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king_n have_v not_o his_o power_n from_o they_o nor_o they_o they_o from_o the_o king_n they_o both_o derive_v their_o authority_n from_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n either_o tacit_n or_o express_v in_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o government_n or_o in_o the_o subsequent_a alteration_n of_o it_o pag._n 16._o be_v not_o this_o a_o rare_a assertor_n of_o the_o monarchy_n that_o make_v both_o house_n thus_o coordinate_a with_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o three_o subordinate_a to_o the_o people_n turn_v the_o govern_v into_o govornour_n and_o leaf_n to_o the_o king_n the_o title_n only_o but_o to_o his_o subject_n the_o power_n and_o dominion_n the_o law_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n 2._o §_o 3._o and_o plowden_n as_o great_a a_o lawyer_n perhaps_o as_o mr._n hunt_n say_v that_o the_o king_n have_v the_o sole_a government_n of_o his_o subject_n fol._n 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