be_v the_o
that_o he_o act_n nothing_o that_o detrahit_fw-la that_o cordati_n &_o magni_fw-la principis_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la committere_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dignitati_fw-la aut_fw-la famae_fw-la detrahit_fw-la may_v detract_v from_o his_o fame_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o place_n all_o the_o action_n of_o sovereign_n be_v not_o only_a example_n but_o precept_n there_o be_v no_o such_o incentment_n to_o virtue_n or_o vice_n as_o their_o practice_n beside_o virtue_n a_o prince_n to_o be_v exemplary_a in_o virtue_n what_o i_o have_v hitherto_o deliver_v on_o this_o head_n there_o lie_v still_o a_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o a_o prince_n that_o for_o his_o subject_n sake_n he_o be_v not_o only_o virtuous_a himself_o but_o by_o all_o his_o industry_n endeavour_v to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o be_v so_o likewise_o i_o know_v this_o be_v much_o facilitated_a by_o his_o own_o example_n for_o as_o pane●●●_n as_o vita_fw-la 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la 〈…〉_o perio_fw-la nobis_fw-la 〈…〉_o quam_fw-la exemplo_fw-la pane●●●_n pliny_n say_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v a_o stand_a law_n of_o manner_n to_o it_o we_o direct_v our_o course_n be_v all_o heliotrope_n turn_v to_o it_o for_o subject_n need_v not_o so_o much_o command_v as_o example_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o when_o some_o in_o the_o senate_n move_v annal._n move_v 〈…〉_o suasurus_fw-la 〈…〉_o quibus_fw-la 〈…〉_o essemus_fw-la lib_fw-la 3_o annal._n tiberius_n that_o he_o will_v restrain_v the_o roman_a luxury_n he_o write_v to_o they_o that_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o shall_v persuade_v they_o to_o pass_v by_o the_o strong_a and_o overgrow_a vice_n rather_o than_o to_o discover_v how_o unable_a they_o be_v to_o suppress_v they_o and_o so_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o matter_n of_o envy_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o but_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o proper_a officer_n there_o be_v ibid._n be_v majus_n alique_v &_o excelsius_a a_o 〈…〉_o ibid._n something_o great_a and_o more_o sublime_a require_v of_o a_o prince_n viz._n the_o guard_n of_o italy_n the_o sea_n and_o province_n by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v how_o arduous_a a_o task_n it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o vicious_a custom_n and_o habit_n which_o by_o a_o short_a intermission_n of_o execute_v the_o law_n severe_o will_v soon_o be_v so_o overgrow_v virtuous_a a_o prince_n to_o 〈◊〉_d care_n that_o hi●_n subject_n be_v virtuous_a that_o it_o will_v be_v much_o labour_n to_o dig_v up_o their_o root_n and_o require_v a_o long_a and_o frequent_a weed_n till_o all_o the_o young_a plant_n the_o evil_a plentiful_a seed_n have_v produce_v be_v cleanse_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n this_o tiberius_n that_o decline_v this_o task_n be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o such_o esteem_n that_o some_o province_n as_o particular_o the_o further_a spain_n will_v have_v build_v temple_n to_o he_o and_o he_o deny_v that_o yet_o can_v tell_v the_o senate_n that_o it_o be_v 4._o be_v majoribus_fw-la meis_fw-la dignum_fw-la rerumque_fw-la vestrarum_fw-la providum_fw-la con_v ant●●●_n in_o periculis_fw-la offensionur●_n pro_fw-la utilitate_fw-la publica_fw-la non_fw-la pavidum_fw-la credant_fw-la tacit_fw-la annal._n lib._n 4._o enough_o to_o he_o that_o he_o possess_v the_o supreme_a place_n and_o desire_v they_o to_o witness_v and_o posterity_n to_o remember_v that_o they_o believe_v he_o be_v worthy_a of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v provident_a of_o their_o affair_n constant_a in_o danger_n not_o fearful_a to_o give_v offence_n to_o any_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n these_o thing_n to_o he_o shall_v be_v temple_n and_o the_o beautifull_a statue_n in_o this_o we_o find_v a_o short_a description_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o short_a but_o comprehensive_a one_o in_o caesarem_fw-la in_o maximo_fw-la imperio_fw-la maximam_fw-la esse_fw-la cur_n 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la caesarem_fw-la sallust_n that_o the_o great_a empire_n have_v the_o great_a care_n annal._n care_n sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d adstricti_fw-la moris_fw-la a●ctor_fw-la fuit_fw-la antiquo_fw-la ipse_fw-la cultu_fw-la victuque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d inde_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d &_o aemulandi_fw-la amor_fw-la validior_fw-la quam_fw-la poena_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o met●●_n 3._o annal._n tacitus_n tell_v we_o of_o vespasian_n that_o he_o be_v author_n of_o a_o strict_a manner_n of_o live_v than_o former_o use_v the_o ancient_a frugal_a diet_n and_o plain_a clothes_n which_o have_v that_o effect_n that_o the_o study_n to_o imitate_v the_o prince_n be_v more_o efficacious_a than_o the_o fear_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o law_n if_o then_o to_o be_v conspicuous_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o action_n 10._o action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o polit._n c._n 10._o that_o flow_v from_o they_o and_o the_o whole_a high_a and_o low_a class_n of_o they_o in_o the_o most_o comprehensive_a qualification_n be_v no_o small_a labour_n and_o require_v no_o small_a sedulous_a care_n to_o effect_v in_o one_o self_n how_o much_o more_o must_v it_o be_v to_o make_v so_o many_o million_o more_o virtuous_a by_o example_n precept_n strict_a vigilance_n and_o punishment_n every_o one_o that_o attentive_o reflect_v on_o this_o must_v needs_o own_v it_o a_o herculean_a labour_n and_o such_o as_o exceed_v almost_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o subject_n since_o then_o we_o be_v happy_a in_o such_o a_o king_n as_o have_v lay_v this_o as_o a_o corner_n stone_n upon_o which_o his_o throne_n be_v build_v vice_n king_n james_n the_o second_v discourage_a vice_n by_o his_o own_o example_n to_o discountenance_v all_o vice_n and_o since_o so_o great_a and_o weighty_a a_o burden_n of_o the_o well-ordering_a and_o govern_v so_o great_a a_o people_n lie_v with_o great_a pressure_n upon_o he_o for_o our_o ease_n and_o tranquillity_n let_v we_o not_o be_v so_o impolitic_a unworthy_a or_o ingrateful_a by_o sedition_n faction_n or_o rebellion_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o undergo_v more_o disquiet_n for_o the_o result_n will_v be_v our_o own_o misery_n and_o calamity_n will_v sit_v close_o behind_o we_o when_o we_o set_v our_o face_n against_o such_o a_o prince_n worthy_a of_o the_o most_o imperial_a of_o diadem_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o sovereignty_n a_o awful_a reverence_n subject_a the_o sublimeness_n of_o the_o subject_a qualm_n and_o tremble_v must_v necessary_o surprise_v every_o one_o that_o considerate_o raise_v his_o thought_n to_o contemplate_v so_o sublime_a a_o subject_a as_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o prince_n lest_o what_o he_o deliver_v shall_v appear_v too_o dis-spirited_n and_o below_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o theme_n or_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o indiscretion_n as_o to_o think_v he_o can_v enrich_v the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n with_o lack_a of_o his_o own_o composure_n ib._n composure_n magnum_fw-la propiusque_fw-la noscendum_fw-la id_fw-la eruditissimo_fw-la viro_fw-la visum_fw-la lib._n 6._o epist_n 16._o jam_fw-la navibus_fw-la cinis_fw-la inciderat_fw-la quo_fw-la prepius_fw-la accederet_fw-la calidior_fw-la &_o densior_fw-la jam_fw-la pumices_fw-la nigrique_fw-la &_o ambusti_fw-la fracti_fw-la igne_fw-la lapides_fw-la ib._n pliny_n the_o young_a tell_v we_o that_o the_o great_a naturalist_n his_o uncle_n be_v so_o desirous_a to_o discover_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o vesuvius_n what_o material_n they_o be_v that_o afford_v fuel_n to_o so_o last_a a_o fire_n and_o by_o what_o imprison_a spirit_n so_o violent_a eruption_n of_o flame_n and_o cinder_n be_v at_o time_n belch_v out_o of_o the_o cavern_n of_o that_o mountain_n though_o less_o stupendous_a than_o aetna_n hecla_n or_o other_o vulcano_n that_o his_o curiosity_n lead_v he_o to_o climb_v so_o near_o the_o eruption_n of_o those_o flame_n that_o posterity_n lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o observation_n by_o his_o untimely_a death_n in_o the_o approach_v he_o make_v we_o daily_o see_v the_o pyralis_n not_o only_o singe_v her_o wing_n but_o often_o 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clem._n lib._n 1._o c._n 3._o be_v that_o soul_n that_o life_n which_o enlivens_fw-la direct_v and_o order_v all_o the_o subject_n in_o their_o several_a capacity_n more_o sensible_o than_o the_o philosopher_n aether_n or_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la do_v the_o macrocosm_n or_o sublunary_a world_n therefore_o seneca_n say_v of_o the_o sovereign_n that_o he_o be_v the_o bond_n which_o hold_v fast_o the_o state_n together_o he_o be_v that_o vital_a breath_n which_o so_o many_o thousand_o draw_v in_o which_o otherwise_o as_o a_o liveless_a and_o unwieldy_a load_n will_v prove_v a_o booty_n if_o that_o soul_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v take_v away_o of_o this_o sovereignty_n of_o prince_n it_o be_v that_o vicegerent_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phant_n apud_fw-la stobaeum_n serm._n 46._o king_n call_v god_n as_o derive_v authority_n from_o god_n or_o his_o vicegerent_n ecphantas_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v it_o be_v the_o privilege_n first_o of_o god_n and_o then_o of_o the_o king_n under_o he_o not_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o any_o and_o it_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v from_o this_o sense_n of_o absolute_a sovereignty_n flow_v from_o the_o divine_a be_v that_o dispose_v of_o the_o great_a and_o weighty_a affair_n of_o government_n that_o sovereign_n be_v both_o ●n_a scripture_n and_o by_o heathen_a and_o christian_a writer_n call_v god_n the_o import_n of_o which_o name_n be_v a_o denomination_n of_o a_o be_v sovereign_a over_o other_o subject_v being_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o monarchy_n i_o have_v recite_v some_o of_o the_o expression_n in_o scripture_n and_o for_o heathen_a writer_n one_o can_v scarce_o read_v any_o historian_n where_o their_o emperor_n be_v not_o call_v dii_n or_o divi_z 4._o divi_z contzen_n de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 7._o c._n 4._o and_o in_o justinian_n divus_o imperator_n be_v general_o use_v for_o emperor_n so_o the_o majestic_a pavilion_n or_o cloth_n of_o estate_n under_o which_o the_o emperor_n usual_o sit_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d little_a heaven_n for_o such_o god_n to_o sit_v under_o and_o though_o some_o 13._o some_o sueton._n in_o domit._n c._n 13._o affect_v these_o too_o much_o or_o have_v they_o give_v they_o by_o their_o flatterer_n as_o in_o martial_a of_o domitian_n edictum_fw-la domini_fw-la deique_fw-la nostri_fw-la and_o the_o persian_a monarch_n more_o than_o any_o affect_v such_o title_n as_o 17._o as_o a●●mian_n marcel_n hist_o 17._o rex_fw-la regum_fw-la sapor_n particeps_fw-la syderum_fw-la frater_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o lunae_fw-la sapor_n king_n of_o king_n partaker_n of_o the_o star_n or_o one_o endow_v with_o the_o heavenly_a nature_n of_o the_o star_n brother_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n yet_o if_o we_o take_v these_o expression_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o emperor_n cantacuzen_n it_o may_v be_v allow_v for_o he_o say_v mah●met_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apol._n 6._o adv_n mah●met_n that_o absolute_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n and_o so_o of_o god_n be_v only_o due_a to_o god_n almighty_a and_o that_o man_n have_v it_o with_o some_o addition_n of_o person_n or_o place_n and_o we_o may_v consider_v that_o as_o the_o supremacy_n of_o prince_n and_o their_o government_n be_v delegate_v from_o the_o high_a their_o judgement_n be_v also_o call_v his_o so_o in_o a_o general_a name_n they_o be_v title_v god_n even_o by_o god_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o sthenid_n pythag●apad_v stobaeum_n ser._n 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o here_o on_o earth_n they_o shall_v for_o their_o power_n be_v his_o imitator_n and_o we_o find_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 13._o call_v supreme_a governor_n potestates_fw-la supereminentes_fw-la in_o the_o code_o we_o frequent_o read_v long_o after_o christianity_n be_v receive_v nostra_fw-la divinitas_fw-la nostra_fw-la perennitas_fw-la nostra_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la divinae_fw-la vocis_fw-la oraculum_fw-la yet_o we_o find_v the_o christian_a father_n refuse_v to_o give_v the_o title_n of_o god_n to_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n so_o 〈◊〉_d so_o hist_o eccles_n lib._n 6._o in_o pr●●●m_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrates_n say_v he_o doubt_v he_o shall_v be_v reprehend_v of_o some_o because_o he_o do_v not_o style_v the_o emperor_n most_o divine_a and_o lord_n and_o by_o other_o title_n which_o the_o use_n of_o time_n have_v allow_v and_o 33._o and_o 〈…〉_o imperatorem_fw-la qui_fw-la d●um_fw-la dici●_n nisi_fw-la homo_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la imperator_fw-la apol._n c._n 33._o tertullian_n say_v that_o he_o can_v call_v the_o emperor_n god_n either_o because_o he_o can_v lie_v or_o dare_v not_o mock_v he_o or_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o style_v who_o be_v a_o man_n for_o he_o deny_v he_o say_v he_o to_o be_v emperor_n who_o call_v he_o a_o god_n for_o unless_o he_o be_v a_o man_n he_o be_v no_o emperor_n this_o stile_n of_o god_n the_o samaritan_n give_v to_o antiochus_n 7._o antiochus_n joseph_n archaeol_n 12._o c._n 7._o epiphanes_n still_v he_o in_o their_o epistle_n god_n who_o have_v to_o his_o utmost_a defile_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o true_a god_n so_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o 22._o their_o act._n apost_n 12._o v._n 22._o acclamation_n style_v herod_n agrippa_n no_o long_o man_n but_o a_o deity_n and_o macrob._n and_o cato_n in_o orig._n apud_fw-la macrob._n mezentius_n command_v his_o subject_n to_o offer_v unto_o he_o all_o such_o sacrifice_n as_o they_o have_v destinate_a to_o the_o god_n profess_v withal_o that_o no_o deity_n be_v above_o himself_o just_o deserve_v the_o title_n of_o contemptor_n diuûm_fw-la the_o obsequious_a impiety_n in_o the_o elder_a time_n say_v 4._o say_v title_n of_o honour_n part_v 1._o c._n 4._o mr._n selden_n of_o attribute_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o the_o emperor_n be_v the_o cause_n it_o seem_v that_o as_o well_o in_o the_o christian_a as_o heathenish_a time_n and_o state_n prince_n swear_v by_o the_o prince_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o empire_n continue_v that_o ill_a custom_n of_o 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suffice_v i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o
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and_o attribute_n which_o other_o sovereign_a prince_n have_v either_o assume_v prince_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v all_o the_o title_n proper_a to_o sovereign_a prince_n or_o have_v be_v give_v to_o they_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v as_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v by_o innumerable_a example_n but_o i_o shall_v treat_v but_o of_o a_o few_o and_o show_v wherein_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v discover_v and_o what_o ancient_a prerogative_n they_o have_v by_o their_o act_n of_o grace_n quit_v and_o last_o how_o the_o long_a parliament_n of_o 1641._o will_v have_v cramp_v the_o king_n authority_n first_o as_o to_o the_o title_n of_o king_n or_o emperor_n promiscuous_o so_o our_o edgar_n frequent_o in_o his_o charter_n call_v himself_o albionis_n &_o anglorum_fw-la basileus_n lord._n as_o king_n emperor_n lord._n and_o i_o have_v note_v before_o that_o the_o grecian_n esteem_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v of_o full_a as_o eminent_a 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and_o king_n edward_n say_v he_o hold_v the_o single_a command_n of_o government_n so_o king_n edward_n in_o a_o induperator_fw-la a_o coke_n praefat._n 4._o report_n rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la britanniae_fw-la telluris_fw-la gubernator_fw-la &_o rector_n angligenum_fw-la orcadarum_fw-la necnon_fw-la in_o gyro_fw-la jacentium_fw-la monarcha_fw-la &_o anglorum_fw-la induperator_fw-la charter_n to_o ramsey_n style_v himself_o totius_fw-la albionis_fw-la dei_fw-la moderante_fw-la dominatione_fw-la basileus_n king_n of_o all_o albion_n and_o king_n edwin_n in_o a_o charter_n to_o crowland_n call_v himself_o king_n of_o england_n and_o governor_n and_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o britain_n so_o ethelred_n in_o his_o charter_n to_o canterbury_n style_v himself_o of_o all_o the_o english_a bear_v and_o the_o oreades_n lie_v in_o circuit_n about_o it_o monarch_n and_o emperor_n of_o the_o english_a so_o that_o by_o orcades_n must_v be_v understand_v all_o the_o isle_n about_o britain_n so_o william_n rufus_n date_n his_o charter_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o shaftsbury_n secundo_fw-la anno_fw-la imperii_fw-la mei_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v just_o assume_v the_o supreme_a imperial_a command_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n and_o though_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n have_v be_v disuse_v emperor_n king_n of_o england_n as_o much_o sovereign_n as_o emperor_n yet_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o sufficient_o challenge_v in_o that_o of_o 2._o of_o ipse_fw-la omnes_fw-la liberta●●s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d r●gno_n habebat_fw-la svo_fw-la quas_fw-la imperator_fw-la vendicabat_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la matt._n paris_n in_o vita_fw-la willielmi_n 2._o william_n rufus_n to_o archbishop_n anselm_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o liberty_n in_o his_o kingdom_n which_o the_o emperor_n challenge_v in_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o a_o constitution_n dorso_fw-la constitution_n r●g●um_fw-la angliae_fw-la ab_fw-la om●i_fw-la subjectione_n imperiali_fw-la liberrimum_fw-la claus_n 13_o e._n 2._o m._n 6._o dorso_fw-la of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v most_o free_a from_o all_o imperial_a subjection_n which_o exclude_v all_o public_a notary_n who_o be_v make_v by_o the_o emperor_n or_o pope_n and_o by_o this_o constitution_n be_v utter_o reject_v it_o the_o statute_n for_o it_o this_o further_a appear_v in_o the_o 125._o the_o stat._n anno_fw-la 23_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o vide_fw-la coke_n instit_fw-la 2._o 111._o 4_o part_n 6._o 8._o 3._o instit_fw-la 120_o 125._o statute_n of_o praemunire_n make_v 23_o ed._n 3._o which_o run_v thus_o that_o it_o be_v show_v by_o the_o grievous_a and_o clamorous_a complaint_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commons_o how_o that_o divers_a of_o the_o people_n be_v and_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n to_o answer_v of_o thing_n whereof_o the_o cognizance_n pertain_v to_o the_o 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therefore_o pray_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o say_a employment_n until_o the_o accusation_n etc._n etc._n be_v try_v and_o because_o his_o say_a prayer_n seem_v honest_a to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n grant_v he_o his_o request_n and_o discharge_v he_o in_o full_a parliament_n 417._o exact_a abridgement_n p._n 417._o and_o the_o monday_n follow_v at_o the_o instance_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o king_n grant_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v and_o remit_v to_o his_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n 4_o h._n 4._o the_o accusation_n against_o he_o be_v reinforce_v the_o king_n and_o lord_n adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o his_o good_a behaviour_n and_o commit_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o his_o contempt_n by_o which_o say_v mr._n prynne_n it_o appear_v 387._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 386_o 387._o that_o only_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n in_o full_a parliament_n can_v suspend_v or_o discharge_v any_o knight_n or_o commoner_n sit_v 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as_o in_o all_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n which_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o can_v do_v ibid._n littleton_n sect_n 212._o coke_n ibid._n second_o that_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n both_o of_o law_n and_o justice_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o informer_n prosecutor_n and_o judge_v too_o of_o the_o person_n prosecute_v and_o inform_v against_o the_o commons_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o grand_a inquest_n 24._o coke_n 4._o inst_z p._n 24._o be_v summon_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o present_v public_a grievance_n and_o delinquent_n to_o the_o king_n and_o peer_n for_o their_o redress_n 373._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 373._o three_o that_o all_o the_o object_v precedent_n be_v of_o very_o puny_a date_n within_o time_n of_o memory_n therefore_o unable_a to_o create_v a_o law_n or_o custom_n of_o parliament_n or_o any_o right_n of_o sole_a judicature_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o four_o 387._o id._n p._n 387._o that_o all_o these_o precedent_n be_v 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of_o the_o realm_n to_o be_v guardian_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o in_o the_o patent_n 51_o h._n 3._o m._n 10.13_o dorso_fw-la it_o be_v dilectis_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la custodibus_fw-la pacis_fw-la com._n linc._n north._n ebor._n &_o vicecom_v eorundem_fw-la comitat._n and_o the_o like_o 54_o h._n 3._o m._n 21._o d._n but_o the_o first_o regular_a settlement_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v anno_fw-la 1327._o 1_o ed._n 3._o c._n 16._o the_o authority_n afterward_o be_v further_o explain_v 4_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 18_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 34_o ed._n 3._o c._n 1._o sir_n edward_n coke_n 171._o coke_n ibid._n 171._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o commission_n of_o peace_n stand_v overburden_a and_o encumber_a with_o divers_a statute_n some_o whereof_o be_v before_o and_o some_o since_o repeal_v and_o stuff_v with_o many_o vain_a and_o unnecessary_a repetition_n and_o many_o other_o corruption_n creep_v into_o it_o by_o mistake_v of_o clerk_n 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they_o be_v lord_n of_o manor_n where_o they_o have_v their_o court_n as_o likewise_o they_o be_v hundredary_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n in_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n the_o great_a 7._o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o polit._n c._n 7._o philosopher_n observe_v that_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o part_n be_v most_o powerful_a in_o which_o the_o strength_n of_o war_n consist_v and_o which_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o arm_n for_o those_o he_o say_v that_o have_v no_o arm_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o arm_a plato_n sovereignty_n plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o de_fw-mi ll._n power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n the_o great_a badge_n of_o sovereignty_n affirm_v it_o as_o a_o stand_a law_n that_o he_o who_o without_o authority_n innovate_v a_o peace_n or_o make_v war_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o punishment_n and_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o he_o who_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o militia_n it_o be_v in_o 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they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o remove_v great_a officer_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v their_o place_n or_o that_o the_o rule_n in_o church_n or_o state_n do_v not_o please_v they_o they_o may_v resort_v to_o arm_n to_o the_o ruine_n of_o their_o fallow_a subject_n who_o will_v otherwise_o live_v peaceable_o and_o dutiful_o by_o this_o liberty_n great_a convulsion_n will_v be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o every_o predominancy_n of_o ill_a humour_n and_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v without_o the_o plague_n of_o war_n in_o one_o place_n or_o other_o and_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o tear_v disjointed_a and_o mangle_a confusion_n will_v be_v upon_o we_o neither_o shall_v a_o prince_n be_v able_a to_o defend_v his_o subject_n from_o foreign_a invasion_n or_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o necessary_a work_n of_o assist_v the_o ally_n to_o his_o state_n and_z te_z formidable_a to_o his_o enemy_n polybius_n o._n polybius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polyb._n o._n note_n that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o preserve_v government_n viz._n fortitude_n against_o enemy_n and_o concor●●●_n home_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v perform_v if_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o militia_n this_o be_v it_o which_o preserve_v the_o king_n authority_n make_v his_o law_n to_o be_v observe_v keep_v the_o factious_a and_o seditious_a at_o quiet_a give_v repute_n abroad_o and_o peace_n at_o home_n all_o the_o calamity_n of_o war_n be_v prevent_v when_o a_o arm_a prince_n that_o have_v the_o sole_a disposal_n of_o his_o military_a power_n can_v extinguish_v the_o flame_n at_o its_o first_o blaze_n therefore_o st._n faustum_n st._n ordo_fw-la naturalis_fw-la mortalium_fw-la paci_fw-la accommodatus_fw-la hoc_fw-la poscit_fw-la ut_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la belli_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la atque_fw-la consilium_fw-la penes_fw-la principes_fw-la sit_fw-la augustinus_n contra_fw-la faustum_n austin_n say_v that_o the_o natural_a order_n of_o mortal_n accommodate_v to_o peace_n require_v this_o that_o the_o authority_n and_o counsel_n of_o make_v war_n be_v in_o the_o prince_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_a king_n the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n be_v in_o the_o crown_n do_v not_o obscure_o appear_v in_o all_o the_o law_n for_o preserve_v the_o peace_n and_o in_o that_o particular_o i_o have_v instance_a in_o of_o king_n aethelstan_n beside_o which_o we_o find_v the_o ten_o law_n of_o king_n canutus_n ordain_v that_o fence_v town_n 10._o burghote_n &_o brighote_v beonon_o forth_o &_o scip_v forthunga_fw-mi aginne_v man_n georne_v &_o frythunga_fw-mi eac_n swa_fw-mi a_o the_o one_o thearf_n sy_v for_o ●e_a man_n licre_v neode_n ll._n canute_n 10._o or_o burgh_n and_o bridges_n be_v repair_v and_o there_o be_v preparation_n for_o defence_n both_o of_o land_n and_o sea-force_n so_o often_o as_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o commonweal_n require_v it_o the_o 69th_o chapter_n of_o hereot_n run_v thus_o every_o earl_n to_o pay_v eight_o horse_n whereof_o four_o with_o saddle_n and_o four_o without_o saddle_n four_o helmet_n and_o so_o many_o coat_n of_o mail_n eight_o spear_n and_o eight_o shield_n four_o sword_n and_o twelve_o mancusae_fw-la of_o gold_n and_o a_o principal_a thane_n half_o the_o number_n and_o other_o thanes_z a_o lesser_a proportion_n as_o may_v be_v there_o see_v by_o which_o there_o seem_v some_o beginning_n of_o a_o feudal_n tenure_n which_o in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v so_o settle_v that_o as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v note_v all_o person_n hold_v of_o he_o their_o land_n in_o knight_n service_n to_o be_v ready_a at_o his_o pleasure_n with_o horse_n man_n and_o arm_n the_o which_o be_v practise_v in_o succeed_a age_n the_o statute_n 30._o octob._n 7_o e._n 1._o say_v that_o it_o be_v accord_v of_o late_a that_o in_o our_o next_o parliament_n provision_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o in_o all_o parliament_n treaty_n and_o other_o assembly_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n for_o ever_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v come_v without_o all_o force_n and_o armour_n peaceable_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o we_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o we_o and_o our_o realm_n now_o all_o prelate_n earl_n etc._n etc._n have_v say_v that_o to_o we_o it_o belong_v and_o our_o part_n be_v through_o our_o royal_a signiory_n to_o forbid_v to_o i.e._n forbid_v defend_v force_n of_o arm_n and_o all_o other_o force_n against_o our_o peace_n at_o all_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v please_v we_o and_o to_o punish_v they_o which_o shall_v do_v contrary_a according_a to_o our_o law_n and_o usage_n of_o our_o realm_n and_o hereunto_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o aid_v we_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n at_o all_o season_n in_o 3_o ed._n 3._o 2._o 3._o cap._n 2._o the_o commons_o decline_v the_o have_a cognizance_n of_o such_o matter_n as_o guard_v the_o sea_n and_o march_n of_o england_n but_o refer_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o king_n and_o 25_o e._n 3._o it_o be_v high_a treason_n to_o levy_v war_n against_o the_o king_n or_o aid_v they_o that_o do_v it_o also_o the_o statute_n of_o 18._o of_o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 18._o h._n 7._o say_v every_o subject_a by_o duty_n of_o his_o allegiance_n be_v to_o serve_v and_o assist_v his_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n at_o all_o season_n when_o need_n shall_v require_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o indisputable_o own_a by_o all_o that_o understand_v the_o law_n than_o that_o it_o be_v high_a treason_n by_o the_o common_a law_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o for_o any_o subject_a to_o levy_v war_n within_o the_o realm_n without_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o right_n of_o majesty_n badge_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o incommunicable_a prerogative_n of_o the_o crown_n say_v my_o lord_n 9_o lord_n 3_o instit_fw-la c._n 9_o coke_n and_o with_o he_o consent_v all_o the_o long_a robe_n in_o a_o speech_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n to_o
matter_n and_o easy_a to_o receive_v impression_n from_o their_o demagogue_n some_o bird_n be_v whistle_v into_o the_o snare_n other_o driven_z ape_n and_o dotterel_n catch_v by_o imitation_n of_o such_o posture_n as_o other_o assume_v they_o be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o all_o sedition_n and_o when_o they_o be_v wrought_v upon_o to_o believe_v they_o be_v like_a to_o be_v oppress_v they_o can_v easy_o find_v among_o themselves_o a_o cade_n straw_n tyler_n or_o masinello_n to_o head_n they_o the_o general_a temper_n of_o the_o people_n be_v well_o describe_v by_o libertatem_fw-la by_o 1._o histor_n imperaturus_fw-la es_fw-la hominibus_fw-la qui_fw-la nec_fw-la totam_fw-la servitutem_fw-la pati_fw-la pessunt_fw-la nec_fw-la totam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la tacitus_n in_o that_o speech_n of_o galba_n to_o piso_n thou_o be_v to_o command_v say_v he_o over_z man_n that_o neither_o will_v endure_v absolute_a servitude_n nor_o absolute_a liberty_n in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o tell_v we_o vulgus_fw-la ut_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la cujusque_fw-la motus_fw-la novi_fw-la cupidus_fw-la it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o common-people_n to_o be_v desirous_a of_o change_n all_o which_o be_v only_o in_o hope_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v at_o more_o ease_n and_o liberty_n though_o they_o be_v most_o mistake_v in_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v it_o it_o be_v true_a caesarem_fw-la true_a libertas_n juxta_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la strenui_fw-la &_o ignavis_fw-la optabilis_fw-la est_fw-la sallust_n ad_fw-la caesarem_fw-la liberty_n be_v desirable_a by_o the_o good_a as_o well_o as_o the_o evil_a the_o strenuous_a as_o well_o as_o the_o slothful_a but_o the_o great_a difference_n be_v that_o the_o good_a and_o wise_a know_v the_o extent_n of_o it_o and_o know_v it_o no_o way_n be_v more_o happy_o enjoy_v than_o by_o obedience_n to_o the_o government_n and_o the_o law_n but_o the_o common_a sort_n judge_v it_o to_o consist_v in_o do_v as_o they_o 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